Honolulu, Hawaii to Pay $12.5 Million to Driver Who Was Critically Injured in Officer-Involved Makaha Crash

The Honolulu City Council on Monday unanimously approved a $12.5 million settlement for the driver of a car that crashed after Honolulu police officers allegedly drove it off the road and fled the scene.

The settlement was filed on behalf of Jonaven Perkins-Sinapati, who suffered a traumatic brain injury after the crash in Makaha on Sept. 12, 2021.

One of Perkins-Sinapati’s attorneys, Michael Green, said his client will “never work again.”

Read the source article at Honolulu Civil Beat