Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 8, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Mike Aporius / Winnipeg free press archives Darlene Hellerman ? shown with husband Glen and sons Gregory left and Eric ? can to sue Chrysler. Aut Opac settlement Winnipeg free press thursday july 8, 2004 City / District b3 pre owned Purchase extravaganza no payments for 6 months Mac on a huge pre owned vehicle inventory cars vans trucks sums 4x4 s sports cars convertibles 3 Days Only thursday. Friday. Saturday better than 2003 Dodge ram Quad 4x4 2500 Hemi like new balance of suit official victim will get lifetime wage 7 or. Factory warranty. D Arlene Hellerman is better off with her aut Opac settlement than shed be if she could sue Chrysler a senior Manitoba Public insurance official said yesterday. The average claim for an injury like hers will be at least three $3.5 million Worth of coverage. It lasts a lifetime and is 1995 Chevy not Only a one time indemnity Public affairs vice president Cavalier convertible John Douglas said yesterday. Instead of fighting for seven or eight years with a manufacturer they can have their Money and while Mph could sue Chrysler on Sharp car her behalf it does to plan to. Really racer red. Hellerman was paralysed from the Chest Down last october after a Roll away Chrysler minivan crushed her in front of her own Home. I told you about her yesterday about her sorrow that she can to be the kind of mom she wants to be anymore and about her anger at both Chrysler for manufacturing a vehicle she believes was unsafe and Lindor Mph for preventing her from suing the manufacturer. Reynolds she will receive approximately $90,000 in an Mph Cash settlement. The remainder of Dou Glas estimated $3.5 million will come from a wage that will be paid to her through her lifetime based on her role As a homemaker renovations to the family a future Home transportation rehabilitation Home care and medical expenses. I Don to want to pretend we can make this person whole or make them better said Douglas. For an insurance company these kinds of things Are Tough to Deal with. Its a life that none of us would Ever want to Deal Hellerman and her husband Glen claim the Auto giant built family vehicles for eight years without a Brake shift interlock an inexpensive feature that prevents vehicles with an automatic transmission from accidentally being knocked into gear. Because Manitoba has no fault insurance she can to go after Chrysler. There have been cases in the . Where families have sued the manufacturer after minivan owners were crushed to death. Those cases were reportedly settled out of court. Douglas says Mph sometimes sues on behalf of injured Manitoban. It did exactly that when Ford vehicles devel oped ignition fires and recovered almost $2 million for local Drivers. There a a catch though. Mph Only seeks to recover the Money it has paid out. A Victory for Mph does to mean a payday for an Accident victim. Insurance in Manitoba is not a punishment tool Douglas said. This is a program that looks after part of the problem is that transport Canada did to make the Brake shift interlock devices mandatory until 2003. No other cases of the vehicles slipping into gear and rolling have been reported in Manitoba. Mph has to look at the likelihood of a Victory and the Cost of getting there. If we re looking at $1 million in Cost recovery and its going to take five years and Cost $2 million we re not going to do it Douglas said. Darlene and Glen Hellerman Arent after Money. They Don to really want to see anyone punished. They re packing up their two Little boys and moving Home to Chatham ont., where they Hope life will be a Little easier. They just Hope and Pray that no other moms Are left too injured to care for their children because Darlene a Story did to get an airing in a courtroom. easy finance = Brand new on site it Cruiser financing place your and in on thursday for Only$2200 ads include 4 lines of copy plus by photon single column format. For an additional $28 reach Over 300,000 readers with the saturday pick up option. convertibles on display now Brand new caravans with the amazing stowaway seating any trades Welcome huge Cash rebates 0% financing on select models select models. Plus dealer installed options. For details Call Waverley at Bishop Grandin free press classifieds in the Auto mall dealer permit #7211 661-5337or 1-800-255-5337 ;