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A New York Cab Driver Who Was Shot by an Off-Duty Officer Settles For $2 Million

A cab driver who was wounded by an off-duty police officer in a 2011 road-rage shooting has settled his lawsuit against New York’s Nassau County for $2 million.

Newsday reports that county legislative committees approved the payment to Thomas Moroughan on Monday.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said in a statement, “I believe this is a reasonable settlement in light of all the factors surrounding the 2011 incident. The officer, who was off-duty at the time of the incident, was terminated, and institutional controls have been put in place” since the shooting.

Read the source article at Associated Press News

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