Clark County Jury Awards $2.96 Million to Mother and Four Children Struck by Drunk, Cannabis-Impaired Driver
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A Clark County jury returned a $2.96 million verdict for a mother and her four children whose minivan was struck by a driver who had consumed alcohol and cannabis before traveling nearly 70 mph and crossing a median.
What happened
On the day of the crash, Daniel Terrazas-Lozano had been drinking and using cannabis during and after a work shift. He got behind the wheel of his Ford F-150 and reached a speed of nearly 70 mph before his truck crossed a median and collided with Autumn Carver's minivan. Terrazas-Lozano was later convicted of criminal charges related to the crash and served a prison sentence before the civil case reached trial.
Carver alleged she suffered a severe traumatic brain injury with a projected risk of early-onset dementia, a punctured lung, and nerve damage to her leg. Each of her four children sustained injuries as well, and experts at trial addressed the psychological trauma the children experienced. The defense disputed the severity of the claimed injuries throughout the proceedings.
By the time the civil case reached Clark County District Court, liability was no longer contested. Judge Anna Albertson had struck Terrazas-Lozano's affirmative defenses, including any claim that Carver bore comparative fault. The six-day trial in January 2026 focused entirely on how much the family was owed.
Bighorn Law attorneys Kimball Jones, Joshua Berrett, and Jeanette Marquez presented the damages case on behalf of Carver and her children, asking the jury for between $70 million and $90 million in compensatory damages plus unspecified punitive damages. Defense attorney Jonathan Hansen urged the jury to award a far smaller figure and opposed any punitive award, arguing the injuries were not as severe as claimed.
The Clark County jury returned its verdict on January 22, 2026, awarding $2,755,259 in compensatory damages and $200,000 in punitive damages, for a total of $2,955,259. The award reflected the jury's assessment of the plaintiffs' actual losses and its finding that Terrazas-Lozano's conduct warranted punishment beyond compensatory relief.
Sources
This account is drawn from contemporaneous public reporting and the court record.
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