The Columbus Dispatch
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus City Council is expected to approve a $200,000 lawsuit settlement for a man who was hit by an emergency vehicle.
If it’s approved, the city will have paid nearly $2.1 million in the last two months to settle lawsuits against its safety forces.
The Council meets today at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
Tyrone Powell would receive the settlement after suffering injuries from the crash in December 2013.
Powell was driving his 1996 Cadillac CTS north on Parsons Avenue when Columbus firefighter and paramedic Patrick Dunbrack tried to turn left onto Parsons Avenue near Mooberry Street in a city medic truck.
Police determined that Dunbrack failed to yield, causing the crash, according to Franklin County court records.
Powell’s attorney said Powell suffered “loss of enjoyment of life” and will require medical attention for the rest of his life due to injuries from the accident.
Last week, council approved a $780,000 lawsuit settlement for Ava Ellis, a 4-year-old who was shot in the thigh by Officer Jonathan Thomas. Thomas was trying to shoot the family’s dog, which the officer said was being aggressive in June of 2015.
The city also settled a $1.12 million wrongful death lawsuit in June.
In the that case the family of Sonia Bray filed suit saying city paramedics failed to properly care for the woman.
Bray went into cardiac arrest inside the medic vehicle after paramedics stood by and did little to help her for about 25 minutes, according to court records.
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