DMV owes walkers
hit by blind driver
SANTA ANA, Cialit lAP) — A
iurv ordered the California
Department of Motor Vehicles to
pay $4.1 million to three people
who were struck in a crosswalk
by a driver who was legally
blind.
The Orange County Superior
Court jury previously found the
DMV negligent for granting a
driver's license to George
Lizarrnlde, 11, of lay pBrea.
Lizarraldo was rejected three
times, but received the license
on his fourth trv in 1985 even
though he flunked the vision
test. His license was renewed in
1990.
The jury deliberated for two
days before announcing its deci
sion Friday. Lizarraide was
dropped from the suit earlier
this month when jurors decided
the state yvas liable.
The award pleased Deborah
Ann Mohr, :12. ot Whittier, who
was among the injured in the
Aug 4. 1991. act ident She suf
fered brain damage and walks
with a cane.
I would give up every penny
to bo aide to walk normal again,
to have my memory bat k again,
and to have things bark to nor
mal.' she said I hope this
makes the DMY more response
hie aliout giving out licenses
Mohr, who runs a l.a Habra
photo-retouching business, was
awarded Si r> million for pain
and suffering, lost earnings and
medical expenses Her then
nance. Brian Barber, was award
ed $494,690 and his son
$153,939.
The award will be appealed,
said Bill Madison, a IIMV
spokesman in Sacramento.
"We don't think that we are
responsible for the accident,"
Madison said, "We don't just
issue licenses to people without
testing them appropriately
State Deputy Attorney Gener
al Barbara Annette Noble argued
that the accident is i timid when
l.izarralde took his eyes off the
road to pick up a cassette play
er and wasn't caused by his poor
vision
Complaint of alleged lesbian
harassment ignites complaint
BENI) (AP) — A complaint
about alleged sexual harassment
by a U.S. Forest Service worker
has led to threats against the for
mer employee who filed the
complaint and her union repre
sentative.
Karin McGuire, who has
accused the agency of ignoring
sexual harassment by a lesbian
co-worker, was threatened with
arrest Thursday when she went
to the office of union representa
tive Annette Trythall.
The Forest Service claims
McGuire is not a union member
and ordered her out of the
Ochoco National Forest head
quarters. McGuire refused and
officials hacked off.
Trythall, who refused orders
to eject McGuire, was threatened
w ith disciplinary action
On Friday, the phone and
computer in Trythall’s office
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the pair returned to continue
work on McGuire's grievance.
Trythall said
"She is not authorized to use
office time or government facil
ities in representing Ms
McGuire," said Ochoco
spokesman Norm Messelduhl.
"So to prevent misuse of that
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The union claims McGuire is
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lenging the agency.
McGuire said the experience
left her shaken
"I'm just shattered right now."
she said "This just isn't fair
This grievance is right
McGuire claims she was
forced to quit her job at the Red
mond Air Center last year
because the Forest Son it e failed
to stop the co-worker from sexu
ally harassing her.
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