Lawrence Taylor sued in Miami over car crash
Lawrence Taylor and his lawyer Arthur Idala leave the Ramapo Police Department, where Taylor was arraigned on charges of third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute. (May 6, 2010) Credit: AP
MIAMI — Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor is being sued over a South Florida car crash last year in which he was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage.
Police said Taylor struck a van on Nov. 8 on an expressway. He told police he thought he had hit a guardrail. No serious injuries were reported.
E-mails sent Thursday to Taylor’s attorney and agent were not immediately returned.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court says 51-year-old Manuel Villari Castillo suffered life altering injuries and loss of income because of the accident. The lawsuit seeks over $15,000 in damages.
Taylor is charged in New York with raping a 16-year-old runaway who police said was forced into prostitution by a man who had beaten her up.
