CLEARWATER — A bicycle rider is suing Pneumatic Concrete Co. Inc. for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries.
Kim Donaldson filed a complaint on May 25 in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida - Pinellas County, alleging that the defendant breached its duty to safeguard the area where they were working on a road.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that she was riding a bicycle with a group of cyclists on May 21, 2015 when they encountered unaligned traffic cones on the road shoulder. Without sufficient time to avoid the cones, the plaintiff allegedly ran into them, crashed and landed face first on the concrete pavement, breaking her jaw in three places and shattering her front teeth. The plaintiff holds the defendant responsible for allegedly failing to warn the public about a dangerous condition.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment for damages, costs and legal interest and all issues triable by the jury. She is represented by Richmond J. McCrory of Law Offices of Richmond J. McCrory in St. Petersburg and Sam Miller of the Law Offices of Sam Miller in St. Petersburg.
Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida - Pinellas County case number 17-003273-CI