LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to an $18 million settlement with two brothers who were severely injured in a collision caused by a speeding LAPD vehicle, officials announced Wednesday.
The council voted 10-3 to approve the settlement in a closed session Tuesday, which was later signed by Mayor Karen Bass. Attorneys reached the agreement on the seventh day of a 14-day trail, with the money to be dispersed over the next three years.
Council members Tim McOsker, Adrin Nazarian and Traci Park voted against the settlement, while members Curren Price and Monica Rodriguez were absent during the vote.
“From the beginning of this case and continuing through the trial, the city denied responsibility for the actions of its officers and shifted blame to Stephen and Richard Pa