$534,277

Case Details

The 26-year-old plaintiff was a passenger in a car that collided with an ambulance at midnight in April 1995. The car driver, defendant Baker, was also seriously injured, and a passenger in the ambulance was killed. The plaintiff claimed that the ambulance ran a red light without its siren or flashing lights activated. The ambulance driver admitted entering the intersection against a red light, but claimed that his siren and lights were on and the Baker pulled out in front of him at the last minute. Eyewitness testimony differed as to whether the siren and lights were on. The plaintiff was ejected from the vehicle and suffered injuries to her head, arm and leg. She recovered well and was able to return to her job as a nurse, but still had some impairment of leg and arm function.