A Cook County jury has awarded nearly $80 million to the the family of a 10-year-old girl who was killed in a car crash caused by a police pursuit.
The city has admitted responsibility for the fatal crash in Auburn Gresham that killed Da’Karia Spicer on Sept. 2, 2020. Also in the car was her father, Kevin Spicer, and her little brother, Dhaamir Spicer. They suffered injuries but survived.
“This case is about some of the deepest depths of pain and loss,” said Patrick Salvi, one of the attorneys representing Da’Karia’s estate, Dhaamir, their father and their mother, Darnesha Johnson.
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