Six-time British Superbike Champion Shane “Shakey” Byrne has won a lawsuit over injuries suffered in a 2018 testing crash that ended his career, according to media reports from the UK.

Multiple media outlets have reported that a High Court judge ruled that the defendants were “negligent” in having only a tire wall on the outside of the corner that Byrne hit after crashing at Snetterton. Byrne’s attorneys argued that inflatable barriers should have been in place. The lawsuit named Motorsport Vision Racing, Motorsport Vision which owns the track and the Motorcycle Circuit Racing Control Board as defendants, and the judge held them liable for Byrne’s injuries. MSV operates the British Superbike series.

Byrne suffered multiple fractures to his back and upper torso and has not raced since the crash. Byrne has also won in World Superbike and raced in MotoGP, and his 85 wins make him the most successful rider in BSB history.

Damages are to be determined at a later date, media reports said.

Read the BBC article here.