MOTOR VEHICLE

US DISTRICT COURT, TALLAHASSEE

The U.S government is on the hook for more than $700,000 in damages for a collision involving a U.S. Interior Department employee.

Sarah Crawford, then 32, was entering a Tallahassee intersection when her car collided with a pickup truck being driven by the federal worker, who turned left across Crawford's path Jan. 9, 2017. Crawford claimed the accident caused thoracic outlet syndrome, painful compression of nerves in the torso. She was told she will require resection of her ribs to relieve the compression. She also claimed  she will require lifelong physical therapy.

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, who presided over the trial, awarded damages of $702,212.

Case: Crawford v. United States of America

Case No.: 4:18-cv-00188-MW-CAS

Plaintiffs attorneys: James G. Biggart II and Craig Richards, Morgan & Morgan, Tallahassee

Defense attorneys: Winifred L. Acosta and Marie A. Moyle, U.S. Attorney's Office, Tallahassee