Crash victim’s family sues city, claims Memphis police didn’t follow procedures
The federal lawsuit was filed
Last year, three months after the death of their mother, Grose's children hired
The firm is no longer representing Grose's family; her children are now representing themselves and filed the lawsuit adding the city as a defendant in the fatal crash.
On
She died on the scene.
The lawsuit alleges that police and firefighters did not follow standard policies and procedures in investigating the fatal crash by failing to obtain and record information, including witness names, addresses, phone numbers and cellphone recordings of the accident scene.
Although a DUI officer made the scene, the family alleges that "a decision was made by MPD not to do a field sobriety test for alcohol or drugs upon the defendant of this fatality to see if this was a factor or possibility of drugs and alcohol was a causation to this fatality."
In addition, the lawsuit alleges that a witness told police that the other driver was speeding and driving recklessly when he crashed into Grose's car. The lawsuit also alleges that a witness recorded the crash on their cellphone, but the video footage was not part of the investigation report.
"Vehicle 2 operated his vehicle in willful and wanton disregard of the safety of others upon the highway and streets of
According to the police report, the other driver,
Grose's family alleges that
"This information, investigation would be of benefit to timely discovery of the probate estate case now pending in the
The lawsuit questions several other things, including if
The lawsuit claims that the police department and the fire department failed to gather and collect critical evidence of the crash scene. The family said in the suit that they have been unable to collect damages from the other driver or from Grose's insurance company,
Grose's family could not be reached for comment about the lawsuit. The city did not respond to emails sent to the city attorney's office and the public information office about the lawsuit.
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