See also: Gough v. County of Santa Clara ($800,000); Gough v. County of Santa Clara ($1.2M).
Kristy Gough, aged 30, killed in March 2008 while cycling with Matt Peterson when sheriff's deputy fell asleep at the wheel.
Accident resulted in three separate settlements:
See also: Gough v. County of Santa Clara ($1.2M); Peterson v. County of Santa Clara.
Kristy Gough, aged 30, killed in March 2008 while cycling with Matt Peterson when sheriff's deputy fell asleep at the wheel.
Accident resulted in three separate settlements:
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Related article: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-glenn-lapd-shooting-settlement-20161202-story.html
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