SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. (KABC) — The Downey Police Division is going through a wrongful loss of life lawsuit after a father of three was killed in a hit-and-run crash that allegedly concerned an officer.
Raymond LaValle was strolling down Cedardale Lane close to the San Gabriel River in Santa Fe Springs final October when he was allegedly run over by a Downey police officer, based on the household’s attorneys.
At a information convention Tuesday in entrance of the Corridor of Justice in downtown Los Angeles, Joseph LaValle stated this of his dad: “I used to be very blessed to have the ability to have him as a father.”
The household filed a wrongful loss of life lawsuit towards the police division, accusing the officer of not stopping to assist after allegedly hitting LaValle with a police automobile. He died from his accidents.
“I do know whether or not he was in the identical state of affairs he would have positively stopped and cared for him like he was his personal brother. That is the one factor my father did train us… that we are able to all be household and love each other,” Joseph stated.
The household and their legal professionals say all they’ve obtained from town is a duplicate of a police report trying into what occurred.
“We’re ready on expenses, we’re ready on updates, we’re ready on… the dashcam, bodycam (footage) as a result of as of proper now, the household stays in the dead of night,” stated legal professional Michael Carrillo. “So what we’re doing right here is attempt to carry this to mild, in order that this household can get justice and the solutions that they deserve. “
Eyewitness Information reached out to Downey police however has not heard again.
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