In personal injury news, a San Mateo County jury has ordered Caltrans to pay $12.2 million to a teen who remains in a coma after being struck by a car in Millbrae on March 28, 2006, the San Mateo Daily Journal reported last week. Emily Liou was 17 when she was struck by a Toyota on El Camino Real more than fours ago. She suffered a traumatic brain injury and remains in a permanent vegetative state.
At trial, Liou's attorney argued that the crosswalk where the accident occurred was dangerous because it sits on a rise where it is hard for or drivers to spot pedestrians. In the 15 years leading up to Liou's 2006 accident, three other pedestrians were killed in the same crosswalk. The jury found the driver 30% responsible, Caltrans 40% responsible and the victim 20% responsible.
Sources: San Mateo Daily Journal
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