Exactly One Year After Cole Berardi Was Killed By DPD Car, Council to Settle Family's Claim
| Cole Berardi |
City Attorney Tom Perkins wouldn't officially confirm the amount of the settlement, but the Dallas City Council's agenda for its October 14 meeting does: "not to exceed $250,000," which is the max allowed by state law. Says the agenda item, simply, "Claimants Carrie Ann Inman and Douglas Mariani filed a claim against the City seeking compensation for the wrongful death of their ten-year-old son caused in an automobile accident on October 17, 2008, involving a Dallas Police Department vehicle." The council will be briefed on the settlement, which comes out of current funds, this Wednesday before next week's vote.























