Iowa Woman Convicted in Fatal Crash Sued by Victim’s Family

A Clinton, Iowa woman convicted of driving drunk and killing her boyfriend in a crash is being sued by the man’s daughter and the girl’s mother.

Lilly Wilkerson was convicted of vehicular homicide and drunken driving and sentenced to 10 years in prison for a Dec. 26, 2005, crash that killed 24-year-old Jesse Van Scoyoc.

She is being sued by Van Scoyoc’s daughter Haley Van Scoyoc, and her mother, Amanda Montroy. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is also listed as a defendant in the lawsuit.

It claims that Haley, who was 17 months old at the time of her father’s death, will lose the value of financial support and services that would have come from her father.

The lawsuit, among its claims, says that Wilkerson was underinsured, and that her insurance policy has limits that will not fully compensate the girl for the loss and damages.

The plaintiffs are seeking a judgment against the defendants in the amount of the underinsured motorist coverage, and costs of the lawsuit.

Latest Comments

• October 23, 2007 at 3:58 am

  Bill says:

  No apologies needed. Your question was a valid one. Like I said I don't know why this would make the IJ either, unless it's because State Farm was named as a defendant too (li... read more
• October 23, 2007 at 2:12 am

  Adjuster in New England says:

  I didn't mean to put Iowa down and apologize if it sounds that way. My visits to Iowa have been very pleasant. Also,as a resident of NH, I must admit to being jealous of Iowa ... read more
• October 23, 2007 at 1:41 am

  Bill says:

  I'm from Iowa, & I'm surprised this is a big deal too. While this is not as common here as elsewhere in the country, it's not like it's unheard of. The IJ must have needed som... read more