Jury Awards $4.25 Million to the Parents of an Iowa Man Thrown from Motorcycle While Fleeing Police

In the hospital room where Augustin “Gus” Mormann lay dying, his father made a promise: “I will find out what happened.”

More than three years later, Dan Mormann knows what happened. So does a Delaware County jury.

Gus Mormann, 31 of Colesburg, died in January 2021, more than a month after being thrown from his motorcycle during a high-speed chase with police. His parents, Dan and Sandy, sued the officer who pursued him, Manchester Police Lt. Jim Wessels, and the city for his death.

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