Los Angeles Car Accident Victim Wins Justice in Settlement
A 45-year-old woman injured in a Los Angeles car accident caused by reckless driving secured a $300,000 settlement to cover extensive medical expenses and ongoing care.
A 45-year-old woman injured in a Los Angeles car accident caused by reckless driving secured a $300,000 settlement to cover extensive medical expenses and ongoing care.
Plaintiff, a 45 year old female at the time of the subject accident, was traveling on a public street located in Los Angeles, CA; during which time, the Defendant, who at the time was not paying attention to the cross traffic ahead of him, suddenly and without any warning, exited a private driveway at a high rate of speed directly in front of Plaintiff’s vehicle, causing Plaintiff to very severely broadside Defendant’s vehicle.
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 cross 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: 21804 – “(a). The driver of any vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from any public or private property, or from an alley, shall yield the right-of-way to all traffic, as defined in Section 620, approaching on the highway close enough to constitute an immediate hazard, and shall continue to yield the right-of-way to that traffic until he or she can proceed with reasonable safety.” 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 her automobile accident, Plaintiff suffered injuries to her neck and lower back, along with headaches. Plaintiff’s injuries were significant enough to incur $163,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff required multiple lumbar spinal injections, to where she now has ongoing sporadic lumbar spine pain, for which she 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 $300,000 for Plaintiff.
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