BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s been nearly one year since a three year old boy died in a tragic accident at Delaware Park. Maksym Sugorovskiy was walking with his family along Ring Rd. when a car went off the 198 and hit the family.
Maksym died from his injuries, his sister Stephanie suffered a head injury and two broken legs.
News 4 has learned the Sugorovskiy family has now taken legal action against the City of Buffalo, Erie County and the driver involved in the accident.
Court documents obtained by News 4 show a complaint was filed on April 27, 2016 and all parties were notified by the second week in May. We confirmed with the Sugorovskiy’s lawyer that no action has been taken since then.
The complaint made a number of claims, including that the city and county failed to protect people walking in Delaware Park and failed to take action for prior accidents that happened near that location. It calls the driver negligent.
Lawyer Mark Cantor says the family also filed a claim in February against New York State with similar allegations.
We have reached out to the City of Buffalo and Erie County for a response to the allegations but have not heard back yet.
