NBA’s Haywood Highsmith Sued By 21-Year-Old Who Lost Leg In Car Crash

The 21-year-old who misplaced his leg throughout a automobile accident involving Haywood Highsmith earlier this month is now suing the NBA participant … claiming the hooper’s careless driving triggered all the tragedy.

Alekxei Pino filed the lawsuit on Friday in Florida … alleging he was serving to help a stranded motorist on Feb. 6 in Miami when Highsmith barreled into him in his 2021 Audi A5 at a excessive charge of pace.

Pino claims within the swimsuit Highsmith was going over the roadway’s authorized pace restrict earlier than he hit him … inflicting an above-the-knee amputation.

Pino additionally claims he suffered different vital accidents within the crash … and has since undergone quite a few medical procedures to deal with the injury.

Pino’s lawyer, Manuel Dobrinsky, stated in a press release this week his consumer is definitely nonetheless within the hospital recovering … “with a very long road of rehabilitation ahead of him.”

Pino and his lawyer are asking for unspecified damages however estimate will probably be in extra of $50,000.

Pino’s household, in the meantime, has additionally arrange a GoFundMe, hoping to boost $100,000 to assist him with the restoration course of.

As we beforehand reported, cops said in a police report Highsmith was touring 45 MPH in a 40 MPH zone earlier than the accident a short while after the Warmth beat the Orlando Magic on the close by Kesaya Heart.

Cops acknowledged within the docs they believed medicine and alcohol weren’t concerned … although they did say Highsmith could have been distracted by unknown circumstances. They in the end cited him for careless driving.

The Warmth stated in a press release following the crash that their “hearts go out to those who were injured.”

Highsmith sat out of the Warmth sport the evening following the wreck … though he returned to the ground on Feb. 11 in opposition to the Celtics, and performed 23 minutes.