Driver paralyzed in crash gets $23.8M

A man who was paralyzed in a broadside crash recovered $23.8 million. In 2004, Andrzej Chraca, then 32, was driving a sport utility vehicle when he was struck by Steve Miles in a state Department of Transportation utility truck. Miles also claimed injuries and sued Chraca and his employer, United Woodworking, for vehicular negligence. The cases were consolidated and tried together. Chraca and Miles both claimed that they had the green light. The jury found Miles 95 percent negligent and Chraca 5 percent negligent. No negligence was found against United Woodworking. Chraca was awarded $25 million, which was reduced to $23.8 million.

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