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$400K For Two Pedestrians Hit By Police Vehicles, City Lawyers Recommend

By Heather Cherone | February 17, 2017 4:39pm | Updated on February 20, 2017 8:52am
 Chicago Police SUV parked at the Chicago Police Station at Belmont and Western.
Chicago Police SUV parked at the Chicago Police Station at Belmont and Western.
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DOWNTOWN — Two pedestrians hit and injured by police vehicles should be paid a total of $400,000, city attorneys recommended Friday.

In August 2013, Carmen Carrillo suffered a broken arm, torn rotator cuff and broken leg when she was struck by a police vehicle while walking with her daughter-in-law near Ashland Avenue and 17th Street, according to her lawsuit.

City attorneys recommended paying Carrillo $213,000 to settle the lawsuit, city records show.

In a separate case, city lawyers recommended paying $190,000 to Dereks Norman, who was struck at 63rd Street and Ashland Avenue by a police vehicle responding to a call for help, according to court records.

The City Council's Finance Committee is scheduled to consider both settlements at its meeting set for Tuesday. The full council could approve the settlements Wednesday.

Also on Tuesday, aldermen will weigh whether to pay a motorcyclist who was struck by a Chicago Police SUV driven by an officer who is now the department's second highest ranking official $250,000.

Another proposed settlement calls for $370,000 to be paid to a city employee who sued the city for false arrest after getting caught up in a 2008 prostitution sting.