By Pat Culverhouse

A wrongful death lawsuit naming the City of Minden and Minden police Capt. Keith King has been filed on behalf of the widow of a 70-year-old man who died from injuries received in an Oct. 16 two-vehicle accident.

Attorney Trey Morris of Shreveport law firm Morris & DeWett filed the suit Thursday (Oct. 23) with the Webster Clerk of Court on behalf of Sherri Stoneking, wife of Robert Stoneking.

Robert Stoneking died six days later (Oct. 22) at a Shreveport hospital from injuries sustained in the wreck.

According to the filing, the suit is bound for the 42nd Judicial District Court, DeSoto Parish.

While the lawsuit mentions no dollar amount, itemized damages sought by plaintiff Sherri Stoneking include survival and wrongful death damages, negligent infliction of emotional distress and past present and future medical expenses.

Also, funeral expenses, past and future loss of consortium, past and future mental pain and anguish, past and future grief and past and future loss of enjoyment of life.

In the suit, attorneys claim Keith King was operating an unmarked police vehicle and traveling at unsafe speed when he reportedly collided with the Stoneking vehicle on its driver’s side. King reportedly was enroute to an emergency call for service at the time of the accident.

“King endangered public and caused plaintiff harm by failing to maintain a proper lookout, being inattentive, driving distracted, failing to yield right-of-way traffic and speeding,” the lawsuit claims.

According to the lawsuit, the City of Minden is liable since at time of the crash King was in the course and scope of his employment with City of Minden/Minden Police Dept.