SKETCHES OF COURT: Plaintiff at fault in flipped-car accident
Court Sketch by Alba Acevedo
In this courtroom sketch Hon. Carolyn Wade listens as defendant’s attorney Marjorie Zavatti (standing), of the law offices of Karen L. Lawrence, Esq., addresses the jury during her closing arguments in the motor-vehicle accident trial Abusheikh v. Walker.
Auto technician Mohammed Abusheikh was returning to his job after hours on a Friday evening in February 2015, admittedly driving five miles over the speed limit in light traffic on Third Avenue in Sunset Park. The 29-year old alleges that his car was clipped by a vehicle from his left, causing his low-slung Mercedes Benz to move right and flip twice over the curb and a call box, finally landing upside-down on a fence. Abusheikh exited his car through the shattered rear window, and claims serious injuries in the accident. He alleges that the other driver suddenly veered into his lane. Abusheikh is represented by Madalene Sabino (at right), of the law firm Frekhtman & Associates.
Monique Walker testified that she was driving in the middle lane when a large pick-up truck sped closely by on her left, soon after which Abusheikh clipped her mirror as he sped past on her right, seemingly racing. She alleged that Abusheikh’s lane was blocked ahead by a stopped car. Zavatti maintained that Abusheikh was likely driving faster than he claimed.
Abusheikh denied the existence of a parked car, and further alleged that he could do nothing to avoid the impact after Walker suddenly veered right. Sabino sought to portray the defendant as having been spooked by the truck, though Walker was adamant that with more than 20 years driving experience she had stayed the course.
The jury deliberated almost an hour before returning a unanimous defendant’s verdict, attributing no negligence to Walker in the summary jury trial that took place this week in Kings County Civil Term.
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