County Pays $6M to Driver Hit by DA Investigator
Source: pressenterprise.com
- San Bernardino County must pay $6 million to a driver injured in a collision with a district attorney's investigator.
- The crash happened in 2021 when the investigator ran a red light while chasing a suspect.
- A federal jury ruled the county liable for excessive force and civil rights violations.
San Bernardino County has been ordered to pay $6 million to a driver who collided with an unmarked car driven by a district attorney's investigator. The investigator was pursuing a suspect and ran a red light, causing the wreck that severely injured the driver. A federal jury found the county violated the driver's civil rights through excessive force and failure to train its officers properly. This case highlights risks to innocent drivers from high-speed police pursuits and accountability for g