Luis A. Carrillo, Michael S. Carrillo, J. Miguel Flores, Annee Della Donna and Eric J. Dubin скачать в хорошем качестве

Luis A. Carrillo, Michael S. Carrillo, J. Miguel Flores, Annee Della Donna and Eric J. Dubin

I.M. a minor, et al. v. Doe CHP Officers E.W. and L.W., Minors v. State of California, California Highway Patrol and Doe CHP Officers HE DIED AFTER TELLING OFFICERS “I CAN’T BREATHE” – 14 TIMES In March 2020, two California Highway Patrol officers pulled over Edward Bronstein on suspicion of driving under the influence. The officers then took Bronstein to the CHP Altadena station for a blood draw to obtain evidence against him. At the station, at least five officers held Bronstein on the floor while pressing against his back while a nurse took a blood sample. A CHP supervisor was present and merely observed and did not order the officers to stop, or to put Bronstein upright. Bronstein had his hands handcuffed behind his back. He told officers he would consent to the blood draw, but the officers continued to hold him down. Bronstein yelled “I can’t breathe!” at least 14 times; one officer called out that Bronstein was turning purple. Nevertheless, the officers continued to hold Bronstein down while the nurse continued to draw the blood. Bronstein lost consciousness, and the officers and the nurse placed him upright, slapping his face instead of beginning CPR. After he did not respond, the officers finally began CPR, but it was too late. Bronstein was pronounced dead approximately four hours after his initial encounter with the CHP. The Los Angeles County medical examiner concluded in the autopsy report that Bronstein’s cause of death was “acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement.” Members of Bronstein’s family filed a civil rights claim for wrongful death damages for excessive use of force. The CHP would not release video of the incident until ordered to do so by the court, after the plaintiffs’ legal team sought the video through discovery but also through a California Public Records Act request and lawsuit pursuant to the new California peace officer transparency laws. A significant financial settlement was achieved. Bronstein’s death prompted the CHP to change its policies to prevent officers from using techniques or transport methods that involve a substantial risk of positional asphyxia.