For law enforcement officers, sometimes they need to speed and hurry to get to a certain location, but when doing this they need to be careful as well. Just recently in Ventura County, a sheriff's deputy while on duty was speeding and rammed into a truck causing the driver to suffer a traumatic brain injury. As a result of this accident, Ventura County will pay the family a settlement of $3.2 million for her injuries.
The California Highway Patrol at first blamed the woman for causing the accident but it was later determined that she was not at fault. At first they believed that the woman turned into the sheriff's car which caused the accident. The officers just completed a traffic stop and was heading down the highway when they struck the truck.
From the accident the driver of the truck suffered broken ribs, head injuries, a broken right hand and wrist, and a collapsed lung. At first the plaintiffs had asked for $16 million but settled for $3 million from the county and $200,000 from the officer.
With this car accident, it just shows that everyone needs to be safe and abide by the laws to avoid causing serious injuries. Click here for more info on working with an attorney if you have been injured in a car accident.
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