Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) has launched a lawsuit against the City of Saskatoon over an incident last December, when a woman’s vehicle launched off the Circle Drive North Bridge and landed on the icy river below.
The vehicle’s driver, 23-year-old Breanna Pegg, escaped from the vehicle moments before it broke through the ice and sank. She suffered minor injuries in the incident.
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Police collision analysts determined last year that Pegg lost control due to icy road conditions, and a build-up of ice and snow against the guardrail was partly to blame for her car falling off the bridge.
According to SGI, lawsuits are common after an incident in which a municipality’s actions could be a contributing factor in a crash.
SGI hopes to recover nearly $20,000 that it paid to Pegg, which covered the value of the vehicle, the costs of a dive team that searched for the car and the retrieval of the car in July.
None of the allegations in the statement of claim have been proven in court.
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