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Widow Sues Driver’s Estate Over Bouquet Canyon Corvette Crash
| Friday, Mar 11, 2016

tc041815An Agoura Hills woman who lost her husband in a fiery Corvette crash in Santa Clarita last April is now suing the estate of the driver’s family for negligence.

Gayle Silva, 62, who lost her 69-year-old husband Ray Silva when the car he was riding in crashed into a tree, filed a lawsuit against the estate of Lloyd Farber and his widow Judith Thursday. Farber and her husband were co-owners of the 2014 Corvette that her husband was driving, according to the Los Angeles Superior Court documents.

Silva was riding passenger in the Corvette when Farber lost control and slammed into a tree, ensuing in a fiery crash the morning of April 20 near Bouquet Canyon Reservoir in Newhall.

The suit alleges that Farber was driving at high, unsafe speeds and that he deliberately turned off the Corvette’s traction control system, making the car unstable and unsafe.

Farber sustained fatal third degree burns to his entire body and died from his injuries at the scene. Silva also died in the fire.
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17 Comments

  1. Tanya Jordan-Romo says:
    Friday, Mar 11, 2016 at

    Don’t be disgustingly greedy!! Have some consideration for the widow like yourself. My gosh!

    Reply
  2. Chris Townsley says:
    Friday, Mar 11, 2016 at

    Nope – I guess ignorance of the law and reality is bliss in this particular case. The reality is that this is SOLELY about insurance money. You have to sue the individual or estate in order to get the insurance company who is playing games here to pony up for their insured (and deceased) driver’s negligence. The greedy insurance company that is involved doesn’t want to fairly compensate the family of the deceased, non-negligent passenger Mr. Silva apparently

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  3. Steve C Terkanian says:
    Friday, Mar 11, 2016 at

    I love Corvettes. Respect the power!

    Reply
  4. Sheila Lopez says:
    Friday, Mar 11, 2016 at

    They probably have to sue to prove negligence to get the ins to cover the passenger

    Reply
  5. Frankie E says:
    Friday, Mar 11, 2016 at

    Freakin lawyers. Look, the guys were out having a good time and crashed. Was alcohol involved? Maybe, but regardless , they were friends and drove something beyond their capabilities. You can’t tell me the passenger was screaming ” stop! Stop!! Oh god Wat are you doing??”
    This is lawyers feeding off emotions of grieving spouse

    Reply
  6. Cristie Norman says:
    Friday, Mar 11, 2016 at

    Mindy Ann was this when you were first on scene?

    Reply
  7. Juanita Pope says:
    Friday, Mar 11, 2016 at

    Greedy

    Reply
  8. Ann Hustis says:
    Friday, Mar 11, 2016 at

    Greedy shame on you

    Reply
  9. Christine Prior Levalois says:
    Saturday, Mar 12, 2016 at

    Seriously? Smh

    Reply
  10. Pete Neild says:
    Saturday, Mar 12, 2016 at

    Absolutely the Insurance companies are declining coverage. These guys are in my peer group, and the driver was “showing off”. I also have a C7 and the performance is VERY tempting. You have the responsibility to maintain control as a driver. Turning off Traction Control is a very intentional act. Any C7 driver SHOULD know what it does, and it’s intention. There are a plethora of advisories when and when not to use it. And hill cruising on pubic access roads is NOT one of them.

    Reply
  11. Yolanda Hernandez says:
    Monday, Mar 14, 2016 at

    How did you got that pixchr

    Reply

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