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Your lawyer is correct that the verdict in this criminal/infraction case does not adversely affect your personal injury case. However, it is important to know what testimony various witnesses (if there were any) gave in that trial as that could be significant in planning the civil case. As an aside, your lawyer is obviously not your "defense lawyer" as you are not the defendant in the civil case. You are the plaintiff.
Well there will most likely be no civil case. When you get a settlement from the insurance company they make you sign a waver giving up your right to sue.