WSDOT reaches record $30M settlement in 2022 Parkland crosswalk death

This story was originally published on mynorthwest.com.

The state of Washington has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a boy killed in a crosswalk in Parkland in 2022.

In July 2022, 13-year-old Michael Weilert was on a bicycle in the afternoon when he tried to cross Pacific Avenue (SR 7) at 143rd Street. He had pressed a button to activate a flashing light to alert traffic that he was crossing, but the button malfunctioned, according to the lawsuit…

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