Jeffersonville Jury Awards $42,500 in Two-Vehicle Collision

A passenger filed suit after a two-vehicle collision on January 2, 2020, near the intersection of S.R. 60 and East St. Joe Road outside Sellersburg, Kentucky. The plaintiff was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle that collided with another vehicle operated by the defendant. Few details were available regarding the specifics of the collision or the nature of the plaintiff's claimed injuries.

The plaintiff filed a lawsuit in Jeffersonville, alleging the defendant was responsible for causing the crash. The plaintiff also initially presented an uninsured/underinsured motorist claim against an insurance carrier, but later stipulated to its dismissal. The defendant disputed the plaintiff's allegations of fault and challenged the nature and extent of the claimed injuries. The defendant also asserted a failure to mitigate defense and implicated the fault of the plaintiff's driver in the collision.

Following a jury trial in Jeffersonville, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Damages totaling $42,500 were awarded, and the court entered a judgment for that amount.