Anaheim to Settle With Family of Girl Struck at School Crosswalk for $16 Million
Updated: Aug 25, 2020
The family of an elementary schoolgirl struck by a car at a crosswalk reached a tentative, substantial $15.93 million settlement with Anaheim and two other defendants last week. Paulina Perez, then an 11-year-old student at Juliette Low Elementary, made her way to school around 7 a.m. on September 17, 2014 for a free breakfast program it offers when the accident left her with "catastrophic" injuries. No crossing guard had been on duty at the time of the accident.
Read more on my latest OC Weekly Navel Gazing Blog post:
http://www.ocweekly.com/news/anaheim-pays-16-million-in-absent-crossing-guard-suit-7993761