L.A. County supervisors approved a $3 million settlement for the family of Ashley Flores, 11, who died in 2017 waiting for aid after her family called 911.
Sarmiento said the family’s calls should have been fielded by a trained person at the Century Station who stays on the line while calls are transferred. She said the Sheriff’s Department was also supposed to send a patrol deputy to the location where the call originated, which did not happen.
“We are going to do our best to make sure these tragedies do not happen in the future and that our desk personnel are properly trained when they are in those positions. God bless the family,” the statement said. Ashley, who suffered from asthma, was pronounced dead at a hospital, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s office. Her primary cause of death was “acute asthma exacerbation,” coroner case records show.
Dale Galipo, the family’s other attorney, said he hopes the settlement will bring closure for the Flores household and will send a message to the county and Sheriff’s Department.Also Tuesday, Los Angeles County supervisors approved a $500,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought by Rachel and Ricardo Bruno, who said sheriff’s deputies wrongfully removed their young children from their care without a warrant.
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