I read today in the Great Yarmouth Mercury that a lady has been awarded over £300,000 in compensation after having to have her leg amputated as a result of a road traffic accident. It is reported that 27-year-old Emma Woolnough was hit by a motor vehicle driven by an elderly gentlemen. It is suggested that the negligent driver accidentally used the accelerator instead of the break pedal and ended up mounting the pavement on which Miss Woolnough was a pedestrian.
Miss Woolnough, who was making her way to work, was forced against a wall as a result of the accident and severely injured her leg. Consequently, Miss Woolnough suffered horrific injuries and has gone through three unsuccessful operations to save her leg. Miss Woolnough has also had more surgery and has sustained psychological injuries as a result of the accident. The negligent driver has since been given a suspended sentence for dangerous driving, fined £2,000.00, and banned from driving for three years.
If you have had a similar experience or indeed have been involved in any kind of road traffic accident which you do not believe to be your fault, or even if you only consider yourself only partly to blame, then it is likely that you may deserve compensation for the injuries you have subsequently sustained.
The best thing you can do is contact a professional and quality injury lawyer with years of experience dealing with road traffic accidents, and who can provide you with some free legal advice as to whether you have a claim for compensation and how to go about progressing your file.
If you have been approached by the other side’s insurers and they make an offer to compensate you for your injuries, we ask that you assess this cautiously. Ask yourself – why they are making this offer? It is more than likely that the other side’s insurers will try and settle your claim because they want to get the matter sorted for as little cost as possible. In most cases they will try and under settle your claim. What this means is that you will not be able to later make a claim for more compensation if you believe you deserve this because the matter will have already been settled in full and final settlement.
The offer of a quick injection of cash may be appealing, but if you consider that you are probably entitled to thousands of pounds more in compensation, I think you would agree that it is probably worth hanging on, seeking some free legal advice, and letting a quality injury lawyer like those at The Injury Lawyers settle your claim for you, for no cost to yourself and in as quick a time possible.
