Civil Plaintiff
The Father of a Teen Who Died in a 2017 Traffic Collision Settles With LA County For $6.5 Million
The father of a 16-year-old Torrance high school baseball player killed in a 2017 traffic collision is poised to receive a $6.5 million settlement from Los Angeles County because a 911 operator reportedly had encouraged the driver who hit him to pursue a vehicle that had fled from another accident moments earlier.
The Los Angeles County Claims Board recommended this week that the Board of Supervisors issue Jessie Franklin Esphorst the settlement to resolve his lawsuit against the county. He is the father of South High School shortstop Jesse Eric Esphorst, who was killed in the March 7, 2017, collision near the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Crest Road.
