A Barstow truck driver was awarded $1,000,000 after a severe tractor-trailer collision caused by reckless driving. The crash left him with significant injuries and $418,000 in medical expenses.
Plaintiff, a 53 year old male at the time of the subject accident, was traveling in the number four lane of a public highway, located in Barstow, CA; during which time, the Defendant, who at the time was not paying attention to traffic ahead of him, severely collided with the rear-end of Plaintiff’s truck. The forces of the impact caused Defendant’s truck and trailer to tip over and land on its side.
The intensity of the impact has caused Plaintiff thousands of dollars in personal damages. It is manifested that the Defendant took no attention to his speed or the traffic ahead of him, thereby precipitating a collision with Plaintiff’s vehicle. The Defendant was operating the vehicle in such a reckless manner, in violation of the following California Vehicle Codes: 21703 – “The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon, and the condition of, the roadway.” 22350 – “No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.” 23103 – “(a). A person who drives a vehicle upon a highway in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.”
As a result of his truck accident, Plaintiff suffered injuries to his head, neck, upper back, middle back, lower back, bilateral shoulder, rib cage, and a laceration to his left ear, as well as headaches. Plaintiff’s injuries were significant enough to incur $418,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff required a lumbar spine surgery, to where he now has ongoing sporadic lumbar spine pain, for which he will require intermittent chiropractic and physical therapy treatment in the future.
Defendants disputed Plaintiff’s claims for injuries and damages. Defendants also disputed the reasonableness and necessity of Plaintiff’s medical treatment. However, through the testimony of expert doctors, it was determined that Plaintiff’s injuries and treatment were reasonable and necessary, considering the severity of the impact. Messrs. Khakshooy and Agarwal were able to recover $1,000,000 for Plaintiff.
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