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Woman Struck by Deputy's Car Dies | St. Petersburg Wrongful Death Lawyer

Mary Henesy, 78, was crossing Pasadena Avenue S. at Mango Avenue S. in her motorized wheelchair when she was struck and killed by Sgt. David Danzig of the Pinellas Sheriff's Office. The crash is being investigated according to an article in the St. Petersburg Times.

A grieving family is dealing with the loss of their mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who was described by Henesy's youngest daughter, Teresa Falandyszd, as the one who "kept us all together."

Although the crash is under investigation, Sheriff's spokesman, Marianne Pasha, said it could take a while. Meanwhile Danzig is back at work, and the family is searching for answers, worried that investigators will give the deputy who hit their mother a break.

If the sheriff's office is found to be liable, this tragic and horrific accident is a good example of how inadequate the limits on recovery are, even in the case of a wrongful death, under Florida's Sovereign Immunity statute, which places limits on recovery against governmental entities in Florida, including the Sheriff's Department.

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