Marion Tanyi v. Paul Labelle, III: A North Stonington woman who broke her neck and leg and injured her knees after a car crossed the center line and hit her head-on has settled her personal injury lawsuit for $800,000.
Marion Tanyi, 58, was operating a 2003 Buick Regal in an easterly direction on Route 2 in the New London County town of Preston around 3 a.m. Oct. 1, 2011. Meanwhile, Paul Labelle, III was operating a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer in a westerly direction on Route 2. As the two cars approached each other, Labelle suddenly crossed the center lane of Route 2, entered Tanyi's lane and hit her vehicle head-on.
