BREMERTON – Attorneys for a 26-year-old Gig Harbor man severely injured by a drunk driver last year announced Sept. 10 their client has settled the case for $1.3 million.

Andrew O’Brien was walking home with his friend Alana Kemmppainen-Cartwright, 23, from the Tracyton Public House, a local tavern, when a drunk driver crashed into them. Kemmppainen- Cartwright was immediately killed. O’Brien, a substitute gym teacher, sustained severe injuries, but was revived at the crash scene. He is still recovering.

“This was a preventable tragedy. Andrew was an aspiring teacher and a responsible adult. He opted to walk home from the tavern that night with Alana to avoid driving impaired. Another patron from the bar who was over served by the tavern hit them as they headed home,” said attorney Jim Holland, a Seattle attorney from the Holland Law Group, representing O’Brien. The settlement was reached with the tavern and uninsured motorist policies of the victim.

Daniel Krogman, the driver of the car that killed Kemmppainen-Cartwright and injured O’Brien, has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault and is awaiting trial. The vehicle he was driving the night of the collision was uninsured. Krogman tested twice the legal limit for alcohol and had marijuana and amphetamines in his system, investigators found.

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