…A 17-year-old girl was a passenger in her boyfriend’s car travelling on a country road. The boyfriend lost control on a curve, crossing the center line and striking an on-coming vehicle head on. The young woman suffered life-threatening injuries, including a torn aorta, the main artery of the heart, as well as broken bones in her face and leg. She stayed almost a month in the hospital and had to repeat her senior year of high school. After negotiations, the case settled for a lump-sum up front cash settlement plus monthly payments for ten years.
