Substantial Settlement For Brain Injury Following Trial

I concluded a case recently, subject to Court approval, for a pensioner who was hit by a heavy goods vehicle while crossing the road.

My client, a retired teacher, was walking to his GP surgery locally. In doing so he was required to go via a major roundabout. The underpass was threatening and he therefore crossed at street level. As he did so, and after getting over half way across the road, he was hit by a cement mixer exiting the roundabout.

Liability was fully contested on the basis that my client had placed himself in harms way and failed to look when crossing. The vehicle was not speeding.

Upon further investigation I was able to obtain dash cam footage from the vehicle and tachograph data. Analysis by an accident reconstruction expert showed that my client had been visible to the driver from about 80 metres and there was a window of opportunity to slow and stop the vehicle from when my client first stepped into the carriageway, which was not taken by