A Tarrant County jury returned a $39 million verdict last week in a civil case over a car crash that ended with a Good Samaritan losing both of his legs, according to court documents.
The plaintiff, David Vaughn, was driving along Texas Highway 121 in Hurst on the night of Aug. 26, 2022, when he found an SUV stopped in his lane of travel, according to the lawsuit. Vaughn steered to avoid the SUV, but clipped the back corner before stopping in front of the vehicle to offer assistance to the driver, Theresa Arrington, the suit stated.
After Vaughn got out of his car, a Nissan Sentra driven by another defendant, Bamwesige Kisuuli, entered the scene at a high rate of speed, according to the suit. Kisuuli swerved, over-corrected and lost control of his car as he tried to avoid hitting Arrington’s SUV, the suit stated…