artist and community organizer Bria Lauren says she's in the toughest battle of her life after recovering from a serious car crash that happened in October 2022. and left with injuries that required several surgeries.
The visual artist also had lacerations on her hand, a broken finger, and limited mobility - resulting in over $200,000 in medical bills."I was and have been a working artist for years now and didn't have insurance like many artists in the city," says Lauren. "We can't afford it and don't have it. Financially I've just been hit in a way that is unfair because it wasn't my fault.
Personal injury attorney Patrick O'Hara says, unfortunately, crashes like this happen every day in Texas - where over 20% of drivers on the road are without auto insurance coverage."Some of them get away with it because they'll buy insurance for six months to a year," says O'Hara. "They'll pay the first month, and then stop paying. So then they have proof of insurance that's not correct.