In a recent legal filing, Richard Lee Esdale has lodged a negligence complaint against the Lake Worth Drainage District, a government entity. The complaint was filed by Esdale on May 22, 2024, in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida.

According to the details of the case, Esdale alleges that on December 20, 2023, he was involved in a vehicular accident caused by Zachary Taylor Braswell, an employee of the Lake Worth Drainage District. Esdale was driving his black 2021 Toyota Camry westbound on Boynton Beach Boulevard when Braswell, operating a white 2016 Ford F550 pickup truck owned by the defendant, collided with him from behind. The incident occurred as Esdale stopped his vehicle to accommodate traffic near Military Trail in unincorporated Palm Beach County.

Esdale’s complaint outlines several points of negligence on Braswell’s part. It is claimed that Braswell failed to observe surrounding traffic adequately and did not maintain control over his vehicle. Furthermore, Braswell allegedly drove at an unreasonable speed and failed to adhere to applicable traffic laws and ordinances. As stated in the complaint: “Braswell unreasonably caused Vehicle #1 to crash into Vehicle #2,” resulting in severe injuries for Esdale.