Yesterday, a woman injured by a drunk driver in 2007 was awarded $6.8 million in damages by a eastern Pennsylvania jury.  The Chester County jury ruled that a Coatesville restaurant was guilty of continuing to serve a visibly intoxicated customer.

The customer, Omar Villalava-Martinez, was drinking at the Famous Mexican Restaurant and Bar in Coatesville before he drove and crashed head-on into Ryan Fell’s vehicle four miles down the road.  Villalava-Martinez was an illegal immigrant and has since been deported to Mexico.  The Famous Mexian Restaurant and Bar has closed since the accident.

Since the March 2007 car accident, Ryan Fell of West Brandywine says that she is still in pain from the accident and has remained unemployed ever since.

If you or someone you love has been injured by a drunk driver, contact the Harrisburg DUI accident victim attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511 to learn more about your rights.