A man has filed a lawsuit allegedly over the injuries he suffered when a boom truck collided with the back of his vehicle along Isa Drive on Saipan last August. <\/p>\n
John B. Matsumoto is suing the boom truck\u2019s owner, RJCL Corp., which is doing business as RNV Construction, and the driver, Raynaldo N. Alfonso, for negligence.<\/p>\n
Matsumoto, through counsel Bruce Berline, asked the Superior Court to hold the defendants liable to pay him damages and court costs. He demanded a jury trial.<\/p>\n
Saipan Tribune tried but failed yesterday to get comments from RNV Construction and Alfonso. <\/p>\n
According to Berline in the complaint, on Aug. 2, 2016 in the afternoon, Matsumoto was driving his 2008 Honda Ridgeline west on Isa Drive when he stopped at a red light at the intersection of Isa Drive and Chalan Pale Arnold.<\/p>\n
Alfonso, an employee of RNV, was driving a 1996 Kia Rhino boom truck westward on Isa Drive, approaching the intersection. He began to apply the brakes in order to slow down the boom truck.<\/p>\n
Berline said Alfonso\u2019s efforts to stop the boom truck failed and it collided with the back of Matsumoto\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n
Berline said after the boom truck came to a halt, smoke was seen coming from the boom truck\u2019s wheels.<\/p>\n
The lawyer said at the time of the collision, the weather was clear and the road surface was dry.<\/p>\n
Berline said the collision caused extensive damage to Matsumoto\u2019s vehicle and caused him \u201csignificant bodily injury and mental pain, distress and anguish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Berline said the crash and resulting injuries and damages sustained by Matsumoto was caused by RNV and Alfonso negligently inspecting, operating, maintaining and\/or controlling the boom truck.<\/p>\n
The Superior Court has given RNV and Alfonso until April 17 to file their response to the lawsuit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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