$1.6 million is quite reasonable given the circumstances which, I suppose, is why the PD was so quick to settle. The nitwits involved ought to chip in on the liability insurance premium increase which will be one certain result.
The insurance provider should drop the policy unless the cops involved are removed from the force.
It's not their money, so they don't care. The taxpayers got screwed also.
The case has a twist or two. Both the county and city were dragged in....so they split this up roughly 60/40. I think each had a liability insurance policy and dipped into it...meaning that they both both probably put up a quarter-million each. The insurance company will likely pay the rest, and then sock it to the county and city next year for a new higher rate.
As for the hospital and staff? They have an insurance policy, which I’d guess it goes up into the ten million range. There will be some discussions and likely work this out probably close to the maximum of the policy.
No one in the city or county government is happy about this, and it’s become a joke locally. Anybody could run in the next election and have a four-star advertisement to their advantage.
As for this guy? If I were him...I’d quietly leave the US and settle somewhere in Canada. This guy needs to put a fair distance between him and this community, and US cops.