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Portland approves $80,000 settlement in Ashley McGill wrongful‑death case
Summary
The City Council approved an emergency ordinance to settle a wrongful‑death lawsuit filed over the Aug. 27, 2022 crash that killed Ashley McGill. City attorneys said speed racers were the primary cause but mediation resolved legal risk tied to a potentially defective pedestrian refuge island.
The Portland City Council on Thursday approved an emergency ordinance to pay $80,000 to settle a wrongful‑death lawsuit brought on behalf of Ashley McGill, who was struck and killed on Aug. 27, 2022, at Southeast Stark and Southeast 133rd Street.
Caroline Turco of the City Attorney’s Office told the council the crash stemmed from high‑speed street‑racing behavior. “At the intersection where the crash occurred, there is a pedestrian refuge…
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