The Facts about Lucas Bennett’s Severe Traffic Collision and Settlement Process
Lucas Bennett, a labourer at [redacted] Sawmill, was the front passenger in a high-speed collision on Anderson Road, Nanango. The vehicle, driven by an intoxicated friend who took Lucas’s car without consent, rolled over. Lucas sustained traumatic brain injuries, a skull fracture, spinal injury, lung contusions, spleen injury, and psychological trauma. The case involved complex issues of contributory negligence but was settled at mediation for $800,000, accounting for an advance payment and administration fees.