A woman is suing a construction company after their subcontractor fell and died after hitting her car.
Donna Crockett and her husband Jamie Crockett of California, are suing the Turner Construction company.
In the lawsuit, the couple claimed that the construction company
allowed the man to jump to his death from a hi-rise building that was
under construction.
36-year-old Joseph Sabbatino was doing electrical work at the 600 block
of South Figueroa Street, when he fell to his death about 12:30 p.m.
He landed on top of Donna’s car. She claimed in the lawsuit that she was
traumatized by seeing his “brain and other internal bodily matter
splattered across her vehicle and the surrounding scene.”
The building project general contractor said that Sabbatino of Palmdale, had no reason to be above the third-floor structure.
The couple alleges that the construction company should have known that
Sabbatino was unfit for the job and that the company was negligent by
hiring him.
After the incident, Donna was taken to a hospital, where she was treated
by a crisis management team, and she is still receiving therapy due to
what she witnessed, according to the lawsuit.
Donna said that she has been unable to return to work at the Macy’s
store near where the incident occurred because of her emotional
distress.
Jamie Crockett has suffered from a loss of affection that he once had
with his wife, as well as the income that he is no longer able to take
home.
The coroner ruled the worker’s death as a suicide.