Yonkers, NY City Council Approves an $8.5 Million Settlement Over 2015 Police Car Chase and Crash

The Yonkers City Council approved a settlement of $8.5 Million stemming from a tragic high speed police chase and crash in 2015 at their meeting on Feb. 13. And combined with an earlier settlement of $1.5 Million for this same accident, the matter is finally closed for the city and the victims.

The incident occured on Nov. 23, 2015, when Yonkers Police received a 911 call about two persons in a van breaking into parking meters. The same van was linked to a robbery earlier that day.

When YPD officers attempted to pull over the vehicle a high speed chase ensued, with estimated speeds of 90 MPH. When the van reached Warburton Ave. near the Greystone train station, it crossed over the yellow line and crashed into another vehicle traveling south.

Read the source article at Yonkers Times