RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) - The family of a Vermont woman killed in a hit-and-run crash last year is suing the Rutland attorney charged in the crash.
Merrill Outslay of Mendon, the husband of 71-year-old Jane Outslay, sued Christopher Sullivan in Rutland civil court.
The 53-year-old Sullivan, former city attorney for Rutland, has pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal crash and driving under the influence with death resulting.
The Rutland Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1i5eo4Z) Sullivan’s civil attorney, John Paul Faignant, declined to comment.
Sullivan told police he never saw Outslay last April and only knew that the crash occurred because he heard a “thud.” He said he didn’t realize at first that he had struck a person.
Outslay attorney Matthew Anderson wrote that the damage to Sullivan’s car belied his statements.
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Information from: Rutland Herald, https://www.rutlandherald.com/
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