Paralyzed man awarded $45m in police ride settlement

A Connecticut man, Randy Cox, who was left partially paralyzed while in police custody last year, has reached a $45m settlement with the city of New Haven. Cox was being transported to a detention center when the officer driving the van, Oscar Diaz, braked suddenly, causing Cox to slide across the bench and hit his head against the van’s wall. Cox was left slumped at the back of the van for three minutes before Diaz stopped to check on him. Following the incident, Cox filed a $100m federal civil lawsuit against the officers and the city of New Haven, alleging negligence, carelessness and excessive force against the officers involved.