Mum who lost leg in hit-and-run crash settles £1m legal action against driver

A mum who lost her leg in a hit-and-run crash has settled a £1m legal action against the driver.

Kerrie Lavery, 26, suffered the life-changing injury after she and friend Alannah Boyle were mowed down by Thomas Granger as they returned home from a mental health charity event in 2021.

Granger, 47, sped his BMW at 80mph along Great Western Road in Glasgow and collided with the pair near a pedestrian crossing.

Mum-of-one Kerrie, from Drumchapel, suffered a traumatic amputation of her lower right leg while Ms Boyle suffered an injury to her pelvis, elbow and PTSD.

Thomas Granger was jailed for three years Digby Brown

In May, Granger was jailed for 33 months and handed a seven-year driving ban at Dumbarton Sheriff Court after he was convicted of causing serious injury by driving dangerously and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

Last year legal papers at the Court of Session confirmed a claim was under way to secure a lifetime’s supply of medical treatment for Mis Lavery and lawyers have confirmed this action has now successfully settled.

Chris Stewart, partner at Digby Brown Solicitors, said: “What happened to Kerrie was agonising and life-changing and something no young mother should have to endure.

“I can’t comment on specifics around the civil claim but I can confirm the action has now settled which means Kerrie can access the best possible medical treatment for the rest of her life as well as secure her financial future after the crash impacted her ability to work.

“Kerrie has already proven her strength and determination throughout her recovery from physios to prosecution hearings to simply staying upbeat for her wee boy… of course there are hard days but I know she also has a positive and tight-knit network of friends and family who offer support.

“I hope that Kerrie, Alannah and their families may now have the means to move forwards into the peaceful and positive future they deserve.”