Ex-Rangers draft pick wins $19M verdict after career-ending Uber crash in N.J.

Ex-Rangers draft pick wins $19M verdict after career-ending Uber crash in N.J.

A former hockey player who suffered a career-ending injury when an Uber he was riding crashed in Bergen County has received a jury verdict for $19 million, court records show.Brandon Crawley, a fourth-round draft pick by the New York Rangers in 2017, was seriously injured on Dec. 25, 2018, when his Uber veered off South Maple Avenue in Glen Rock and struck a utility pole.

Former Hartford Wolf Pack Player Awarded $19M In Uber Crash

Brandon Crawley’s birthday brought a winning verdict years in the making.The former New York Rangers prospect, who turned 29 on Saturday, Feb. 7, was awarded $19 million by a Bergen County jury in a closely watched lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc., following deliberations in Superior Court in Hackensack.The case stems from a Christmas Day 2018 crash in Glen Rock, when Crawley, a graduate of Bergen Catholic who was a fourth-round draft pic…