The family of a Maricopa County judge has filed suit seeking damages for her death after being hit by a car in a Phoenix intersection last year.
Rosa Mroz, the first Asian-American woman to serve as a Maricopa County Superior Court judge, died days after she was struck by a Grubhub driver near 56th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix.
The suit alleges that the driver ran a red light while looking at his phone to complete an order.
The U.S. Department of Transportation says about 8% of fatal crashes involve distracted driving.
Mroz headed the court’s Probate and Mental Health Department from 2010 to 2013.
The Arizona Supreme Court in 2012 presented Mroz with a judicial achievement award and the Probate and Mental Health Department in 2013 won achievement awards from the National Association of Court Management and the National Association of Counties.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
