The tragic motorcycle accident on N. 51st Street that took the life of Brandon Brooks resulted in a lawsuit against the Town of Ruston (among others) by Brandon's mother. Ms. Brooks claimed that the multiple center lines along that curve of 51st caused the accident.
From what I can gather from court documents, Ruston was successful in getting the lawsuit against it dismissed in August of 2010. The town then sued Woodworth and Company, Inc. who had installed the center lines, for the cost of its defense. The Town was successful in its lawsuit against Woodworth and received a judgement of $80,000, which was paid to the Association of Washington Cities (AWC). AWC is the insurance carrier for Ruston and had provided the Town's defense.
I've asked the mayor and town attorney to confirm this interpretation of the court documents, but they have not responded.
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