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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Department of Law to compromise and settle the property damage claim of Laura Franklin against the Metropolitan Government for $19,011.29, with said amount to be paid out of the Self-Insured Liability Fund.
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WHEREAS, on August 25, 2022, an employee of the Metro Nashville Police Department, while operating a vehicle owned by the Metropolitan Government, entered the intersection of Lyle Avenue and Broadway, striking Laura Franklin's vehicle in the driver's side door and causing damage to her 2020 Hyundai Veloster; and,
WHEREAS, after investigation, the Metropolitan Department of Law believes that the settlement listed in Section 1 is fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government and recommends that the property damage claim of Laura Franklin be compromised and settled for $19,011.29, and that this amount be paid from the Self-Insured Liability Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1: The Metropolitan Department of Law is authorized to compromise and settle the property damage claim of Laura Franklin for the sum of $19,011.29 with said amount to be paid from the Self-Insured Liability Fund.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
On August 25, 2022, a Metropolitan Nashville Police Department ("MNPD") officer was on patrol in his patrol vehicle and approached the intersection of Lyle Avenue and Broadway. He stopped at the stop sign on Lyle Avenue and proceeded northbound into the intersection crossing Broadway. The MNPD officer did not see Laura Franklin traveling westbound on Broadway and struct the driver's side of Ms. Franklin's vehicle. Ms. Franklin's vehicle was determined to be a total loss. She was not injured in the collision. State F...
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