PRESCOTT, AZ (AZFamily) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Granite Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center, claiming a patient died after he managed to leave the facility unsupervised in his electric wheelchair on July 4, 2024.

The lawsuit alleges that 67-year-old Larry Christofferson left the Prescott care center on his own and was found dead hours later, face down on the pavement in a nearby neighborhood.

Larry’s son, Dean Christofferson, says Independence Day will never be the same.

“4th of July is never going to be the same for me - that’s supposed to be a national holiday we celebrate America. I can’t do that any more because that’s the day he died,” Dean said.

Facility allegedly failed to supervise high-risk patient

According to the lawsuit, Christofferson had bee

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