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Family Of College Student Killed By New Milford Driver To Receive $900K Settlement
Weiqi Wang, 27, was killed near Fairleigh Dickinson University in November.
NEW MILFORD, NJ — The family of a college student who was killed in a car crash last year near Fairleigh Dickinson University last year will receive a $900,000 settlement, according to multiple outlets citing the New Jersey Law Journal.
Weiqi Wang, 27, was a resident of China and temporarily resided in Teaneck when she was killed after Carlos A. Poole, 49, of New Milford hit Wang as she was in a crosswalk on River Road shortly before 7 a.m. said police Chief Robert A. Carney.
Carney said that "inattention was the main contributing factor" in the crash, Carney said.
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Wang's family settled a claim with USAA, Poole's insurance provider, earlier this summer, the family's attorney, Christopher DiGiroloamo told the New Jersey Law Journal, NJ.com reported.
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Poole was charged with careless driving, failure to yield to a pedestrian within a crosswalk and driving with an obstructed view.
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