# Wrongful Death - Motor Vehicle Collision | Fowler Helsel Vogt Injury Lawyers **Table of Contents***[*Expand*]* 1. Facts of the Case 2. Legal Strategy 3. Settlement Terms 4. Conclusion Case Result **$1.54** Million [Start Your Free Consultation Today](https://www.fhvlaw.com/contact-us/) ## Case Summary Fowler | Helsel | Vogt successfully obtained a verdict of $1,535,424 on behalf of two minor children who tragically lost their father in a car crash. The Defendant driver had a $100,000 automobile insurance policy that the insurance carrier refused to offer to the children. The Defendant argued the crash was entirely caused by our clients’ father because he ran a stop sign. The jury felt different and returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiffs in the amount of $1,535,424. ## Facts of the Case The decedent was driving home from work and approaching an intersection with another highway. At the same time, the Defendant driver was approaching the same intersection from a different direction. Decedent admittedly rolled through the stop sign at the intersection immediately prior to the fatal collision. Fowler | Helsel | Vogt conducted a download of the electronic data recorder of Defendant’s vehicle after the crash and determined that his cruise control was set at 63 mph (in a 55 mph zone) when he entered the intersection and collided with Decedent’s vehicle. EDR data retrieved from Defendant’s vehicle further confirmed Defendant never braked and never made any other evasive maneuver prior to the collision. The decedent driver was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. ## Legal Strategy The investigating officer concluded our clients’ father was entirely at fault for the collision and his death. Our legal team reconstructed the crash with an expert engineer and the data retrieved from the EDR download of Defendant’s vehicle. We also uncovered through discovery that Defendant was on his cell phone at the time of the crash. We presented all of this evidence to a jury, who returned a verdict of $1,535,424 in favor of our clients. ## Settlement Terms Prior to trial, the insurance company offered Fowler | Helsel | Vogt $60,000 to resolve the case. F | H | V rejected that offer and took the case to trial where a jury awarded our clients a verdict of $1,535,424 for the loss of their father. ## Conclusion Insurance companies are usually not fair when it comes to offered settlements. This case exemplifies that statement. Instead of taking the officer’s conclusions at face value, Fowler | Helsel | Vogt dug in and conducted its own investigation and crash analysis to determine that Defendant shared fault in this tragic collision. A jury saw the truth and awarded a fair verdict to our clients – over 25 times the amount the insurance company offered before trial. Every case is different. The results shown here reflect the specific facts and circumstances of each matter and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future case. [View All Case Results](https://www.fhvlaw.com/results/) ## More Case Results [**$6** Million ### Wrongful Death Motor Vehicle Collision After Clients Placed At Fault Fowler | Helsel | Vogt secured a policy limits settlement of $6,000,000 on behalf of our clients. The settlement stemmed from a motor vehicle collision that resulted in… View Case Details](https://www.fhvlaw.com/results/wrongful-death-motor-vehicle-collision-after-clients-placed-at-fault/) [**$2.63** Million ### Wrongful Death Motor Vehicle Collision Involving a Flatbed Truck Backing Across Roadway Fowler | Helsel | Vogt secured a huge settlement of $2,625,000 on behalf of an adult client who lost his elderly father when a flatbed truck with exposed… View Case Details](https://www.fhvlaw.com/results/wrongful-death-motor-vehicle-collision-involving-a-flatbed-truck-backing-across-roadway/) [**$2.6** Million ### ATV v. Truck Collision Involving Employee in the Course and Scope of Employment Fowler | Helsel | Vogt secured a life-changing settlement for our 20 year-old client in the amount of $2,600,000. Our client sustained major injuries when a pick-up truck… View Case Details](https://www.fhvlaw.com/results/atv-v-truck-collision-involving-employee-in-the-course-and-scope-of-employment/) --- Source: https://www.fhvlaw.com/results/wrongful-death-motor-vehicle-collision/