Colorado officials reach $8.5 million settlement with woman who was left handcuffed in a police car that was hit by a train
- Local Colorado officials settled for $8.5 million with Yareni Rios-Gonzalez, who was hospitalized after a train hit a police SUV she was handcuffed in during 2022.
- Rios survived the crash but sustained severe injuries, including nine broken ribs and a broken arm, after being a suspect in a road rage case.
- Fort Lupton police officer Jordan Steinke, responsible for placing Rios in the vehicle, was convicted of recklessness and assault in the incident, receiving probation and community service.
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Handcuffed woman left in police car hit by train gets $8.5 million - National Zero
A woman who survived after being left, handcuffed, in the back of a police car when it was hit by a train won a $8.5 million settlement against the two Colorado towns that employed the police officers involved, the Washington Post reports. Seen in a dashcam and bodycam video that went viral after the incident in 2022, Yareni Rios-Gonzalez was arrested after an alleged road rage incident and placed in the Platteville Police cruiser parked directl…
A Colorado woman who was handcuffed in a police car hit by a train receives an $8.5M settlement
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat handcuffed has reached an $8.5 million settlement. A lawyer representing two of the police officers sued by Yareni Rios says the communities that employed the officers will each pay half of the settlement. Attorney Eric Ziporin represents former Fort Lupton officers Jordan Steinke and Rya…
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A Colorado woman who was handcuffed in a police car hit by a train receives an $8.5M settlement
A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat handcuffed has reached an $8.5 million settlement.
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