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Ruttley v. Lee5/17/2000
Roddy had his emergency lights on. After the impact, Ms. Hawkins saw Stacey's car flip over about 3-4 times and land on the driver's side. Ms. Hawkins was slowing down to make a left turn onto Pritchard Street to go to her boyfriend's house. Ms. Hawkins testified that Stacey was familiar with the intersection because she traveled through it often to meet Ms. Hawkins at her boyfriend's house. Ms. Hawkins saw Stacey proceed across Pritchard Street, however, Ms. Hawkins did not know if Stacey saw her. Ms. Hawkins testified that she never signaled to Stacey to drive across Ames Boulevard.
After the impact happened, Ms. Hawkins ran over to Stacey's car and saw Stacey's body lying half in the car and half on the ground. Ms. Hawkins arrived near the body right after the impact and she did not see Stacey move or make noises. She called Mrs. Ruttley and notified her that Stacey had been in an accident. When Mrs. Ruttley arrived at the scene, Mrs. Ruttley fell to her knees, screaming and crying. At the time Mrs. Ruttley arrived, her daughter's car and body were covered by a canvas. Ms. Hawkins further testified that Mrs. Ruttley was there when the coroner moved Stacey's body.
Ms. Tanya Hunter-Amedee testified that she regularly passes the intersection of Ames Boulevard and Pritchard Street. Ms. Hunter-Amedee saw Stacey at a stop sign at Pritchard Street and Ames Boulevard. Stacey waited for Ms. Hunter-Amedee to pass. After that, Ms. Amedee looked in her rear view mirror and saw Deputy Roddy's vehicle crash into Stacey's car. Ms. Hunter-Amedee testified that the car was lodged on a fence at the corner of Pritchard Street and Ames Boulevard, but that it fell in an upright position. Ms. Hunter-Amedee testified that when she went to check on Stacey, she noticed Stacey's body between the front and the back seats of the car, and that she crawled on all fours to get into Stacey's car. Ms. Hunter-Amedee saw Stacey's left foot by the window while the rest of Stacey's body was in the car. Ms. Hunter-Amedee testified that Stacey's neck appeared broken, but that she was breathing and she had a pulse.
Dorothy Mae Gill testified that she is familiar with the intersection of Ames Boulevard and Pritchard Street because she travels through it often. She testified that she had problems with the weed and tree obstructions at the Ames/ Pritchard intersection. Ms. Gill testified that three days before Stacey's accident, she was almost involved in an accident and, as a result, she called Councilman Lawson and the "weed control people." She testified that the "weed control people" told her that they would take care of the obstructions at the Ames/Prichard intersection. On the day of the accident, Ms. Gill went to the scene because her daughter drove the same color car as Stacey and she feared that it was her child in the accident. When Ms. Gill saw Mrs. Ruttley at the scene, Mrs. Ruttley was very upset. She was with Mrs. Ruttley when Stacey's body was removed from the car by the coroner.
Charles M. Cousins testified that he resides on the southeast corner of Ames Boulevard and Pritchard Street. He is employed as an engineer with Jefferson Parish and has been so employed for 14-15 years. He testified that there were about 15-20 accidents at the intersection of Ames Boulevard and Pritchard Street prior to Stacey's fatal accident on September 10, 1993. Mr. Cousin testified that he made numerous complaints to Councilman Lawson's office about the Ames/ Pritchard intersection.
Mr. Cousins testified that there was a lot of grass and tree limbs sticking out in the roadway that obstructed a motorist's view. He testified that he tried to turn many times at that intersection and he found his view was
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