A 9-year-old fan of the Phillies who was injured in a hit-and-run accident after a baseball game in San Francisco, August 4, is now back in Pennsylvania. The young boy was flown home on a medical plane after spending the last few weeks recovering at San Francisco General Hospital.

The boy was injured after watching the Phillies play the Giants at AT&T Park. As he walked back to the hotel with his family, he was hit by a 2004 Toyota Tundra. According to witnesses at the scene, the vehicle driven by a 21-year-old man, had been traveling down a one-way street in the wrong direction before it turned onto Mission Street where it hit the child as well as a woman who sustained minor injuries.

Though the boy is home, he is not yet fully healed and will continue to receive treatment at a hospital in his own state. As a result of the accident he was seriously injured with a lacerated liver, and bone fractures to an ankle, leg and pelvis. He also sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

When one incurs such serious injuries, it is often in the best interest of the injured to hold the responsible party liable via a civil lawsuit. In Pennsylvania, pedestrians can recover damages after being injured by vehicles as long as the individual is 50 percent or less responsible for the accident. These damages can include compensation for past and future medical expenses, damages for both physical and emotional pain and suffering, lost wages and damages for disfigurement.

The 21-year-old driver of the Toyota was arrested at his apartment about an hour after the accident as he tried to flee from the police. His blood-alcohol content was almost twice the legal limit and he said he did not know he had hit a child. A criminal case is pending and the driver is expected in court Sept. 23 for a pre-hearing conference.

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KTVU: "Phillies Fan Hit-And-Run Victim Returns Home," Aug. 16, 2011