Jul 3, 2008 9:34 pm US/Pacific
SF Muni To Pay $2 Million To Woman Hit By Train
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / AP / BCN) ―
San Francisco transit officials have agreed to pay $2 million to a woman who lost part of her leg after she was hit by a Muni train earlier this year.
In a closed session Tuesday, the Municipal Transportation Agency board approved the payment to settle a lawsuit filed by Dina Gryn.
Gryn of San Francisco was reportedly crossing Ninth Avenue at Irving Street on Jan. 7 when a westbound N-Judah train struck her while turning left, Gryn's attorney said.
The collision occurred around 5:45 p.m. that day and Gryn's attorney Matthew Davis said she had the green light at the time.
She had to amputate her right leg below the knee, Davis said.
The City Attorney's Office stated in April that "comparative negligence contributed to and was a proximate cause of (Gryn's) alleged injuries and damages, if any, or was the sole cause thereof."
Davis said the trial was set this month but the settlement in closed session came before it went to court.
"I think that all settlements involve some compromise and the fact that it was done so quickly... showed that this is a case that should settle," Davis said.
Muni officials were unable to provide comment on the specific matter but spokesman Judson True said the woman who was driving the vehicle at the time is still with the agency but is not driving vehicles with passengers.
The Board of Supervisors must give final approval before the settlement can be paid.
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