Colorado Springs Settles Wrongful Death Suit for $160k

The City of Colorado Springs has agreed to settle a wrongful death suit brought by the daughter of a homeless woman who was inadvertently run over by a brush unit responding to a fire in a park in 2022. Margaret Miller, 76, was lying on the ground under debris and blankets on a dirt path.

The fire truck operator believed he was driving over debris when Miller was struck and killed. He was initially charged with careless driving death resulting, but ended up pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge. More on that story.