OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) – A lawsuit has been dismissed surrounding the death of a Plano woman who was accidentally buried alive on a Maryland beach by a tractor in 2017.
The Daily Times reports that attorneys representing Ocean City and the victim’s mother filed a joint motion Tuesday stipulating the dismissal with prejudice.
It doesn’t say whether there was a settlement, but documents filed earlier this year stated both parties were hopeful the matter could be resolved soon.
A 2019 suit says town workers’ negligence caused 30-year-old Ashley O’Connor of Plano, Texas, to be trapped.
The lawsuit alleged that workers didn’t investigate whether anyone was on the beach before driving a tractor over her.
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