City Sued After Falling Light Pole Injures Resident
A victim of a city infrastructure failure seeks damages for injuries caused by poorly graded streets.
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Evidence was finished in Judge Chapman's court this morning in the suit of Domenico Giuricevic against the city for $15,000 for injuries received from a falling light pole on South Thirty-first street. The accident happened in January of last year, the grading of the street undermining the pole. The case went to the jury this afternoon.
“The accident happened in January of last year, the grading of the street undermining the pole.”
Public safety concerns regarding infrastructure maintenance—like falling poles and neglected street grading—continue to plague urban centers, echoing current debates over the City of Tacoma's ongoing responsibility for its aging public utilities and right-of-way management.
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