A 44-year-old woman who suffered serious back injuries after being rear-ended by an SUV and another car in a chain-reaction crash in 2016 has reached a $3.2 million settlement to compensate her for her injuries. The woman, Jessica Girard, of New Britain, Conn., was driving her car on Sept. 30, 2016, when she stopped at South and Fulton streets in New Britain to make a left hand turn, according to a recent story on Law.com. As she waited in traffic a Honda Accord behind her was struck by a large SUV from behind, forcing the Accord, which was being driven by Lizette Guzman, into the back of Girard’s Kia Sportage SUV. The Chevrolet Silverado K1500 LT SUV that began the chain reaction crash was being driven by Eric Plourde, the story reported. Girard, who was on her way home from work, immediately felt back pain after the impact and was taken by ambulance to a hospital where she was diagnosed with a herniated lumbar disc and underwent five surgeries over the next two…
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