23Sep/080
Settlement in deadly NYC Staten Island ferry crash
NEW YORK (AP) Lawyers say the widow of a man killed in the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash has settled a wrongful death claim against New York City for $8.7 million.
The Wrongful Death lawyers made the announcement on behalf of Kathy Healy and her four children.
Healy's husband, John, was killed in 2003 when the ferry crashed into a dock at full speed.
A trial on Kathy Healy's lawsuit had been scheduled to start Monday in federal court.
The city's corporation counsel did not immediately return a call seeking comment Monday.
The boat's pilot was on painkillers and suffering from extreme fatigue. He pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter and lying to investigators and was sentenced to 18 months