Jaxson Elliot was killed and Jett Weinstein lost his right leg one year ago when the car they were driving crashed into a controversial guardrail along I-17.
PHOENIX — The State of Arizona and Trinity Industries, the maker of a controversial guardrail, are now facing a lawsuit one year after a teenager was killed, and another lost his leg in a crash on I-17.
Jaxson Elliot and Jett Weinstein were on their way home from Flagstaff when they crashed into an ET-Plus guardrail. Pictures from the crash scene show the guardrail through the passenger compartment of the car.
Elliot died in the crash and Weinstein was injured, losing his right leg.
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Now, Weinstein, his parents, and Elliot’s parents are suing the State of Arizona and Trinity Industries claiming the entities were negligent.
“This crash was unequivocally preventable,” James Fucetola, an attorney for Weinstein and his family, said.
The ET-Plus has been controversial for about a decade. A 2015 class action lawsuit against Trinity claimed a design flaw. That was settled in 2022 for $56 million. The company agreed to pay for the guardrails to be found and replaced on Missouri Roads. …
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