The family of the victim, Trevon Mitchell, was just going to get a fraction of the verdict amount, as the jury put only 3% of the fault on the officer, Ben Sullivan, meaning the city was to pay out around $922,000.
Officer Ben Sullivan is accused of violating the department's chase policy during the incident on July 6, 2021.
Lamont Washington, an investigator with the Louisville Metro Police Professional Standards Unit, said an officer did break the department's pursuit policy before a 2021 crash that killed 22-year-old Trevon Mitchell.
Gwinn-Villaroel was called to the stand in the civil trial involving LMPD Officer Ben Sullivan for a 2021 police chase that ended in a fatal crash.
Trevon Mitchell, 22, was killed when a suspect blew through a stoplight and hit his moped in July 2021.
