A Colorado woman who was handcuffed in a police car hit by a train receives an $8.5M settlement

By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat handcuffed has reached an $8.5 million settlement. A lawyer representing two of the police officers sued by Yareni Rios says the communities that employed the officers will each pay half of the settlement. Attorney Eric Ziporin represents former Fort Lupton officers Jordan Steinke and Ryan Thomeczek. He confirmed the settlement on Wednesday. Rios also sued former Platteville police Sgt. Pablo Vazquez. Steinke and Vazquez were charged and sentenced to probation. Thomeczek was not charged.