Opinion ID: 2803276
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Heading: Plaintiff Faison’s Accident

Text: On July 26, 2009, Faison was driving a motorcycle on a Georgia highway without a valid license or registration. A Georgia State Patrol Officer attempted to initiate a stop of Faison for speeding at 84 miles per hour in a 65-mile-per-hour zone. Instead of pulling over, Faison increased his speed in an attempt to elude the officer, increasing his speed to at least 120 miles per hour. Faison then lost control of the motorcycle on a curve and traveled off the highway for 185 feet before striking several trees and coming to a rest. 3 Case: 14-14939 Date Filed: 05/26/2015 Page: 4 of 14 Faison sustained severe injuries. He was airlifted to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (“Tallahassee Memorial”). As a result of his injuries, Faison remained hospitalized at Tallahassee Memorial until September 11, 2009, and amassed $481,783.48 in medical bills from Tallahassee Memorial and other medical creditors. The majority of Faison’s debt, $420,631.55, was with Tallahassee Memorial. In connection with the accident, Faison was charged with several misdemeanors; however, none of the individual charges could result in a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year. Faison pled guilty to each charge and was sentenced to 12 months’ probation on each charge, to run consecutively.