November 20th, 2008
Compensation has been awarded to the family of a man who died after he was hit by a car.
Tony Gate, a highways worker, was struck by a vehicle being driven by 28-year-old Julie Verrall in 2003 as he put out roadworks signs, Hartlepool Today attests.
Although he survived the crash, he was left with serious brain damage and spent three years in a vegetative state in a nursing home before dying from pneumonia in 2006.
No criminal charges were brought against the driver, but Mr Gate’s family took legal action against her insurers.
They have now agreed to take some responsibility for the incident and have agreed on an undisclosed sum of compensation in an out of court settlement.
Linda Hughes, Mr Gate’s sister, said she was pleased with the new development.
"Tony was never able to tell us what happened on that day and now we feel the final piece of the puzzle has been found," she commented.
According to the Department for Transport, 2,943 people were killed on Britain’s roads in 2007.
Tags: Accident Compensation, Accident Victim, Brain Damage, Car Accident, Court Settlement, Crash, Criminal Charges, Family Car, Family Man, Linda Hughes, Nursing Home, Piece Of The Puzzle, Pneumonia, Signs, Spent Three, Undisclosed Sum, Vegetative State, Victim Compensation
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June 27th, 2008
A construction worker who fell from 18 feet from a cooling tower has won his claim for compensation, it has been reported.
Following the accident at Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire, Stephen Deakes of Stainforth suffered serious head and chest injuries and requires around-the-clock care.
Mr Deakes was installing plastic packing inside the cooling tower when the accident occurred, according to the Thorne Gazette.
Judge Reddihough ruled at Sheffield Crown Court that employers Thermal Energy Construction Ltd would have to pay a sum large enough to cover Mr Deake’s life-long care and any future specialist equipment he requires.
Hi wife Amanda commented: "Without the settlement we would constantly be worrying about where the money was coming from for his physiotherapy, communication aids, wheelchairs and anything else that crops up in the future."
Recently, a worker in the US spent three hours bleeding after an accident involving the fan blades of a rooftop cooling tower, reports the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Tags: Chest Injuries, Clock Care, Communication Aids, Construction Ltd, Construction Worker, Cooling Tower, Crops, Crown Court, Fan Blades, Las Vegas Review Journal, Oxfordshire, Plastic Packing, Sheffield, Specialist Equipment, Spent Three, Thermal Energy, Thorne, Vegas Review Journal, Wheelchairs, Wife Amanda
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