Billy Martin’s widow has sued the man...
Billy Martin’s widow has sued the man allegedly behind the wheel of the pickup truck in which the former New York Yankee manager was killed in a Christmas night accident.
William Reedy, the owner of a Detroit bar, was negligent when he failed to negotiate a curve outside Martin’s rural Upstate New York home and lost control of the truck, which slid down a ditch and into a culvert, Jill Martin’s lawsuit charged.
Martin, 61, a passenger in the truck, suffered fatal neck and head injuries in the crash.
Authorities said a test administered to the 53-year-old Reedy soon after the accident indicated that he was legally drunk.
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