Honolulu To Pay $10 Million To Family Of Man Killed By Driver Fleeing Police
The City and County of Honolulu is set to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was killed in Kakaako in 2019 when a driver fleeing police plowed through a group of pedestrians.
The Honolulu City Council already unanimously approved the settlement in committee and will hold a final vote on the matter on Wednesday.
On Jan. 28, 2019, Officer Sheldon Watts was pursuing a Ford F-150 driven by Alins Sumang in the Ala Moana and Victoria Ward areas, the complaint states. The officer allegedly chased Sumang down Ala Moana Boulevard at speeds exceeding 60 miles per hour, according to the complaint, filed in state court in December 2020.
At the intersection of Ala Moana Boulevard and Kamakee Street, Sumang drove off the road and into several pedestrians waiting to cross the street.
Read more: https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/10/honolulu-to-pay-10-million-to-family-of-man-killed-by-driver-fleeing-police/
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