Police pursuit leads to lawsuit

YOUNGSTOWN — A driver seriously injured during a police pursuit of car theft suspects two years ago has sued the pursuing police officer, the Coitsville Township trustees and police department.

The injured driver, Renee McConnell, of Hubbard; her husband, Paul; and her four daughters filed the complaint, alleging that Officer Donald Dudley’s negligence during his pursuit of car theft suspects led to the Sept. 18, 2013, crash at McGuffey Road and Lansdowne Boulevard on Youngstown’s East Side.

McConnell suffered “extreme and permanent physical injuries” in the crash, the suit said.

The lawsuit, which seeks more than $25,000 in damages and demands a jury trial, was filed earlier this week in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court and assigned to Judge Shirley Christian.

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