A California court has ordered Barron Hilton, the younger brother of the infamous Paris Hilton, to pay $4.9 million to a gas station attendant he struck with his vehicle.
In 2008, Hilton was reportedly driving erratically down Pacific Coast Highway when he swung into a gas station and hit the attendant, Fernando Tellez, with his Mercedes-Benz. Hilton was arrested with a blood-alcohol level of 0.14%, and later charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Hilton denied he had driven the vehicle that struck Tellez.
Hilton's drunk driving accident caused the gas station attendant, Tellez, to suffer permanent injuries. Tellez was out of work for a "significant amount of time" and had numerous surgeries.
The court awarded Tellez with $4.6 million for pain and suffering, medical expenses and loss of earnings. The judgment also awarded Tellez $225,000 in punitive damages, and another $71,000 for interest on the damages.
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