West Virginia Woman Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury after Truck Accident
By John Cooper, Truck Accident Lawyer
A West Virginia (WV) woman was driving her car on a Martinsburg road when a truck slammed into her vehicle causing a major wreck.
The car was practically crushed and the damage was so bad that it was virtually impossible to look inside to determine the severity of her injuries.
“The passenger-side door was [smashed] in so much that it was pretty much against [the] driver’s seat and [the] driver’s-side door was against the side of the hill, so there was no way to really get in other than the back window,” which was broken out, said Deputy Brandon Haynes.
Deputy Haynes put forth a heroic effort at the scene of the accident to keep the victim alive. They are fortunate to still be with us, but it appears their injuries have completely altered their quality of life and may never fully recover.
The victim suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of this terrible accident. Doctors indicate they are blind and will need to learn basic functions like eating and walking. In addition, they routinely suffer from high fevers since the area of the brain that was damaged controls body temperature. Hopefully, the victim, who is only 24 years old, will be able to gain some semblance of their former life.
This accident illustrates the damage that can be done in a car/truck wreck. The difference in size, weight, and height between the two vehicles is so vast that the brunt of the damage is usually inflicted upon the car (and whoever is in it).
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February 18, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, brain, car, Cooper, crash, injury, traumatic, truck, wreck, WV Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics
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