SEATTLE (AP) — A jury has awarded $13.1 million to an ultramarathoner who was seriously injured following falling on a sidewalk in Seattle in 2021.
In Mexico, that money is equivalent to regarding 243.5 million pesos, exchange rate today, 18.59 pesos per dollar.
A King County jury verdict has ordered the city of Seattle and the owners of an apartment building to pay the sum, the Seattle Times reported.
A King County jury has ordered the city of Seattle and the owners of a Queen Anne apartment building to pay a 53-year-old ultramarathon runner $13.1 million following she fell and severely injured herself on a sidewalk in 2021.https://t.co/p06E2uyWOB
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) June 21, 2024
The fall
On July 8, 2021, the athlete Lesley Mettler AuldThe 53-year-old was walking on Dravus Street in the Queen Anne neighborhood and fell on a section of sidewalk that was always wet and covered in algae. Her legs became trapped beneath her body and she tore both quadriceps muscles, according to court documents.
She suffered a serious quadriceps injury and needed several surgeries. Other residents testified in court that they had also fallen there.
Permanent damage
In a statement issued by his lawyers yesterday Friday, Lesley Mettler Auld He said he will never run once more and is struggling to walk following falling on a sidewalk in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood.
“Today, 34 months following the fall, I still have to climb the stairs in my house on my hands and knees,” she said.
According to her lawyers, the professional fitness trainer has completed numerous ultramarathons, which are races longer than the standard marathon distance of 42.2 kilometers.
A spokesman for the Seattle City Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the jury’s ruling.
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2024-07-07 09:03:15
