The Los Angeles City Council approved a $12 million settlement on Tuesday with the family of an Italian honeymooner who was killed when a driver barreled down the popular Venice Beach Boardwalk. The settlement came after the family's attorney, Greg Bentley, said city officials "knew for years that unauthorized vehicles were driving on the boardwalk posing danger to the public, yet did nothing to prevent this dangerous access." Alice Gruppioni was killed and 17 pedestrians and merchants along the boardwalk were injured in the August 2013 crash. Gruppioni's family sued the city, accusing officials of failing to install proper barriers to stop cars from driving on the boardwalk. In addition to the settlement with Gruppioni's family, the City Council approved a $2 million settlement to be split by three people injured in the crash.

Source: ABC News June 05, 2018 20:03 UTC