On May 13, 2019, plaintiff’s decedent Jacob Scianni, 20, was a passenger in a vehicle operated by Austin Redden. Diego Castillo, 19, and Andrea Sandoval, 19, were also passengers in the vehicle. As they were traveling on Rosecrans Avenue, in Norwalk, Redden lost control of his vehicle and collided with an illegally parked flatbed tow truck. Scianni died in the collision. The other two passengers were also allegedly injured. The decedent’s mother, Teresa Scianni, and grandmother, Denise Scianni, sued Austin Redden; the owner of Mr. Redden’s vehicle, Grace Redden; the operator of the illegally parked tow truck, Frederick Domingo-Adams Jr.; and Domingo-Adams’ employer, the owner of the tow truck, Vernola’s Towing Inc. The Sciannis alleged that Mr. Redden and Domingo-Adams were negligent in the operation of their respective vehicles. They also alleged that Ms. Redden was vicariously liable for Mr. Redden’s actions and that Vernola’s Towing was vicariously liable for Domingo-Adams’ actions. The decedent’s grandmother, Denise Scianni, was later dismissed from the case. The other passengers in Mr. Redden’s vehicle, Castillo and Sandoval, filed separate actions against the Reddens, Domingo-Adams and Vernola’s Towing. Teresa Scianni’s counsel contended that Mr. Redden was negligent for driving at a very high rate of speed, causing him to lose control of the vehicle. Counsel also contended that Domingo-Adams was negligent for parking his tow truck in an area that only allows parking in times of a serious emergency and that Domingo-Adams’ illegally parked vehicle caused the accident to be catastrophic. Defense counsel for Domingo-Adams and Vernola’s Towing asserted that Mr. Redden’s unsafe driving was the sole cause of the accident., Jacob Scianni sustained multiple traumatic and died at the scene of the accident. He was 20 years old. Scianni’s mother sought recovery of wrongful death damages for the loss of her son.