Linda, 28, was ridding from work one afternoon when as she turned right into a minor road from a major road was struck by a speeding delivery van.
She sustained very serious injuries including a major head injury, a broken leg and an amputated arm.
Linda lost consciousness in the bicycle accident and was taken to hospital by air ambulance. She was in a coma for 65 days, when she regained consciousness could not recognize her husband Bob for a while.
The van driver was drunk at the time of the incident. Once the insurance company discovered this, they wanted to settle Linda’s claim for five thousand pounds.
Linda was still in hospital having difficulty speaking and coming to terms with her condition when the insurance company wrote to her making their offer.
Bob knew someone who had a bike injury claim. The man got a reasonable sum of money for his injury although he was not in hospital for long.
In Linda’s case, however, her injuries were serious, a fractured skull, broken leg and amputated arm prevented her from returning to work as well as managing on her own. She had a bicycle accident claim, and her husband knew it and went to a lawyer.
Because Bob had a friend who had a bike injury claim, he knew which lawyer to contact.
The lawyer interviewed both Linda and Bob and found out more about the injury and detailed facts about the accident.
As a result of the head injury, Linda was having difficulties concentrating, poor memory, loss of sense of smell and taste, she also unintentionally repeated herself.
In fact, the doctors advised Linda that she may never resume her previous job as a teacher. Had Bob not gone to a lawyer, Linda would have been seriously under-compensated by thousands of pounds. The poor lady was struck by a drunken driver with a history of drink driving convictions.
The employers of the van driver were to blame for the bicycle accident. Not only did they employ this man to drive their van knowing he had previous convictions for drink driving, but they also kept him in his job after the accident.
The employers were at fault in more ways than one, as it later transpired that the chances of the accident happening might have been increased by the van itself having faulty brakes. The company knew that the breaks were bad but put off repairing them so that they could save some money.
Linda could have been killed in this terrible accident and the insurance company tried to settle her claim for a misery sum of five thousand pounds only. Fortunately Bob held out for a cyclist accident claims lawyer.
The first thing the lawyer did was to ask for an interim payment of ten thousand pounds to help Linda and her family cope with the extra expenses that had become necessary following the accident.
The injury lawyer also quickly organised a rehabilitation program for Linda to help her regain some of her independent living.
While no amount of money can truly compensate a person for the pain and suffering caused by such traumatic injuries, it’s only right that the victim should be awarded full damages for their loss.
Families of loved ones such as Bob, who had to take time off his work to look after his wife, should also be paid the amount that they have lost.
Full compensation can make it possible for victims of bicycle accidents to retain their homes as well. In the case of Linda she was not able to go back to work but Bob eventually resumed his job.
Linda’s lawyer helped her to get full compensation for the serious injuries that shuttered her life.
The settlement enabled Linda and Bob to pay off the mortgage on their home and didn’t have to worry about money.
Full compensation was possible for Linda because Bob knew not to accept the derisory amount the insurance company offered her at first. The family is now in a better position both financially and physically.
Anyone can learn from Linda and her bicycle accident experience. She got compensated in full because her husband knew someone who had a bike claim. To get a lawyer about any injury that is not your fault,
contact Balinda and Co now on
0800 321 3287 and find out how we can help.