Drag Racing Crash Settlement: Family of Injured Girl Receives $3 Million

The family of an 11-year-old girl gravely injured in a high-speed drag racing accident in East Brunswick settled for $3 million. Case shows that careless driving has serious repercussions.

Andrew Williams and Boston V. Stanley crashed in Ryders Lane on May 24, 2023, while racing. Williams lost control and hit a car ahead, according to court documents. The third vehicle skidded across the road and hit a northbound automobile carrying a small child and her mother after this first accident.

A girl’s brain injury and spinal fracture hurt her family. Legal processes showed the drivers lost control and drove carelessly, causing this life-changing accident.

The amount was split between two driving families. Minor Andrew Williams and his mother bought the crashed 2022 Cadillac CT4-V for $1,743,500. The Ford F-150 cost Boston Stanley $1,256,000. Stanley pleaded guilty to automobile assault but avoided jail. A minor at the time of the crash, Williams received five years probation.

The compensation ends a terrible, preventable catastrophe that shows drag racing’s perils on public highways. It also emphasizes cautious driving, especially in residential and high-traffic regions where a slight mistake can have dire effects.

They offer some financial compensation, but legal experts say they cannot entirely recompense victims and their families for physical and mental agony. The case shows parents’ greater responsibility for kids’ serious accidents, especially dangerous driving.

Local authorities want tougher traffic restrictions and public awareness of illicit street racing’s effects. Disaster prevention needs education and legal enforcement.

A $3 million settlement helps the youngster and her family pay for medical treatment and rehabilitation while raising awareness of irresponsible driving’s grave consequences.

Sources:

East Brunswick drag racing accident court docs

Local May 2023 Ryders Lane crash news

State traffic and safety laws