Plaintiff, a 63-year-old Portsmouth resident and member of the Patriot Guard Motorcycle Association, was on a mission to attend a funeral for a fallen veteran when the defendant, driving an F-250 Ford pickup truck, crossed the double yellow lines and struck the left front of the plaintiff’s Harley Davidson. 

Plaintiff was admitted to the hospital with the following diagnosis: 

multiple left rib fractures; left grade two renal laceration; 

left adrenal hematoma; left colonic hematoma; 

small left retroperi-toneal hematoma; left closed distal severely comminuted femur fracture; 

right elbow fracture dislocation; right distal radius fracture; 

left 2nd metatarsal fracture and 3rd and 4th proximal phalanx fractures; 

left distal phalanx fracture of the great toe; 

non-insulin dependent diabetes; hemorrhagic shock; 

and renal insufficiency. 

ZYDRON Plaintiff was treated from Dec. 20, 2011, until November 2012. Medical specials totaled $201,188.52, together with a life care plan of $116,759.87. 

Plaintiff has recovered with some disabilities and returned to part-time work. 

The case resolved via negotiated settlement.[13-T-095]