The parents of a motorcyclist killed in a collision with a city of Santa Monica bus sued the municipality today, alleging wrongful death and negligence.
Donald and Martha O'Dell, father and mother of the late Patrick O'Dell of Van Nuys, are seeking unspecified damages.
A representative of the Santa Monica City Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the Los Angeles Superior Court complaint, which also names the bus driver, Timothy Datryn Thrash.
The 25-year-old O'Dell, an aspiring actor who worked as a server at Gladstones restaurant, was riding his motorcycle near Sunset Boulevard and Marquez Avenue in Pacific Palisades about 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2012, when he collided with a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus.
"The bus was moving in a generally western direction crossing the southbound lanes of Sunset Boulevard and the solid double yellow line separating north/south traffic on Sunset Boulevard,'' according to the lawsuit.
The suit alleges that another factor in the accident was the "confusing, dangerous and defective condition'' of the roadway, "including the pavement, signage, traffic controls, turn lanes, sight distances, lane striping, bus routes, light timing and advisory sign content and location.''
The suit calls the location a "trap'' as defined by the state Government Code.
The parents of a motorcyclist killed in a collision with a city of Santa Monica bus sued the municipality today, alleging wrongful death and negligence.
Donald and Martha O'Dell, father and mother of the late Patrick O'Dell of Van Nuys, are seeking unspecified damages.
A representative of the Santa Monica City Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the Los Angeles Superior Court complaint, which also names the bus driver, Timothy Datryn Thrash.
The 25-year-old O'Dell, an aspiring actor who worked as a server at Gladstones restaurant, was riding his motorcycle near Sunset Boulevard and Marquez Avenue in Pacific Palisades about 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2012, when he collided with a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus.
"The bus was moving in a generally western direction crossing the southbound lanes of Sunset Boulevard and the solid double yellow line separating north/south traffic on Sunset Boulevard,'' according to the lawsuit.
The suit alleges that another factor in the accident was the "confusing, dangerous and defective condition'' of the roadway, "including the pavement, signage, traffic controls, turn lanes, sight distances, lane striping, bus routes, light timing and advisory sign content and location.''
The suit calls the location a "trap'' as defined by the state Government Code.
By City News Service
The parents of a motorcyclist killed in a collision with a city of Santa Monica bus sued the municipality today, alleging wrongful death and negligence.
Donald and Martha O'Dell, father and mother of the late Patrick O'Dell of Van Nuys, are seeking unspecified damages.
A representative of the Santa Monica City Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the Los Angeles Superior Court complaint, which also names the bus driver, Timothy Datryn Thrash.
The 25-year-old O'Dell, an aspiring actor who worked as a server at Gladstones restaurant, was riding his motorcycle near Sunset Boulevard and Marquez Avenue in Pacific Palisades about 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2012, when he collided with a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus.
"The bus was moving in a generally western direction crossing the southbound lanes of Sunset Boulevard and the solid double yellow line separating north/south traffic on Sunset Boulevard,'' according to the lawsuit.
The suit alleges that another factor in the accident was the "confusing, dangerous and defective condition'' of the roadway, "including the pavement, signage, traffic controls, turn lanes, sight distances, lane striping, bus routes, light timing and advisory sign content and location.''
The suit calls the location a "trap'' as defined by the state Government Code.
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