WINDER, Ga. — Attorneys said a judge has awarded $56.5 million in a wrongful death case to the family of a PhD student killed in a head-on crash three years ago.
Beth Buchanan was struck head-on while driving her mom to the Atlanta airport on Feb. 13, 2023, as she and her mother were in the car on University Parkway in Winder. She was in the second year of her PhD program at the University of Georgia.
“This judgment formally recognizes the immense value of Beth’s life and how truly extraordinary she was,” said Rob Snyder of Cannella Snyder, an attorney for the family. “This is an important first step towards accountability.”…