The village of Oak Lawn, IL approved a $10M settlement in a 2019 hit-and-run involving then-Village Manager Larry Deetjen.
The Village of Oak Lawn is being sued by the family of a man who police say was struck by a village-owned car.Oak Lawn has approved a $10 million settlement three years after the former village manager allegedly hit a man with his car, leaving him critically hurt, then fled the scene.
Mark Berkshire was hospitalized for months after he was hit by Larry Deetjen's car in nearby Chicago Ridge in 2019, according to a lawyer for Berkshire. He is still unable to walk and requires around-the-clock care, according to attorney Victor Henderson. Deetjin was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failing to render aid, failure to give information after striking a person, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and failure to exercise due caution.Berkshire's family sued Deetjen and the village in 2020, accusing him of negligence and willful and wanton conduct. The lawsuit accused the village of encouraging Deetjen's behavior by failing to adequately discipline him.
Henderson said Berkshire and his family hope he will walk again, and the settlement will help with his care and rehabilitation. "The family had the option of continuing the fight for an even greater recovery, but opted instead to put the lawsuit behind them in order to place their sole focus on Mark's medical care," Henderson wrote in an email to the Chicago Sun-Times. "He will now have better access to the best doctors in town as he continues the long road to recovery."The video in the player above is from an earlier report.
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