Tragic Auto Accident Leads to Settlement
The brain is an important organ that is the hub of your personality, sensory perception, heartbeat and breathing regulation, muscular control, and many other things. Thus, when it is injured, you can lose control of all of these things and more. That is why it can be extremely tragic when an accident occurs that results in this kind of injury. Such was unfortunately the case that involved in a recently settled personal injury suite against the city of Chicago.
When a stolen van ran a red light to evade pursuing police officers, it struck a seventeen year old girl. Witnesses say the police officers chased the van for more than eight city blocks for over six minutes prior to the accident. The victim suffered brain injuries, a broken collarbone, and lacerated internal organs. With the aid of injury attorneys, she filed a suite against the city of Chicago.
The victim’s pursuit for compensation is well deserved. Traumatic brain injuries send an estimated one million people to the doctor's office each year. Of these, 50,000-100,000 will suffer long-term issues from the injury. The purpose of the skull is to give a hard, protective shield to the brain. However, when the head is strongly shaken, it can harm the brain without showing an external sign of damage. When symptoms of a brain injury arise, after receiving proper medical attention, one should also seek an auto accident attorney.
Automobile accident attorneys are well experienced at handling such cases. Recovering from head injuries can take time, causing one to miss work and other aspects of their daily life. If you have suffered from closed head trauma, resulting in brain injury, you should contact a lawyer about your options. When the victim consulted with her attorneys, she found that there was a party legally at fault beyond just unfortunate circumstance.
The victim filed her suite over negligent police work. Chicago police officers are required to get approval from their supervisors before starting a potentially dangerous pursuit of a vehicle. However, in the pursuit that injured the victim, police officers did not seek permission to follow the stolen van. Witnesses saw the officers pursue the criminal for several blocks, while the police officers deny any such pursuit took place, and contend they were parked a block away when they witnessed the van strike the victim in her car.
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