Crash-injury driver wins £3.6m payout

Andrew Chin, 39, was awarded the equivalent of £3.6m by a judge at Liverpool Crown Court who heard how he was thrown forward by the force of the crash in 2008 and smashed his head on the steering wheel.

The injuries sustained by the father-of-two, from Birmingham, were so severe he now faces a lifetime of painful rehabilitation, can never work and relies on his family for help with basic tasks.

Wife Michelle, 32, said: “It has been an incredibly hard few years for our family, and I don’t think anyone can imagine how devastating a brain injury can be, it’s turned our lives upside down.”

The driver has since been convicted of driving without due care and attention.