Settlement in Death of Jail Trusty Approved
A $205,000 settlement for the family of a jail trusty killed more than five years ago when a heavy steel gate fell on him at a sheriff’s substation in the Santa Clarita Valley was approved Monday by the Los Angeles County Claims Board.
The Board of Supervisors still must approve the recommended award to the family of David Alviso, 37, who was completing a sentence for driving under the influence of alcohol in October, 1985, when a sliding parking gate toppled, pinning him to the ground. He died at the scene.
Alviso’s wife, mother and son, who is now 14, filed a wrongful death suit against the county.
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