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The father of a state trooper killed while in high-speed pursuit has suing the estate of the truck driver who crashed into his cruiser.
Robert Fink's court action is a countersuit against Arsenio Mas' estate, which is already suing Zachary Fink's estate for wrongful death. Both men were killed in the crash along I-95 in St. Lucie County last year.
Trooper Fink was chasing a suspect wanted for assault with a deadly weapon when he attempted a U-turn. That's when the semi crashed into him.
Mas' family filed suit against FHP and Fink's estate, claiming he was driving at 120 miles per hour and made a "reckless maneuver."
In the counterclaim, Robert Fink claims the truck driver failed to properly operate the big rig, directly leading to the crash.