Haywood Highsmith sued by man who lost leg in car crash
The 21-year-old who lost his leg during a car accident involving Haywood Highsmith earlier this month is now suing the NBA player … claiming the hooper’s careless driving caused the entire tragedy. Alekxei Pino filed the lawsuit on Friday in Florida … alleging he was helping assist a stranded motorist on Feb. 6 in Miami when Highsmith barreled into him in his 2021 Audi A5 at a high rate of speed. Pino claims in the suit Highsmith was going over the roadway’s legal speed limit before he hit him … causing an above-the-knee amputation.
Source: TMZ.com
Source: TMZ.com
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Shams Charania: Miami Heat starter Haywood Highsmith will return to the team and practice on Friday after a car accident and being ticketed for careless driving. Statement from Highsmith: pic.twitter.com/yQNyeFmBCn -via Twitter @ShamsCharania / February 8, 2024
Highsmith was driving west on Southwest 136th Street in a 2021 Audi A5 at an estimated 45 mph, 5 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, according to the crash report. A man was in the road, helping a woman with her disabled car as Highsmith approached, the report says. Highsmith wasn’t able to stop his car in time and crashed into the disabled car and the man, who was directly behind it, according to the report. The force sent the disabled car about 50 to 60 yards west, where it came to a stop. A security guard who was patrolling the area corroborated the account the woman gave to officers, the report said. -via South Florida Sun-Sentinel / February 8, 2024