The woman and her husband were driving to get ice cream during a June 13, 2020 camping trip when a metal gate blew closed in strong winds and sliced through the side of their car 'like a hot knife through butter.'
Though America's national parks are generally very safe, they can also be a potentially deadly places for tourists and hikers caught unprepared.will receive more than $10 million in damages from the U.S. government, a federal judge ruled Monday.
The amount was substantially less than pursued, but attorneys representing Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo's family celebrated the win and said it was the largest federal wrongful death verdict in the state's history.and personal injury claim against the National Park Service after she was decapitated by an unsecured gate at Arches National Park.
Nakajjigo, 25, and her new husband Ludovic “Ludo” Michaud, 26, were driving to get ice cream during a June 13, 2020 camping trip when a metal gate blew closed in strong winds and sliced through the side of their car"like a hot knife through butter,” according to the administrative claim, which was filed in October. The gate narrowly missed Michaud.
“By his verdict, Judge Bruce Jenkins has shown the world how the American justice system works to hold its own government accountable and greatly values all lives, including that of Esther Nakajjigo, a remarkable young woman from Uganda,” Randi McGinn, the family’s attorney said in a statement.
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