DALLAS - The Dallas City Council agreed on Wednesday to settle a two-year-old wrongful death lawsuit.
Anna Tovar Reyes was killed when a thief, driving a Dallas police "bait car," slammed into her.
There has been no comment from the family, so far.
The Dallas City Council had no discussion at all; they just agreed to consent to this.
They have awarded $245,000 to the victim's family to settle this lawsuit, money that is going to come out of the Dallas tax payers' pockets and this year's city budget.
Almost two years ago, 83-year-old, Reyes, was killed almost instantly.
Dallas police dash cam video shows the car thief slamming right into Reyes, after stealing the bait car, designed to lure would-be thieves.
That city vehicle is equipped with GPS tracking systems, video cameras and a kill switch.
At issue in the law suit, is why it took so long for police to disable that vehicle remotely. It took 27 seconds in all.
Police say from the time they spotted car thief, Eddie Robert Ramirez, at the wheel, to the time they were remotely able to turn off the engine, involved five computer steps.
The lawyers representing the city saw enough liability that they decided to go ahead and settle this lawsuit, rather than fighting it in court.
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