HMG Secures Safety Measures In Chuck E. Cheese Parking Lot After Tragic Accident
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Bob Hilliard, of Texas law firm Hilliard Munoz Gonzales LLP, secured safety improvements on the Chuck E. Cheese parking lot after 3-year-old Eli Joaquin Rodriguez was tragically run over by a car on May 24th 2010.
Rodriquez died when he ran out in front of a pickup truck leaving a nearby business. Security footage from the restaurant shows the boy get out of the car and run across the parking lot by himself. The driver of the pickup told police that she never saw the boy and stopped immediately after hitting him. Eli's mother, Yvonne Rosas, ran up immediately and screamed for help.
"As a result of negligent conduct and resulting collision, Eli Rodriguez was killed. Despite knowing that children routinely crossed the parking lot to access Chuck E. Cheese, the children were not protected due to any regulation, guidance or limitations through the area from traffic," Bob Hilliard said. "Now, safety measures are in place so that no other child will be in a danger zone crossing into Chuck E. Cheese."
As a result of a settlement outside of court with Eli's family, Corpus Christi Realty Management, CEC Entertainment and C.C. Quality Construction, Inc. recently completed plan improvements to the parking lot, including installing double speed bumps in the lanes of travel in front of the restaurant, a yield and a pedestrian sign. Also added are a yellow cross walk sign and a stop sign going out of the parking lot. Traffic is now also blocked from in front of the restaurant and front parking spaces are eliminated.
"Securing a traffic-free path for children is paramount to children's safety," Hilliard said. "The space now follows regulation guidelines and eliminates the obvious safety risk that previously existed."
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Hilliard Munoz Gonzales LLP (HMG) specializes in mass torts, personal injury, product liability, commercial and business litigation, and wrongful death. Hilliard Munoz Gonzales LLP has been successfully representing clients in the United States and Mexico since 1986. Bob Hilliard obtained the Largest Verdict in the country in 2012 and the #1 verdict in Texas in 2013.
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