This accident involved a car vs car accident.

At the time of the accident, Plaintiff was completely stopped with the vehicle’s flashers on at a railroad crossing when suddenly without any warning, Defendant rearended Plaintiff’s vehicle at a high rate of speed, 40-50 mph causing his van to be pushed over the tracks. Plaintiff’s van displayed a yellow and black sign stating “STOPS AT RAILROAD CROSSING.” Plaintiff’s van displayed the forgoing sign since his job involved transportation of kids and Plaintiff was required by law to stop at Rail Road crossings.

Despite wearing their seat belts, as a result of the severe impact, Plaintiffs’ bodies were jolted forward and backward. The force of the impact caused Plaintiff’s seat to break causing him to fall backwards. As a result of the subject accident, Plaintiff had to undergo spinal cord surgery at the C6-C7 level to gain relief from the disc rupture caused by the car accident.

The subject car accident drastically affected Plaintiff’s daily life activities.