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1 . Hayley s car was struck by a drunk driver who failed to stop for a stop sign. Hayley s husband, Dave, was a

1. Hayleys car was struck by a drunk driver who failed to stop for a stop sign. Hayleys husband, Dave, was a passenger in Hayleys car. Dave was killed in the accident. Hayley was hospitalized for her injuries from the accident. Her medical bills totaled $40,000. Hayley could not work for three weeks after the accident. Her lost earnings were $9,000. Six months after the accident, Hayley was still experiencing severe back and neck pain. Hayley sued the other driver. The other driver did not have a valid drivers license or auto insurance because he had been arrested twice previously for driving while intoxicated.
a. Hayley won the lawsuit because the other driver was found by a court to have been negligent. Explain how the four part test of whether an act is negligent was met in this particular case.

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