Calhoun County, Illinois Go-Kart Accident Results in Settlement
A 16-year-old from Calhoun County, Illinois who was injured in a go-kart accident has received a confidential settlement in a personal injury case.
The incident occurred at a party supervised by parents who did not require the minors riding go-karts to wear helmets. The go-kart track was not secured and, in fact, there was barbed wire not far away.
The potential for danger became a reality when the brakes went out on the go-kart. The minor drove directly into a barbed wire face, permanently scarring his face and resulting in expensive medical bills.
The personal injury suit, filed by Michael P. Glisson from the law firm of WWF&G, claimed that the accident was caused in part by parental neglect. Had the adult supervisors provided or required helmets, or provided a safer riding area, the injury sustained would have been much less severe.
A settlement was reached after depositions but before the case went to trial.
In a study published in 1998 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, statistics showed that 65% of those hospitalized for go-kart injuries were children under the age of 15. More than 10,000 people on average were hospitalized each year.
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