LOS ANGELES — A woman who was knocked unconscious and arrested by two sheriff's deputies in Northern California after stopping to change drivers during a family trip in 2020 has reached a $17 million settlement with the county, her lawyer said Monday.

Nakia Porter had filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Solano County Sheriff’s Office deputies violating state and federal civil rights statutes by engaging in “unlawful seizure, assault and excessive force.”

Porter, her father and her three young children were driving home at night on Aug. 6, 2020, when they pulled off the road. Porter, who is a Black, was already out of the car when the deputies pulled up with lights flashing and she explained that they were just switching drivers and would be on their way, according to the lawsuit.

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