In Provo, Utah today, May 28, 2010, Gary Coleman was declared dead following a brain injury and hemorrhage he received two days earlier in his home. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Gary Coleman suffered a brain hemorrhage as a result of what sounds like a fall inside his home.
I send my condolences to Gary Coleman’s family. According to reports, Coleman had a pre-existing history of a rare kidney disease which doctors say caused his growth to be stunted. He had even received two kidney transplants by the age of 14. He continued to suffer the ill effects from dialysis treatment.
Of interest from someone who is a Utah accident attorney-lawyer, is the Utah pedestrian accident he was involved on September 6, 2008. In that case, Utahan Colt Rushton accused Coleman and his wife Shannon Price of trying to run him down with a car outside a bowling alley in Payson, Utah. Rushton filed his lawsuit in September of 2008 alleging that Coleman’s wife had grabbed Rushton’s cell phone after he tried to take a picture of Gary Coleman leaving the bowling alley.
Rushton also claimed that after he attempted to take pictures of Gary Coleman, that Coleman became agitated and demanded $20 for more pictures. According to the lawsuit, Coleman’s wife then took the cell phone away from Rushton after he tried to take another picture. Rushton also alleged in his suit that Gary Coleman purposely ran him over with his truck. The case was later settled on or around January 14, 2010.
Ron Kramer is a Utah brain injury attorney-lawyer who handles Utah accident cases throughout the state of Utah.