Boston Accident and Injury Lawyer
A claim filed in United States District Court filed by a 28 year old Derry, New Hampshire mother on behalf of herself and her deceased 6-year-old son settled on the eve of trial for $2.5 million.
The mother was driving a motor vehicle northbound on Interstate 93 in February, 2007 in a snowstorm and icy conditions when her the vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer, which jack knifed while attempting to pass her. Her car was dragged several hundred yards.
The boy was killed instantly and the mother suffered grave injuries, including a concussion, a lacerated liver, a fractured right hip and a collapsed lung. She remained in a coma for five days without knowing that her son had died in the accident.