"Michelle Bernard, attorney for Marvin Boomer's family, intends to file lawsuits against the California Highway Patrol and the Oakland Police Department due to negligence claims regarding poor road conditions and inadequate response after the crash."
"Bernard claims that the suspect, Eric Hernandez Garcia, was driving close to 100 miles per hour when he hit the sinkhole, leading to the fatal crash."
"The legal filing seeks damages between $10 and $18 million for Woodruff's pain and suffering, which includes a traumatic brain injury, a broken arm, and post-traumatic stress disorder."
New details from a fatal police chase in East Oakland indicate that police may have misidentified Nina Woodruff, a seriously injured bystander, as a suspect. Attorney Michelle Bernard plans to file lawsuits against the California Highway Patrol and Oakland Police Department due to negligence claims regarding poor road conditions and inadequate response after the crash. Bernard seeks damages for Woodruff's severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury and PTSD, and alleges that the police pursuit should have been called off. Reports of a dangerous sinkhole at the crash site had been made by neighbors for years.
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