Thomas v. Farmer

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MOTZ, Chief Judge.

In the early hours of January 1, 2000, Sirron Farmer’s rental car struck a parked car on the shoulder of Interstate 95, killing its occupants, Ed Thomas, 35, and his seven-year-old daughter, Olivia Thomas, who had been waiting for help after a breakdown. A test performed on Farmer’s blood shortly thereafter indicated a blood alcohol level of .247, and Farmer eventually pled guilty in state court to two counts of negligent manslaughter. Brian Thomas,' Ed Thomas’s brother and executor of his estate, and Una Gaskin, Ed Thomas’s mother, sued Farmer, Alamo…