A former police officer was awarded a $1.3 million settlement after an automobile accident left him disabled.
Forty-two year old Kenneth McMillian was responding to the scene of a robbed bank when he slowed to approach a traffic light. Jane Golden was following Office McMillan when she bumped into the rear of McMillian's police cruiser. Golden was driving a car owned by her father's company, Golden Garage and China Outlet. At the time of the accident, she was not on a cell hone and was not distracted. The car accident was a minor bump that caused no foreseeable damage to either vehicle. However, the accident caused McMillian's body to twist and in an unnatural position.
According to the personal injury attorney representing Officer McMillian, "the impact was not a very major impact" yet it managed to temporarily blind Officer McMillian. The collision also caused Officer McMillian nerve damage to his ulner neve making it impossible for him to hold and fire a weapon. McMillian's injury lawyer said, "since McMillian was unable to hold a gun, his career as a police officer was over."
The personal injury lawsuit settled out of court for $1.3 million.
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