The family of a South Carolina woman struck in the head and killed by a rotting 70-year-old utility pole will get $30 million through a wrongful death settlement reached Thursday.

Electric company Dominion Energy, which installed a light on the pole, and communications company Comporium, which owned a drooping pole line in downtown Wagener that was no longer in use, both signed off on the agreement, which resolved a wrongful death suit brought by Jeunelle Robinson’s family, according to documents filed in Aiken County.

Last August, a truck snagged the line, pulling it like a rubber band until it broke the poles and launched one into the air, striking the woman{ai:summary}<p>A South Carolina family's tragedy turns into a $30 million settlement after their daughter Jeunelle Robinson was killed by a decrepit utility pole. Dominion Energy and Comporium agreed to the payout, finally lifting the heavy shroud of liability from their shoulders. </p><p>Justice comes at a price, but for the Robinsons, it’s a bittersweet victory. #society</p>

Family of woman killed by falling utility pole to receive $30M settlement

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