After the first day of trial, the city announced it would settle for $250,000 a lawsuit that accused a Chattanooga police officer of running a red light and hitting a motorist.
Shirley Trotter originally asked for almost $3 million, accusing officer Frisco Sherrill of negligently causing a wreck Dec. 16, 2022, leaving her with permanent injuries and forcing her into assisted living care for a time, court records said.
In response to the suit, the city denied liability and said Sherrill was responding to a shots-fired emergency with lights and siren activated around five seconds before driving through the intersection of Hickory Valley Road and Shallowford Road, according to court records.
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Around one minute after receiving the call at 8:29 a.m., Sherrill activated the lights and siren on his patrol car. The officer said a glare prevented him from determining what color the traffic lights were, according to court records.