Driver in Patterson crash sued by friend

Fraser man who was passenger alleges negligence in lawsuit

Pontiac — A Fraser man's lawsuit alleges his friend was negligent in a car crash in which Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and his driver, James Cram, were both seriously injured in August.

Raymond John Recchia, who also was injured in the crash, filed a lawsuit this week in Oakland Circuit Court alleging negligence on the part of Anthony Michael Prainito, who was the driver of the Volkswagen Passat that collided with Patterson's Chrysler 300.

Recchia, 51, who was a front-seat passenger in Prainito's car, seeks a jury trial and damages to be determined in the case from Prainito and VW Credit, Inc., the title holder who leased the vehicle to Prainito.


By Mike Martindale
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