WOMAN PUNCHED BY CALIFORNIA POLICE OFFICER TO RECEIVE $1.5m SETTLEMENT (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, September 25, 2014, 11:10

A California Highway Patrol officer straddles a woman while punching her on the shoulder of a Los Angeles freeway. Photograph: David Diaz/AP

A woman punched repeatedly by a California highway patrol officer on the side of a freeway in an incident caught on video will receive $1.5m under a settlement reached on Wednesday, and the officer has agreed to resign.

CHP commissioner Joe Farrow confirmed the settlement in an emailed statement and an attorney for Marlene Pinnock confirmed the dollar amount for the Associated Press.

The agreement came after a nine-hour mediation session in Los Angeles.

“When this incident occurred, I promised that I would look into it and vowed a swift resolution,” Farrow’s statement said. “Today, we have worked constructively to reach a settlement agreement that is satisfactory to all parties involved.

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