Sarah Iris,a Middle-Aged Woman,was Struck Down as She Crossed the Street

Sarah Iris,a middle-aged woman,was struck down as she crossed the street at 41st and Knight streets,by a car whose driver accidentally drove through the red light.She was not killed,but badly injured.Unfortunately,she was suffering from osteoporosis,a condition in which her bones had lost most of their mass and were fragile and brittle.Consequently,the bones in her legs were not expected to heal at all.She lost the use of her legs.She successfully sued the driver for negligence.What would be the amount of damages to be paid by the defendant?

A) an amount to cover the full extent of the injury suffered
B) special damages only
C) an amount to cover the extent of injury that would have been suffered by the average person
D) an amount to cover the extent of injury that would have been suffered by the average middle-aged woman, because a reasonable person would not have foreseen the extent of injury actually suffered
E) maximum $75 000, the legal limit in personal injury cases