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| Payout for brain-damaged Essex special constable Reece Clarke | Payout for brain-damaged Essex special constable Reece Clarke |
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| A special constable who was left with brain injuries after his police car crashed four years ago has won a multi-million pound settlement. | A special constable who was left with brain injuries after his police car crashed four years ago has won a multi-million pound settlement. |
| Reece Clarke, 23, was a passenger in the vehicle driven by PC Ian Thompson when it flipped over while responding to an emergency in Basildon in 2011. | Reece Clarke, 23, was a passenger in the vehicle driven by PC Ian Thompson when it flipped over while responding to an emergency in Basildon in 2011. |
| Mr Clarke has returned to his home in Thorpe Bay, Essex, after treatment. | Mr Clarke has returned to his home in Thorpe Bay, Essex, after treatment. |
| The settlement from insurers for PC Thompson and Essex Police was agreed at the High Court in London. | The settlement from insurers for PC Thompson and Essex Police was agreed at the High Court in London. |
| Doctors told Mr Clarke's family he would not walk or talk, but now he is doing both. | Doctors told Mr Clarke's family he would not walk or talk, but now he is doing both. |
| His father Stephen Clarke said the compensation ensured that care would continue when he was no longer around. | His father Stephen Clarke said the compensation ensured that care would continue when he was no longer around. |
| He said Reece's homecoming was "very emotional. He is back home with his family which is where is belongs". | He said Reece's homecoming was "very emotional. He is back home with his family which is where is belongs". |
| "It has been four years, last month, since the accident and in that time his mother passed away. She died in her sleep. She had a heart attack which I believe was due to the stress of everything," he said. | "It has been four years, last month, since the accident and in that time his mother passed away. She died in her sleep. She had a heart attack which I believe was due to the stress of everything," he said. |
| "It is a shame she was not there one the day to see Reece come home." | "It is a shame she was not there one the day to see Reece come home." |
| Reece Clarke, who now has a live-in carer, told the BBC: "I feel better than good because I'm not in an institution any more... I can see my family and friends. I feel good about it all." | Reece Clarke, who now has a live-in carer, told the BBC: "I feel better than good because I'm not in an institution any more... I can see my family and friends. I feel good about it all." |
| Judge Allan Gore QC, who agreed the final settlement, told his father: "I hope that the conclusion of the legal aspects will bring some finality to these events and will leave your son cared for and provided for for the future." | Judge Allan Gore QC, who agreed the final settlement, told his father: "I hope that the conclusion of the legal aspects will bring some finality to these events and will leave your son cared for and provided for for the future." |
| Following the accident PC Thompson was fined £250 after he admitted careless driving. | Following the accident PC Thompson was fined £250 after he admitted careless driving. |
| Solicitor Kimberley Owen said it was hoped the settlement would help "Reece to flourish as an independent, young man". | |
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