Jury awards $6 million to badly injured Brevard man - Florida Today
Jury awards $6 million to badly injured Brevard man A Brevard County jury has awarded a man $6 million in damages after his attorneys argued that a Merritt Island woman was negligent when she crashed into his scooter on the Pineda Causeway in... com/1UuhgH4 A Brevard County jury has awarded a man $6 million in damages after his attorneys argued that a Merritt Island woman was negligent when she crashed into his scooter on the Pineda Causeway in 2011. The verdict was rendered last week in... “He is alert and he is aware of what has been taken from him in terms of his life,” said Mark Packo, the attorney who represented Jones’ daughter and legal guardian in the lawsuit. Packo said the monetary judgment is needed to help with Jones’ ongoing medical care. The crash happened at about 7:30 a. m. on April 21, 2011 when Jones was driving westbound across the Pineda Causeway to make a doctor’s appointment. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that Christina Araj was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban and was distracted when she struck Jones from behind, sending him careening head-first into the windshield. She was distracted and looking in the rearview mirror when it happened," Packo said of the accident. Jones ended up having eight brain surgeries, with doctors removing a portion of his skull to relieve pressure on his brain. Source: www.floridatoday.com
