US government tries to dodge $140m payout to family of philanthropist decapitated by national park gate

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Attorneys for Nakajjigo’s family say that the US National Park Service were negligent for not securing a metal traffic control gate that whipped around in high winds and sliced through the car’s passenger door, instantly killing her. open image in gallery Ludovic Michaud witnessed his wife Esther Nakajjigo’s death during an April 2020 trip to Utah’s Arches National Park She was known in Uganda as the “Princess of Hearts” for her internationally acclaimed humanitarian works, and earned a full scholarship for emerging leaders to study at the Watson Institute in Boulder, Colorado, in 2019. For the government, US assistant attorney Jeffrey Nelson accepted Nakajjigo was an “extraordinary person” but said it was impossible to determine what her future earnings would have been, per the Associated Press. Michaud and Nakajjigo’s parents are seeking to ensure the US National Park Service secure gates safely so that such a tragedy doesn’t happen again, Ms McGinn told the court.