HONOLULU (AP) — The family of a 70-year-old Oahu woman is pursuing a lawsuit against Oahu Transit Services claiming that the woman died from injuries suffered after a Handi-Van accident.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports (http://bit.ly/1SQ9nxH) that a pretrial hearing is set for Monday before Circuit Judge Virginia Crandall.
Marylyn Robello was in a Handi-Van accident in Sept. 2012. Her wheelchair had not been secured and she wasn’t wearing a seat belt.
She died in April 2013 after spending time in the hospital from a head injury and other ailments.
Robello’s children, Kelli Keawe and Jaime Mahaulu, sued Oahu Transit Services, which manages TheBus and the Handi-Van fleet, alleging negligence and wrongful death on their mother’s behalf.
President of the transit company, Roger Morton, says drivers have been trained to put safety first.