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pedestrian vs mta bus accident
This action involved a tragic accident wherein Defendant, MTA’s employee
negligently made a left turn and struck Plaintiff while she was walking within the cross-walk,
on a “walk” sign, at the intersection of Huntington Drive and Eastern, in the city of Los
Angeles. As a result of the collision, Plaintiff lost consciousness and had to be transported
by ambulance to the the intensive care unit at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center
wherein she remained unconscious for three (3) days. A CT scan revealed a basilar skull
fracture. Ms. Medina was diagnosed with cerebral contusion with a basal skull, right frontal
contrecoup cerebral contusion, bilateral hemotympanum, and multiple facial traumas..
The reporting officer found Defendant MTA driver to have been in violation of
Vehicle Code §21950(A). The officer also observed that Plaintiff had sustained “severe
injuries” which included a “fractured skull and bloody nose.”
As a result of the accident, Plaintiff was diagnosed with having suffered brain injury.
Prior to the subject accident, however, Plaintiff was an active person engaging in such
activities such as running, biking and other social activities. In fact, Plaintiff was training
to run in the Marathon. However, following the accident, Plaintiff was limited to walking
because her balance having been affected by the brain injury and knee injury as a result
of the accident. In addition to physical limitations, Plaintiff suffered from emotional and
cognitive problems. Plaintiff developed phobia like fears of buses and was afraid of getting
run over again as a pedestrian. Plaintiff suffered from depression and cried day and night
because her life is not the same. Due to cognitive injuries, Plaintiff would forget simple
task such as paying her bills on time, forgetting doctors appointments, paying the wrong
amount for rent, forgetting her cell phone etc. Prior to the accident, Plaintiff was extremely
proud of her memory and her employers relied on her to remind them of any matters.
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