A Texas court decision as vindicated General Motors in the third lawsuit relating to its ignition switch recalls.
The jury came to the conclusion that the faulty ignition switch of a 2007 Saturn Sky owned by Zachary Stevens did not cause the car to crash into a truck, killing the driver.
The automaker initially called on the judge to have the case dismissed as a key presented to the jury was not the same one used by the Saturn in question. The judge decided to allow the lawsuit to proceed and ultimately the jury sided with GM.
In a statement to the Detroit Free Press, GM said “We asked the jury to evaluate Zach Stevens’ case on the facts and they did. What happened was simple and tragic: this was a high-speed side-impact crash on a wet road caused by an extremely reckless young man who tried to pass cars on the right shoulder and lost control.”
Jurors sided with GM in the first two lawsuits regarding faulty ignition switches but the company will have to tackle a host of other trials in the near future as the fallout from the widespread issue continues.
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