An upstate appellate panel has upheld a $157,500 award to a woman who was hurt when a Syracuse police car responding to an emergency call struck her vehicle.
The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, on Thursday agreed with the trial court in Ruiz v. Cope, 547/14, that the officer, by driving through a red light, displayed a recklessness that supported a finding of liability.
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