A Wake County woman and her kid who were wounded in an accident with a drunk driver have struck a $2.51 million settlement with the driver and the venues that served him.
According to the plaintiff's lawyers, their clients were hit head-on by a drunk motorist who was driving the wrong way down the highway and collided with the plaintiff's car. The collision left the mother with lasting face and arm scars, a broken arm, abrasions, and minor injuries to the kid in the rear seat.
The plaintiff counsel asserted that receipts from various places where the motorist was served on the day of the accident suggested that the driver was severely inebriated. According to the driver's counsel, he had no recollection of the events of the day after the second pub he attended approximately five hours before the accident.
According to the plaintiff's attorney, the driver had at least ten drinks at the same pub over the course of two hours before stopping at another bar less than a mile away, where he had three more drinks less than an hour before the crash.
The establishment denied any proof that the defendant was noticeably inebriated when he was served. The defendants argued that because the driver had gone home after visiting multiple pubs, the alcohol drunk at those establishments was not a direct cause of the crash. The defendants also claimed that there was insufficient evidence to indicate that the driver was noticeably inebriated at any of the bars.
According to the plaintiff's attorney, the defendants argued that the mother's injuries were inadequate to support a big compensation and that her kid had suffered a little injury. According to the plaintiff's lawyer, the motorist pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol.
According to the plaintiff's counsel, the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission issued no violations or warnings to any of the places he visited on the day of the crash. At mediation, the defendants collectively paid the plaintiffs $2.51 million.
