Six-figure personal injury compensation paid to woman in road crash
27 Aug 2010
Personal
injury compensation has been paid to a woman who had to have a
leg amputated after being involved in a road traffic
accident.
Lisa Bennett, 43, had been studying for a nursing degree and was
riding her motorbike to a night shift at her local hospital in
December 2004, according to the Bournemouth Echo.
She was badly hurt in the crash, injuring her left knee, her
shoulder and breaking several of her ribs.
However, most of the damage was to her right leg, which doctors
were unable to save. The victim had to have it amputated below the
knee.
Despite having four operations to repair nerve damage, Ms Bennett
is still largely confined to a wheelchair and is unable to
work.
"My life has changed forever. I lost my leg, my dream career, my
whole way of life," she told the newspaper.
Ms Bennett decided to take legal action against the driver of the
vehicle that hit her, who has not been named for legal
reasons.
In a new development, their insurer has now agreed to a personal
injury compensation payout of GBP 800,000 after admitting
liability.
This comes after a similar case last month in which motorbike rider
Anthony Williams, 33, was knocked off his vehicle by another road
user, the Swindon Advertiser reported.
He was awarded GBP 650,000 for the pain and suffering he was
caused.
According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents,
motorcyclists make up the largest proportion of road casualties
each year.
