$910,000 in Injuries sustained from police cruiser crash
The town of Greenwich, Connecticut has been ordered to pay $910,000 to a Greenwich man for injuries he suffered when a police cruiser struck his vehicle.
A jury in Stamford Superior Court said Friday that the town and Officer Andrew Kelly were liable for a 2002 crash in which James Peterson, 21, suffered pelvic fractures and other injuries.
The jury found that Kelly failed to show due regard for other drivers while responding to a report of a traffic accident. An attorney representing the town said he did not yet know whether an appeal would be filed.
Kelly's police cruiser, with lights and sirens activated, struck the driver's side door of Peterson's car as Peterson attempted to make a left turn at an intersection.
After the accident, police cited Peterson for failure to yield the right of way to an emergency vehicle and failure to grant the right of way at a stop sign.
Peterson's suit contended that Kelly's speed was so excessive that there was no reasonable expectation that the police car's approach could have been seen.
(This information was obtained from the New Jersey Law Journal)
