It took a Lackawanna County jury less
than two hours to award $4.3 million to a Lake Ariel man who suffered severe
injuries when the motorcycle he was driving struck a piece of timber lying on
the North Scranton Expressway. Scott Wilson, RD 6, Box 26, Lake Ariel, was
driving his 1980 BMW motorcycle south on the expressway about ½ mile north of
the North Main Avenue exit ramp when he struck a wooden timber, measuring 6' x
5" x 3" which had been lying across the southbound passing lane. The
32-year-old man was thrown from the vehicle and suffered spinal fractures with
spinal cord injury resulting in permanent paraplegia. The jury found Russell
Jenkins, 1024 Moosic St., and Matthew Smith, 1371 N. Washington Ave., negligent
for placing the timber on the roadway and responsible for the injuries sustained
by Wilson. The jury’s award includes $2,925,000 for past and future pain,
suffering, embarrassment humiliation, diminished well-being and loss of
enjoyment of life, $975,000 is lost earnings, $11,000 for disfigurement,
$400,000 for medical expenses and $28,100 in punitive damages. A co-defendant,
John Wrobleski, 1371 N. Washington Ave., entered a settlement with the plaintiff
before the trial ended. The plaintiff was represented by Attorney Matthew A.
Cartwright.
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