Woman paralyzed in I-55 crash after driver swerved to avoid pothole awarded $60M

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date April 15, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated April 15, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/woman-left-paralyzed-in-i-55-crash-after-driver-swerved-to-avoid-pothole-awarded-63m/3923393/

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A 31-year-old woman from suburban Minooka who was paralyzed in a rollover crash on I-55 was awarded a $60 million settlement against several companies involved in construction on the highway that her attorneys say left the road in an unsafe condition. Sarah Grasser of Minooka was left paraplegic af...