Automobile Hits Man In Crosswalk

When using the crosswalk always look both ways before crossing (even if you have the green). In Los Angeles a man was injured on February 2008 while crossing in a crosswalk. The 81 year old plaintiff was hit by defendant's vehicle while in the crosswalk at the intersection of Sepulveda and Palm in El Segundo. Defendant was on the job for the local school district and was running late for an appointment. In fact according to plaintiff's attorney evidence revealed that defendant had to have drove around other vehicles that were stopped waiting for defendant to cross. The police department found that defendant was traveling over 50 mph as the defendant left 80 feet of skid mark, allowing officers to calculated her estimated speed.

The plaintiff suffered with multiple right-side rib fractures and dislocations, subarachnoid bleeding in the brain, abdominal bleeding, multiple lacerations, collapsed lungs, blunt trauma to the head among many other injuries. After exploratory surgery, it was confirmed that plaintiff suffered from other severe internal injuries. The case was settled for 4 million dollars.

This verdict was reported in Trials Digest but did not note the total medical special damages. At Penney and Associates we have a team of expert lawyers that handle all types of serious injury accidents including auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death accidents, train accidents, plane accidents, electrocution, boating accidents and many other serious injury cases. See at http://www.penneyandassociates.com/