Last Friday, the mother of 20-year-old motorcyclist Devan Harper took the City of Palo Alto and Santa Clara County to court, filing a wrongful-death lawsuit that blames his fatal Oregon Expressway crash on unsafe road conditions. Harper died after his motorcycle hit a curb near Alma Street on Dec. 16, 2024, according to authorities. The suit says his mother, Tanya Baudin, first filed an administrative claim with both the city and the county, and that the claim was rejected before she turned to the courts.
Inside The Lawsuit
In her complaint, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Baudin alleges that defects in the westbound lane of Oregon Expressway and inadequate maintenance created a dangerous condition that caused Harper to lose control and…..