Tripke vs. Pizza Hut: Settled prior to trial for $850,000.00

Case #BC157261. Plaintiff was traveling eastbound on Sunset Boulevard near the intersection of Las Palmas on his friend's motorcycle. There are three lanes on Sunset going eastbound. At the time of this accident, the light at Cherokee had turned red and traffic had begun to back up. The number #1 and #2 lanes were stopped but the #3 lane was clear for Plaintiff. The Defendant was a driver for Pizza Hut and was westbound on Sunset making a left turn into the strip center driveway for the Pizza Hut where he worked. Defendant made a quick left turn into the driveway in front of the cars stopped in the #1 and #2 lanes. He did not see the Plaintiff and he ended up striking Plaintiff dead center into his left leg, crushing the leg and knocking the motorcycle and the Plaintiff first onto the curb and than eventually into a pole.