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Board approves $86,000 settlement in crash involving city sanitation truck; DPW outlines accident review procedures
Summary
The Board approved an $86,000 settlement with Inger Stevenson stemming from a Jan. 10, 2022 rear‑end crash involving a Department of Public Works trash truck; the law department recommended settlement and DPW and Risk Management described post‑accident protocols and a new DPW accident review board.
The Board of Estimates on Feb. 19 approved a settlement agreement and release with plaintiff Inger Stevenson in a case arising from a Jan. 10, 2022 traffic collision in which a Department of Public Works trash truck rear‑ended Ms. Stevenson.
Stephen Salisbury, Deputy Solicitor, Law Department, described the facts and the department’s view on liability: “Our our feeling is that, liability is is gonna attach to the city,” Salisbury said, and recommended the board approve an…
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