NYC driver wins $10.5M settlement from Port Authority after metal debris on George Washington Bridge shoots through skull: court docs
A lucky-to-be-alive Bronx driver scored a whopping $10.5 million settlement after metal debris on the George Washington Bridge smashed into his windshield and through his head, leaving him with life-altering brain injuries, court papers show. Joseph Rosario — 28 at the time — was driving over the span on March 2, 2020, when a 24-inch steel suspension from a truck that had been lying on the roadway catapulted into his 2015 Chrysler 200.
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A lucky-to-be-alive Bronx driver scored a whopping $10.5 million settlement after metal debris on the George Washington Bridge smashed into his windshield and through his head, leaving him with life-altering brain injuries, court papers show. Joseph Rosario — 28 at the time — was driving over the span on March 2, 2020, when a 24-inch steel suspension from a truck that had been lying on the roadway catapulted into his 2015 Chrysler 200. The metal gruesomely shot directly through Rosario’s head, striking his skull so hard that the debris landed in his back seat, according to the lawsuit, which was filed that August in Essex, New Jersey, court. He was rushed to Hackensack Meridian Health, where he had to undergo multiple brain surgeries — Rosario’s skull was fractured, and he suffered from significant brain swelling, court papers said.
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- A lucky-to-be-alive Bronx driver scored a whopping $10.5 million settlement after metal debris on the George Washington Bridge smashed into his windshield and through his head, leaving him with life-altering brain injuries, court papers show. Joseph Rosario — 28 at the time — was driving over the span on March 2, 2020, when a 24-inch steel suspension from a truck that had been lying on the roadway catapulted into his 2015 Chrysler 200.
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