School’s Insurer to Cover Michigan Runner’s $4.5M Injury Lawsuit Settlement

November 19, 2018

A runner who sued his Michigan high school cross-country coach after he was severely injured during a dark early-morning practice has settled the case for $4.5 million.

In 2011, Kersch Ray was a 13-year-old member of the Chelsea High School cross-country team. Runners stopped at an intersection for a “do not walk” symbol but then crossed a road. A vehicle struck Ray and another teammate.

Ray’s family blamed the coach, Eric Swager, and filed a lawsuit. The Ann Arbor News reports that Ray suffered a traumatic brain injury and is permanently disabled.

Attorney Ven Johnson says the settlement will be covered by the Chelsea district’s insurance carrier.

Ray now is 20 years old.

Topics Lawsuits Carriers Michigan

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