Bicycle Rider Gets Run Over By Truck

Type of Action: Auto/Bicycle collision
Injuries Alleged: Fractured right arm, dislocated left elbow, facial fractures under both eyes and severe dental injury
Name of Case: Confidential
Court: Norfolk Circuit Court
Case No.: Confidential
Tried Before: N/A
Name of Judge: Charles E. Poston
Special Damages: $320,000 medical bills and lost wages past and future
Verdict/Settlement: Settlement
Amount: $1,500,000
Settlement Date: June 13, 2007
Insurer: Allstate
Plaintiff’s Attorney: O.L. “Buz” Gilbert, Norfolk

Plaintiff, a 51-year-old woman, was riding her bicycle with her husband north on Granby Street in downtown Norfolk. Two vehicles were approaching her in the opposite direction, a small pickup truck followed by a sports car driven by the defendant. The evidence was disputed. Plaintiff said the defendant pulled out into her lane to pass the pickup truck. She said she applied her brakes and went over her handlebars to her left and into the oncoming lane. She was run over by the pickup truck, not the defendant’s vehicle. The defendant denied entering her lane.