Jury Awars $49 Million in Car Accident Case

A jury in Ventura County has given an award of over $49 million for a lawsuit involving a man that lost his life and a California Highway Patrol officer that is now a quadriplegic.

The lawsuit is against a truck driver that was found to be driving under the influence as well as transporting marijuana. In December of 2007 Officer Anthony Pedeferri had pulled over motorist Andres Parra on U.S. Highway 101 when the driver ran into both of them, killing Parra and injuring Pedeferri.

After hearing testimony for both sides the jury gave $39 million in damages to the Pedeferri family for his paralyzing damages, while $10.2 million was given to Parra's parents for losing their son.

The driver has been incarcerated since 2008 on a fifteen year sentence.

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