Erie To Pay $35,000 After Alleged Rights Violation In DUI Stop

ERIE, CO -- Erie has agreed to pay a woman $35,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit in which she claimed her rights were violated during a 2017 traffic stop at her home, the Daily Camera reports. Jennifer Ladley had filed the suit alleging that two officers had violated her fourth amendment rights in the incident in which an officer grabbed her wrist to prevent her from going inside of her house after she was parked in her garage.

She further alleged, the Camera reports, that the subsequent field sobriety test was a violation of rights because it came after her improper detention. Her subsequent arrest and blood test revealed a blood-alcohol level of almost 2.5 times the legal limit.

A February release signed by Ladley was obtained by the Camera through an open records request, stated that the town agreed to pay Ladley $35,000 to settle the case. According to the Camera, both sides agreed to pay their own court and attorney costs, and Ladley agreed to never seek a job with Erie.

A March 4 memorandum by Erie administrator Malcolm Fleming stated that the town denied liability and wrongdoing, and that the settlement was not an admission of any liability, according to the Camera.

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