Blood And Money

PAYING IN LIFE AND LIMB AND IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR “JUDGMENTS AGAINST…WV DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS” AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES

The State Journal reported yesterday that the state of West Virginia is obligated to pay “$8.5 million in judgments against West Virginia agencies this year,” including:

340 judgments totaling $2 million aris[ing] from accidents on state roadways, several of them fatal. 6 of these claims against the Division of Highways exceed $100,000.

Impending Eastwood Elementary at the WV 705 / US 119 state maintained intersection and arterial highways on the Mileground: need more be said? Read the rest of this entry »