Jury Awards $32M to Latino Fam: A Sacramento Cop Ran 2 Brothers Over, Killing Them after They Ran Out of Gas on Road. White Judge and Prosecutor Awarded White Cop w/Community Service in Criminal Case

From [HERE] A Sacramento jury has awarded $32.1 million to the children of Juan Carlos Rodriguez, who was killed alongside his brother Lionel Rodriguez in December 2022 by Sacramento Police Detective Jonathan Nangle while driving to work.

"I think ultimately the jury understood the magnitude of the loss that these two children suffered," John Demas, the attorney representing the family, said. "Their dad was extremely close, very present, loved them tremendously."

Juan Carlos Rodriguez was on the side of Interstate 5 near Sutterville Road helping his brother, who had just run out of gas, when Nangle crossed over the solid white line in an unmarked police car and struck them. Both brothers died.

"This is a police officer who's trained and sworn to protect, and his negligence killed two people, and he had to be held accountable," Demas said.

Nangle was charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter.

"He was sentenced to some community service,” Demas said.

Demas explained that Jessica Romero, the mother of Rodriguez’s children, then pursued the case in civil court.

"It was important for her to let the justice system play out through the civil case," Demas said.

Last week, the jury returned a unanimous verdict, ordering the city of Sacramento to pay $32 million to Rodriguez’s children, now 10 and 13 years old. [MORE]