A $6 million Riverside County personal injury settlement has been reached out of court between plaintiff Somlux Lebsack and the intoxicated truck driver who crashed into her car on January 26, 2007. Also a defendant in the case was trucker David Goff's employer.
According to the Riverside County car crash settlement, Goff was drunk, with a BAC of .37 when he drove his company-provided truck across the center divider of Interstate 10 in Banning California, to collide with Lebsack's vehicle. Emergency workers then spent an hour extricating her from her car.
Lebsack was hospitalized for almost three weeks after the Riverside, County traffic crash. She was treated for multiple traumatic injuries, including a collapsed long, a degloving injury to her left knee, an ankle fracture, and a compound fracture of her right femur. The plaintiff contends that Goff's employer knew of his history of alcohol abuse and still allowed him to drive the company truck.
Employers can be held liable for traffic crash injuries caused by their employees if the accident occurred while they were on the job. An experienced Riverside County truck crash law firm will know how to prove someone was liable and whether that person's employer should also be sued for damages.
Getting hurt in a traffic collision can result in serious injuries that can take months to recover from. In addition to medical, recovery, and rehabilitation bills, an accident victim may lose income from having to take an extend amount of time off work. He/she may also need to hire someone to help them at home until they can recover fully. In some cases, the injuries may cause permanent disabilities that can prevent the victim from working or tending to daily tasks unassisted for life.
$6 Million Settlement in Drunk Driving Accident Case, Digital Journal, May 26, 2011
Related Web Resources:
Car accidents, Justia
Drinking and Driving, Potsdam.edu
Car Accidents, Nolo
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