Barbara Eakin and her new husband Clay were headed to the airport to leave for their honeymoon. The year was 2013, and they had just gotten married. However, before they arrived at their destination, the Eakins were involved in a deadly crash involving a drunk driver. Mr. Eakin survived and is suing the local county and city of Burien, Wash. for $16.5 million, alleging they were negligent.<\/p>\n
The drunk driver that hit the Eakin car had gone over the barricaded embankment. Though newly wed couple were pulled out of the wreck and transported to the nearest hospital, Mrs. Eakin died there 20 days later.<\/p>\n
The accident location at hand is a notorious dead end at South 116th in Burien, where a red sign and reflective neon barrier are present to warn drivers. According to the neighbors on the stretch of road leading to the barrier and sign, not all cars stop there. Some (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Barbara Eakin and her new husband Clay were headed to the airport to leave for their honeymoon. The year was 2013, and they had just gotten married. However, before they arrived at their destination, the Eakins were involved in a…<\/span><\/p>\n