Suit alleges deficient Pickens County bridge

A civil lawsuit alleges liability in a vehicle- bridge accident a little more than one year ago in Pickens County.  Filed last week in that county’s common pleas court, the suit seeks a jury trial to decide claims of negligence and wrongful death against the city of Norris, Pickens County, and the state Department of Transportation.  Plaintiff in the case is Keith Harvin, widower and acting for the estate of Tracy Harvin.  The lawsuit alleges 59-year-old Tracy Harvin sustained fatal injuries September 16, 2022 when the vehicle she drove struck a concrete bridge that, according to the allegations, did not have protective safeguards.  It further alleges the bridge was deficient by both state and federal standards.