Family of man electrocuted in Cabazon retains attorneys
The family of the man who was electrocuted in Cabazon after approaching a vehicle that crashed into a utility pole on February 26 has retained attorneys to represent their interests against Southern California Edison, according to Evelyn Lee, a marketing coordinator with the law firm, Aitken Aitken Cohn.
According to the law firm’s news release, the family of Rory Nason, including his fianc Ashley Pingree, mother Lori Nason, and Rory’s minor children have retained Wylie Aitken and Darren Aitken to represent them due to the tragic death.
Lee said that Wylie Aitken previously represented the surviving members of the Vego family against Southern California Edison in January 2011 after the tragic loss of three of their family members who were electrocuted due to a downed SCE power line.
Aitken Aitken Cohn has offices in Santa Ana and Riverside.
News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 will keep you updated as the case moves forward.
February 26 Report:
We’re hearing new details about the victim who died early Friday morning after a collision in Cabazon. The sheriff’s department identified him as 30-year-old Rory Nason of Cabazon.
Riverside County and Morongo firefighters were called to the crash at the intersection of Magnolia Street and Bonita Avenue at 12:43 a.m.
More than 100 Southern California Edison customers experienced an outage due to downed power lines from the crash.
The victim’s family and friends said that two cars were not involved in the crash, but rather, Nason came upon an accident and tried to rescue anyone who may have still been in the car.
The victim’s family said it turned out that nobody was in the crashed vehicle.
His family tells us he was electrocuted and died in the process after grabbing the vehicle’s door. His fiancee, Ashley Pingree, burned her arms and face pulling Nason away from the car.
“They are just really giving people and when he saw the car he would automatically pull over, it was automatic, it wasn’t something he decided to do that was just his character that’s who he was,” said Carol Zimmer, a life time family friend who knew Nason his whole life.
Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded and began life-saving measures until Riverside County Fire personnel arrived. A short time later, Nason succumbed to his injuries and died at the scene.
The family is making funeral arraignments and has set up a fund for donations.
The driver of the car apparently abandoned it after the crash and there was no one inside the car when Nason arrived.
The Cabazon Sheriff’s Station is investigating this crash and is asking anyone with information regarding the incident to contact the station at (951) 922-7100.
