The Chicago Finance Committee approved a $15M settlement with the estate of Guadalupe Francisco-Martinez, who was killed after she was struck by CPD.
The Chicago Finance Committee approved a $15M settlement with the estate of Guadalupe Francisco-Martinez, who was killed after she was struck by a CPD vehicle.Chicago's Finance Committee approved a $15 million settlement with the estate of a woman killed in a crash with a CPD squad car during a police chase in 2020.
On Monday, the city's Finance Committee agreed to a $15 million settlement, which will next go to the full City Council for final approval."She had to be extricated from her car by the Chicago Fire Department and was taken to the hospital and into emergency surgery where she died," said Mary Ruether, an attorney for the city of Chicago. "There will be enormous sympathy for the family of Ms. Franco-Martinez, who endured such a tragic event.
He crashed the Jeep near Irving Park Road and Keystone Avenue and ran to a nearby gas station, where he stole an idling 2016 Nissan SUV at 9:54 p.m., police said. He left the gas station and took off east on Irving Park Road with police in pursuit. "I'm sad to see this happen and see so many young kids be left behind," said Ald. Jason Ervin, 28th Ward.SEE MORE: Chicago police chase: Family of mother of 6 killed during police pursuit across city demands answers