$4,550,000 settlement for a Chicago resident, who worked as a self-employed trucker, who suffered severe and permanent injuries after he was caused to lose control of his motorcycle on a public road. The driver lost control of his motorcycle as he encountered an unmarked construction site with ground-down pavement and exposed manhole and sewer covers in the roadway. He struck his head on the pavement and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury requiring surgery and hospitalization.