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Committee advances $310,000 settlement and presses DPD on officer driving safety and insurance
Summary
The committee voted to advance a $310,000 settlement in a suit arising from a police vehicle crash and pressed Detroit Police Department and risk management for details on disciplinary action, training and the city's self-insurance status.
The Internal Operations Standing Committee voted April 16 to send to formal session a settlement request for Curtis Ward and Rendell Ward v. City of Detroit for $310,000 related to a police-department incident. Members used the discussion to press department officials on what discipline, training and vehicle policies apply to officers involved in crashes.
Council member Angela Whitfield Calloway asked whether the officer involved in the case…
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