Motorist Passing Through Intersection Struck By First Vehicle, Immediately Hit By Second, Settled for $340,000

On a brisk afternoon, S.Y. was wrapping up a day spent at the park exercising with his dogs. Tired and ready to return home, he loaded them into his vehicle, and they set out. As S.Y. navigated toward their destination, he came up to an intersection controlled by a traffic signal. Traveling straight with the green light, he proceeded to enter. At that moment, a vehicle making an illegal turn through a red arrow forcefully collided with S.Y.’s car resulting in a heavy front-end impact. Although S.Y.’s air bag deployed, he was jostled from the force of the accident and felt instant pain in his knee, neck, and back. With his vehicle totaled and immobile in the center of the intersection, he exited his car to assess the damage. Dazed and still in shock, he returned to the driver’s seat of his vehicle to call the police. As he leaned over to comfort his anxious dogs, S.Y. was almost immediately and once again rocked by the force of another impact. Incredibly, his vehicle had now been hit by a second driver within seconds of his re-entry, moments after being initially struck by the first. Already in pain from the first accident, S.Y. suffered further injuries to his neck, back, and knee while also smashing his head into a window and damaging his elbow. With layers of injuries, S.Y. was rushed to the hospital. Upon understanding what had happened to him, S.Y. was determined to make things right, which was why he made the choice to put his trust into the well-established personal injury firm. Hill & Moin LLP. Reflecting on his time working with them, S.Y. praised the attorneys and staff for their steady commitment to working towards securing a resolution. Through a balance of strategy and persistence, Hill & Moin netted S.Y. a $340,000 settlement award for his traumatic event. Lucky to be alive, S.Y. is spending his days appreciating his family and his dogs, saving his settlement for the road of life’s next unexpected bump.