Jury awards Connecticut woman $1,309,000 in car/bicycle accident

Case Name:

Kathleen Ipacs v. David Crawford, et al.

Case Number: Unknown

Date: 09/04/01

State: Connecticut

Details:

On August 19, 1996, the plaintiff, Kathleen Ipacs, was riding her bicycle in a northerly direction in the southbound lane of North Quaker Lane in West Hartford. At the intersection of North Quaker Lane and Asylum Avenue, the plaintiff, David Crawford, made a left hand turn from the center of North Quaker Lane onto Asylum Avenue. After making the turn, the plaintiff traveled west against traffic in the right hand lane on Asylum Avenue. Although the plaintiff saw Cranford’s minivan in the right lane on Asylum Avenue, she did not believe that she was in danger. The defendant, who was traveling at a high rate of speed, struck the plaintiff and caused her to suffer multiple injuries. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and awarded $769,000 in economic damages and $540,000 in non-economic damages for a total damages award of $1,309,000.

Verdict Outcome:

Verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $1,309,000