Brothers say an LAPD street racing officer caused high-speed crash that left them with serious injuries

Two brothers critically injured after their car was struck by a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car in June have filed a negligence lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and the LAPD, alleging the officer who was driving was needlessly speeding at 80 mph just before the impact.

Two brothers critically injured after their car was struck by a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car in June have filed a negligence lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and the LAPD, alleging the officer who was driving was needlessly speeding at 80 mph just before the impact.

Stephen and Richard Paper, 74 and 76, were in a Toyota Camry that was broadsided by the LAPD cruiser traveling southbound on Balboa Boulevard in Encino, a neighborhood in San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, as the brothers made a left turn to go west on Burbank Boulevard.

“What makes this crash so ironic and stupid is that this officer at the time was assigned to patrol this area for street racing. He was part of the street racing task force,” said attorney Robert S. Glassman, who represents the Paper brothers in their suit.

An LAPD traffic collision investigation report blamed the officer, Jason C. Stevenson, for causing the crash that happened just before 8 p.m. on June 4, 2024.

“The primary cause of the his crash is Party 1 (Jason Stevenson) in violation of 22350 of the California Vehicle Code, unsafe speed,” wrote the LAPD collision investigator.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lapd-lawsuit-high-speed-crash-rcna167003

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