New records and statements from the family of a 17-year-old critically injured in February’s four-vehicle crash on State Route 238 reveal escalating civil claims against the teen driver accused of causing the collision.

Debi McDaniel, mother of Hannah “Ruth” Cubel, said yesterday that multiple attorneys representing passengers in 18-year-old Jeremiah Irvin’s vehicle have now issued settlement demands exceeding $556,000 in one case and $231,495 in another.

A third potential claim, from Irvin’s godfather, who McDaniel says placed two minors in the car and was driving seconds behind Irvin, is expected to seek “close to a million” dollars for the two children, according to records provided to InMaricopa.

A demand letter issued by the law firm Lerner & Rowe dated Nov. 12 seeks $231,495.62 for minor passenger Centavyias Hill, detailing extensive medical treatment including emergency transport, inpatient hospitalization and rehabilitation following a broken femur, spinal injury and head trauma. The letter states the child “has suffered profound interferences with the activities of daily life” and will likely experience long-term impairment.

According to McDaniel, Irvin recently signed a waiver of liability acknowledging 100% responsibility for the crash, while her insurance carrier determined Cubel, who drove the car struck head-on, bears zero percent liability.

McDaniel also said she declined to sign an affidavit sent by attorneys requesting full disclosure of her assets.

“I elected not to even acknowledge it,” she said.

She added that all minors in Irvin’s vehicle were relatives or close friends of his godparents, who own the youth football team the children had just left minutes before the collision.

Irvin faces 14 charges, including five counts of aggravated assault, five counts of endangerment and two counts of aggravated DUI, charges prosecutors unsealed on Oct. 25. A Pinal County judge described the allegations as “serious,” noting the mandatory-minimum sentences tied to the case.

He pleaded not guilty and was released on $50,000 bail with conditions including electronic monitoring and a ban on contacting Cubel.

Investigators say Irvin attempted an unsafe passing maneuver while traveling eastbound on SR 238 on Feb. 8. His vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with Cubel’s car before two additional vehicles were struck, injuring six people.

Cubel has undergone more than 23 surgeries and requires 24-hour care, her family says. Medical costs have already surpassed $1 million and continue to rise as she prepares for a six- to eight-week rehabilitation program at Boston Children’s Hospital in advance of another major surgery.

In the demand letter, Hill’s attorneys describe similar long-term consequences for the minor, citing right-arm paralysis, chronic pain and mobility limitations resulting from a C6-C8 spinal injury.

McDaniel said she has authorized the release of a letter she wrote to State Sen. Brian Fernandez (D-Yuma) as the lawmaker prepares to introduce legislation inspired by the crash.

“He is on board to make a change,” she said, adding that the issue will soon become public.

Irvin’s next court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 24.