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City Pays $10M Over Yale Student's Fatal Crash
25 Aug
Summary
- Milton city council approved a $10 million settlement for a fatal 2016 crash.
- The settlement concludes a decade-long legal battle with the student's family.
- A jury initially awarded $32.5 million, finding the city 93% at fault.
A metro Atlanta city has finalized a $10 million settlement with the family of a Yale University student who died in a 2016 car crash. The Milton City Council approved the settlement on Monday, resolving a decade-long legal battle.
Joshua Chang, a senior at Yale, was driving home for Thanksgiving break in November 2016 when his vehicle crashed. His family's attorneys stated he likely swerved to avoid an animal, subsequently striking a concrete planter along Batesville Road. The police report indicated Chang was traveling below the speed limit at the time of the incident.
Following the crash, Chang's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. In June 2023, a jury found the city 93% at fault and ordered Milton to pay $32.5 million in damages. The city appealed, but the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the judgment. The final settlement was ultimately set at $10 million.
