City Council Approves $15M Settlement for Chicago Mom Killed in Police Car Crash
In 2020, a mother of six was struck and killed by a CPD car during a police pursuit in Lakeview.
On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council authorised a $15 million settlement with the estate of a woman who died in a collision with a Chicago Police Department squad vehicle during a police pursuit in 2020.
Chicago Police Cruiser Struck Guadalupe Francisco’s
During a pursuit in Lakeview on the evening of June 3, 2020, a Chicago police cruiser struck Guadalupe Francisco’s automobile. Martinez’s The 37-year-old mother succumbed to her injuries and was survived by six children. At the time, the youngest was just 6 years old.
The city’s Finance Committee approved a $15 million settlement on Monday, and the City Council gave its final approval.
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Mary Ruether, an attorney representing the city of Chicago, said, “She was extricated from her vehicle by the Chicago Fire Department and rushed to the hospital, where she had emergency surgery and died.”
Marcel Oliver Charged with Murder
“The family of Ms. Franco-Martinez, who underwent such a horrible occurrence, will receive an outpouring of compassion. And if a jury were informed of the damages, they may have been much more than the $15 million settlement figure.”
According to the CPD, Marcel Oliver was charged with murder in Francisco-death Martinez’s because he led officers on the pursuit throughout the city that ended in the accident.
Oliver, a Fernwood resident, was driving a dark-colored Jeep around 115th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue at 8:15 p.m. when authorities noted it was probably sought for several offences in adjacent suburbs, according to police.
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They attempted to stop the Jeep in the 9400 block of South Union Avenue, but it sped away and led police into Irving Park in Northwest Chicago. Oliver’s automobile apparently exceeded 100 miles per hour.
At 9:54 p.m., along Irving Park Road and Keystone Avenue, he fled to a neighbouring gas station and stole an idle 2016 Nissan SUV, according to police. The cops pursued him east on Irving Park Road as he fled the petrol station.
During the siren-activated pursuit of the Nissan, a marked police vehicle collided with a northbound Ford Explorer on Ashland Avenue, according to the police.
6 Children Left Behind
Francisco-Martinez, the driver, was transported to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where she died.
Her relatives said that she was returning home after her first day at a new job.
Nicholas Sposato, alderman of the 38th Ward, said, “This was a dreadful, heartbreaking tale.” It’s a dreadful occurrence.
Jason Ervin, alderman of the 28th Ward, expressed regret that so many small children were left behind.
Jaritzi Escobar, the daughter of Francisco-Martinez, said that she spoke with her mother for hours that evening.
She claimed, “With everything going on, I feared someone had stolen her phone.” “My siblings waited outside the window for thirty minutes, observing her absence. Never returned home That woman was my closest companion.”
The squad vehicle lost control and struck a Hummer that was stopped at a red light, according to authorities.
The man who was driving the Hummer, who was 62 years old, and the two women who were riding in it, who were 29 and 44, were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition.
Police said that two never were hurt in the collision and are in fair condition.
Police say Oliver drove the stolen Nissan to the South Side before slamming into a post in Bridgeport. At 10:13 p.m., he was apprehended in the 800 block of West Pershing Road after attempting to flee the area. He was sent in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
The Jeep was sought for at least one killing, according to the Illinois State Police.
Detectives from Area Three and the CPD Major Accidents Unit were investigating.
