Delmer Violette vs. State of Connecticut; Alicia Gilgrados vs. State of Connecticut: A defense lawyer argued that the driver of a state-owned vehicle shouldn’t be held liable for an accident because mosquitos invaded the cab of his truck and caused him to lose control. But a state judge swatted away the argument, and awarded two plaintiffs a total of about $75,000.
On the morning of May 25, 2011, James Seeley got into a state-owned vehicle and left a job site. However, while driving down Main Street in East Hartford, he noticed a number of mosquitoes inside the truck. Seeley said that while trying to ward off bugs, he lost control and rear-end a car waiting at a red light. That car then hit the vehicle in front of it.
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