HARO , Spain ( CNN ) -- A Spanish businessman withdrew a controversial lawsuit Wednesday against the family of a teenage boy he struck and killed while driving a luxury car . Tomas Delgado had filed a suit asking the dead boy 's parents to pay him €20,000 ( $ 29,400 ) on the grounds that the collision that killed their teenage son also damaged his Audi A-8 . News of the case sparked outrage in Spain and generated deep sympathy for the parents of 17-year-old Enaitz Iriondo Trinidad . He was riding his bicycle home to a campground when Delgado 's car hit and killed him in August 2004 . Hundreds of people descended on a courthouse in northern Spain in a show of support for the boy 's parents Wednesday . They broke into applause when word came that Delgado had dropped the suit . The businessman had insisted in a recent television interview that he was a victim , too . He was not present for a court hearing Wednesday . His lawyer told the court that Delgado felt that the extensive publicity amounted to a public lynching . Outside the courthouse , the boy 's father -- Antonio Iriondo -- told CNN he was content with the decision . Yet he also said his family will explore the possibility of criminal charges against the man . `` This is just the beginning , '' the father said . His son was killed as he cycled back from a nearby village to a campground where his family was vacationing . Iriondo Trinidad 's father told CNN he heard the screeching of the car from the campgrounds . The teen was struck from behind and dragged 106 meters ( 347 feet ) along the rural highway , the father said . A traffic report said Delgado was traveling 113 km per hour ( 70 mph ) in an area where the speed limit is 90 km ( 55 mph ) . An independent expert hired by Trinidad 's family said Delgado was going 173 km per hour ( 107 mph ) . Shortly after the collision , a judge dismissed criminal charges against Delgado after concluding that he had committed no criminal infraction , the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported . The teen 's mother , Rosa , told the newspaper that the family was given three days to appeal the judge 's ruling , but they were too distraught to pursue it . She also told the newspaper that her family 's lawyer advised her and her husband not to pursue criminal charges . After the collision , Delgado 's insurance company paid the family €33,000 ( $ 48,500 ) . Two years after the wreck , Delgado sued the family for damages to his car and for car rental costs . The boy 's mother told CNN before the hearing that she was indignant that the driver would seek damages after killing her son . A local prosecutor told reporters that he would take a second look at the case to see whether authorities can file fresh charges against Delgado . E-mail to a friend . CNN 's Al Goodman contributed to this story .
Spaniard withdraws lawsuit against the family of a boy he struck and killed . Tomas Delgado had filed a suit , saying collision had also damaged his car . The case was settled out of court in 2013 for an undisclosed amount.