A jury awarded $155,353 to a woman who said she was injured in a collision with a San Antonio city bus. In 2004, Ariadna Ramirez-Saenz, then 25, was a passenger in a suburban driven by Rosa Maria Ramirez when it was struck by a VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority bus at a busy intersection. Ramirez-Saenz, who sustained a torn rotator cuff in the incident, claimed the bus was at fault for going straight in a turn-only lane. She sought $280,600 in damages in her lawsuit against VIA; her suit against Ramirez settled before trial. The bus driver disputed Ramirez-Saenz's story, arguing that Ramirez caused the accident when she made a right turn from a straight-only lane. The defense also contended that the collision was minor and didn't cause the alleged injuries.
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