Rebekah Wooten, a minor by her Guardian ad Litem, Margaret Wooten v. South Carolina Department of Transportation f/k/a South Carolina deparment of Highways and Public Transportation

Negligence - Personal Injury - Pedestrian - Traffic Signals - Twelve-year-old Rebekah Wooten was injured when she attempted to cross Wade Hampton Boulevard at Memorial Drive on her way home from school. Rebekah had crossed three lanes of traffic and reached the median in the middle of the road when the light changed. Although traffic on the other side of the median waited for Rebekah in two lanes of traffic, a car approaching in the middle lane struck her before she finished crossing. rebekah and her mother commenced these actions for negligence and loss of consortium alleging DOT was negligent in failing to provide traffic lights that would allow adequate time for a pedestrian to cross, or provide pedestrian walk signals, or to warn pedestrians of the hazardous nature of the intersection.

Plaintiff's verdict for damages.

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Affirmed by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. See: 511 S.E.2d 355 (S.C. 1999). The above date reflects the appellate court decision date, not the original trial date. Reported by kkm