$33.5 million verdict ordered against Village of Dolton in deadly 2016 crash involving police
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
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Dolton ordered to pay $33.5M after deadly crash involving police
A Cook County jury awarded the family of the man who died $10 million, and the man who suffered a traumatic brain injury $23 million. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
$33.5 million verdict ordered against Dolton in deadly 2016 crash involving police
A total of $33.5 million was paid out to the family of a man killed during an attempted police stop in Dolton, and another man who was severely injured. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
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