College tuition advice

Some background: I've been going to school for mechanical engineering for four years now. Last fall, I was enrolled in 4 classes. In late September, my girlfriend and I were on my motorcycle when a woman, who was texting and driving, t-boned us and caused a terrible accident. My leg, ribs, arm, knee, etc. were broken, multiple lacerations, and the list goes on. My girlfriend didn't break anything, but even though she was wearing a very well made helmet, she suffered brain damage. She was in a coma for a week, and later passed away.

I was pulled out of my classes due to being in the hospital, and the university didn't give me F's or use any drops for those classes. Now I'm told that I owe them money for those classes, even though I didn't have a chance to fully take them. My financial aid isn't covering anything. Now I owe thousands of dollars for classes that I'm not even receiving a grade in. I hardly make any money as a student.

So now in addition to my broken body recovering, survivor's guilt, ptsd, etc. I now owe all of this money. I have no idea if I have any chance at all of talking to someone about reducing or eliminating the money I have to pay the university, but if anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it. I thought about talking to a dean but I somehow doubt it'll make a difference. I'm assuming a lawyer would cost more than tuition considering I'm in-state tuition and therefore it's only around $3000.