http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.s … amp;coll=3The Bayonne woman who was left paralyzed after being struck by a car in Jersey City in April has filed a civil suit against the 20-year-old driver, anyone who may have served him alcohol, and the owner of the vehicle he was driving.
Michael Garbacki, of Avenue E in Bayonne, is named in the suit as the driver of the 1996 Honda Passport that struck Elias in a parking lot on Port Jersey City Boulevard on April 18.
It also names the owner of the vehicle, Manuel J. Malibiran, as a defendant, and it accuses both men of "operating their motor vehicle in a negligent and careless manner" so as to cause it to strike Elias and cause devastating injuries.
Malibiran's son was a passenger in the car at the time of the collision.
Garbacki also faces criminal charges in the incident, in which Yajaira Montes, 21, of Bayonne, was also struck and seriously injured.
Elias was left quadriplegic due to spinal cord damage and her legs and pelvis were fractured and her left foot was nearly severed, officials said, adding that she also suffered internal injuries including a lacerated kidney, spleen and liver. She was not expected to survive, but after a long hospital stay she has returned home.
Fucking Jillian owes me $5 still. Anyway do you think it is a total and complete money grubbing bullshit to sue the owner of the car and the people who the kids bought alcohol from? You could send in a 21 year old person to get liquor for 17 years olds and the owner would never know it is going to minors so what sense does it do to sue the store owners and the owner of the car wasn't drunk and driving at the time of the accident.
So is it agreed that it is mostly just money grubbing to try and sue the liquor store and the owner of the Honda?
