$2M Settlement For A Teenager Injured By Vehicle

$2M Settlement For A Teenager Injured By Vehicle

Introduction

A now-18-year-old lady who was hurt when she was hit by a car in East Brunswick almost five years ago has reached a $2 million settlement with the driver and the owner of the vehicle, according to her attorney.

According to one of her attorneys, the lady was 14 when she and two companions were sitting on a curb on Prigmore Street on May 25, 2018, after school.

When the woman made a right turn into Prigmore Street, the driver of the car that struck her was moving along Arthur Street. When the driver attempted to overcorrect after the back passenger wheel struck a curb, the vehicle drifted across the road and struck the woman, according to the lawyer.

The woman rolled back to attempt to escape being hit, but her cervical spine was hurt. Due to her advanced age, she chose against surgery. Later, she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of an acute stress reaction. According to her lawyer, counseling has helped her condition. She lives in East Brunswick and also had a cut to her left thigh after dropping a ceramic pot from a school project that she was carrying.

Prior to the case going to trial, the settlement was struck April 14 during a meeting with the judge. The driver and the driver's father, who was identified as the vehicle's owner, were named as defendants in the lawsuit. In the wake of the collision, the driver was not prosecuted. The driver's lawyer acknowledged the $2 million payment but declined to provide any other information.