Kyle Graham and Weston Edward, both twelve year olds from Kannapolis, NC, were riding go-karts in front of Kyle’s house recently, when they were struck by a minivan in a hit-and-run accident. The driver of the van took off after hitting the boys, and was arrested by police later that night. The driver, sixty year old James Johnson was allegedly operating the vehicle without a license.
Kyle’s grandfather, Gary Dunwell, witnessed the accident, and at first believed that the boys were dead. Chris Mullis, a passerby, rushed to help the boys, and said he believed they were dead at first, too, as neither boy was moving. Both were taken to the hospital where Kyle was reported in fair condition and Weston was reported in critical condition. According to Westin Edward’s family, Westin suffered a broken femur, pelvis, hip, and arm, and has had a kidney removed and may possibly lose his spleen.
Hit and run accidents that cause catastrophic injury leave not only medical and therapy bills but also emotional scars that last a lifetime. At Callahan & Blaine, California’s premier litigation firm, our attorneys are practiced at negotiating and litigating complex personal injury cases like this one.
Our firm recently won a $50 million settlement in a similar hit and run case that took place in Dana Point, California. That settlement has been certified by West Trial Digest as the largest personal injury settlement in the history of the United States. When other law firms turned down the case, Callahan & Blaine took it on, and we are proud of to have won such an astonishing award for our clients.
Callahan & Blaine uses its 25 years of experience to accomplish record breaking jury verdicts and settlements. If you or someone you know has been catastrophically injured or killed in an accident, contact Callahan & Blaine for expert personal injury representation.
