Injury case leads to $1.3 million award
New Roads – A civil jury in 18th Judicial District Court awarded $1.3 million from Boh Bros. Construction to Shasta Pritchard for injuries suffered in a Pointe Coupee Parish traffic accident.
Pritchard was traveling on La. 1 on June 15, 2005, when she started to pass a Boh Bros. truck. As she did, the truck began a left turn. Pritchard applied her brakes, but skidded into the truck drivers side door.
She sustained serious injuries and required four surgeries.
Her grandson, Brayden Pritchard, also was injured but managed to pull her out of the car.
The jury found Boh Brothers 75 percent at fault and Pritchard 25 percent at fault, according to a check of court documents on Friday.
Pritchard was represented by Robert Marionneaux Jr., Barrett Burkart Jr., Lewis Unglesby and Chris Pierce.
Boh Bros. was represented by Ward LaFleur.