Jury awards nearly $900M to family of child injured in crash

A jury has awarded nearly $900 million to one of the families of a child seriously injured in a 2023 crash at a test track in Auburn Hills. The verdict comes over three years after the field trip turned into a life-altering tragedy for two families — including permanent brain damage to one of the children. “No verdict can undo the permanent injuries Elijah suffered, but the jury gave us the justice the company refused to offer,” his father told Local 4. “Our focus now is entirely on Elijah’s lifelong healing.”