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On Oct. 8, 2009, Kristin Gosell was driving northbound on the Willow Road exit ramp from Interstate 294<\/a> when the defendant, 42-year-old Hope Lerman, ran a red light on eastbound Willow Road and T-boned the driver\u2019s side of Gosell\u2019s car. Both cars were totaled in the high-speed crash. Gosell was trapped inside her car for 20 minutes until the Glenview Fire Department <\/a>personnel could extract her from the vehicle.<\/p>\n

She was taken by ambulance to Glenbrook Hospital where she was treated and released. However, Gosell, 39, sustained herniated discs at C3-4 and C5-6, soft tissue injuries to her neck, back and ribs and bruising to her chest and stomach. She underwent physical therapy, was treated by a pain specialist and first saw an orthopedist, Dr. Jay Levin, in October 2012. She had presented evidence of $34,851 for her medical expenses and also claimed lost time from her job as a teacher.<\/p>\n

Dr. Levin testified that Gosell\u2019s disc condition was permanent, but she was not a candidate for follow-up surgery.<\/p>\n

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