Coral Gables lawyers won a nearly $38 million verdict against a major tire manufacturer after a cement truck blew out tire and rolled over, leaving the driver quadriplegic.

Plaintiff Robert Benedict was on a cement delivery in Chesterfield, Virginia, in 2014 when the Hankook Tire Co. tire broke apart and sent the truck veering off the road. The truck hit an embankment and flipped, pinning Benedict in the cab. A witness, an ex-Marine who served in Kuwait, said the crash was so violent it would stick with him forever, plaintiffs attorney Jay Halpern said.

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