Jury awards more than $20 million to Texas A&M student paralyzed by drunk driver
A jury has awarded $23.5 million to a Texas woman who was paralyzed in a drunk driving accident.
Two years ago, 23-year-old Jackie Murphree was in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. Murphree was left paralyzed and with brain damage. Murphree can no longer talk, walk or feed herself as a result of the accident.
The drunk driver was Betty Monroe, who the jury found to be 70% liable for the car accident. Monroe was on her way home after a night of drinking when her car drifted into a section of Highway 380 that was currently closed for construction, broadsiding Murphree.
In addition to Monroe, the jury also found the Texas Department of Transportation and a construction company called Site Concrete partly responsible.
According to the jury, more safety precautions, such as barricades, barrels and markers, should have been in place to prevent Monroe from driving onto the closed pavement.
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