A plaintiff from Florida won a $12,037,000 verdict against a defendant in a June 2013 pedestrian accident lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, on June 27, 2013, the plaintiff was standing on the sidewalk alongside Fourth Street North in St. Petersburg, near the intersection with Koger Boulevard. He was waiting to cross the road when the defendant, driving a sedan, struck him. The accident led to the amputation of his arm, traumatic brain injury, knee ligament tears, vascular injuries to his leg, and other serious trauma.
A lawsuit was filed against the defendant, alleging that she was either speeding or did not look out properly, and hit the plaintiff, throwing him 30 to 40 feet into the air. The plaintiff landed near the sidewalk and was ran over by the defendant's vehicle, which led to the injuries.
A jury awarded $12.75 million to the plaintiff who was hit in the crosswalk by a New Jersey Transit bus on November 2, 2016. The verdict came three years after the incident on Sept. 6, 2019. The accident resulted in permanent brain injury, multiple brain haemorrhages, skull fractures, a right clavicle fracture, and multiple rib fractures for the plaintiff which has restricted him from working or caring for himself.
