Representatives of the estate of a Kellogg employee who died in November 2009 from injuries sustained from a car accident on Sheridan Road has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the vehicle's driver.
Mavis Sotnick, 71, died more than two weeks after the accident, due to multiple injuries including head trauma and pneumonia resulting from respirator use, said Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington after her death. An autopsy ruled the death an accident.
Sotnick was struck by a Mercedes-Benz driven by Judy Lowranceat 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 as Sotnick walked westbound across Sheridan Road near Foster Street. The vehicle was believed to be traveling within the legal speed limit, police said at the time.
The lawsuit was filed Feb. 11 against Lowrance by the special administrator of Sotnick's estate. The suit seeks compensation from Lowrance and Antonio Valli, her employer, according to the court filing.
Calls made Monday to the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court were not returned immediately.
University spokesman Al Cubbage said to the best of his knowledge, the lawsuit did not name any Northwestern parties. Cubbage also said he has not seen the lawsuit and could not comment on the case.
Sotnick, a native of the United Kingdom, worked in Kellogg for three years as a concierge at the reception desk. Commenting on The Daily's online coverage of her passing, friends and coworkers wrote that she will be deeply missed.
"This is such a sad tragedy," wrote one Daily reader on Nov. 13. "Mavis, your presence lit up the hallways of Jacobs even during the darkest winter days."
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