Family of man killed by SUV on interstate after being shocked by a Taser reaches $5M settlement
The family of a man who was hit and killed by an SUV on a Colorado interstate after a sheriff’s deputy shocked him with a Taser has reached a $5 million settlement in his death
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/family-man-killed-suv-interstate-after-shocked-taser-113283811
The family of Brent Thompson, who was killed by an SUV after being tased by Larimer County Deputy Lorenzo Lujan, has reached a $5 million settlement with Larimer County. The incident occurred on February 18, 2023, when Lujan used his Taser on Thompson after Thompson ran away from a traffic stop. The deputy was not criminally charged, but the 8th District Attorney said that Lujan's use of the Taser showed 'poor judgment'. The settlement reflects the 'immense wrong' done by the deputy and the risk of death or serious injury posed by the use of the Taser.