South Croydon Reveller Sues Lorry Driver After Being Injured In Collision
A lorry driver who drove into a drunken reveller is being sued under claims that he should have realised the reveller was drunk. A resident of South Croydon, Carl Heaven has filed a suit against Brian Williams and Containerlift Services claiming an “unlimited” amount of money in damages, having suffered multiple broken bones after he was hit by the back of a 44 tonne lorry.
The plumber claims that as a result of his painful injuries, he was unable to return to work for more than seven months. Mr Heaven’s lawyers argue that Mr Williams should have realised “given the time of night and their appearance”, that the plumber and his friend “were likely to be drunk and likely to behave unpredictably”.
Mr. Heaven’s solicitors contend that he should have “stopped completely or reduced his speed to a point where he was almost stationary”, so he could observe the pair of revellers using his wing mirrors. The legal team also added that the trucker should have realised the probability that his rear wheels could have collided with Mr Heaven.
At the time of the accident, Mr. Heaven, a 32-year-old plumber and his friend were both drunk on the High Street in Abingdon, Oxon at about 2.45am on June 20, 2007.
An employee at the Essex-based Containerlift Services, Mr. Williams was at the time of the accident taking a left turn from Bridge Street into the High Street. According to the police statement, this is when he says he saw the revellers “larking around” in the middle of the road.
After “waving” at Mr. Williams, a resident of the Isle of Wight, the revellers moved on to the kerb on the left side of the road, as the trucker drove past them. Mr. Heaven then claims that the back wheels of the lorry caught him and dragged him “a significant distance” along the road, leaving him with injuries including a broken left arm in three places, a broken right arm and right leg.
Having filed his personal injury claim on June 18 this year, Mr. Heaven could win damages worth thousands of pounds.
A hearing date has not yet been set for the case.
For specialist advice and to find out whether you might be entitled to make an accident claim, visit Duncan Gibbins Solicitors for personal injury claim advice.
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