The Denver City Council approved a $145,000 settlement Monday with a woman who suffered a concussion and other injuries in a vehicle crash with a Denver police officer’s SUV.
In the January 2020 evening incident, the car the woman was riding in was forced off the road in the 300 block of North Federal Boulevard, crashing into the Columbine Steak House and Lounge. Denver police officer Thomas Moen had attempted to make a right turn from the middle lane of northbound Federal in his department SUV and struck the sedan, which was in the right lane, according to a complaint filed by Tanya Martinez Perez’s attorney earlier this year.
The sedan was forced off the road where it collided with a parked car, crossed over the sidewalk and hit the building, coming to a stop. The complaint cites the building’s address as 300 N. Federal Blvd., which is where Columbine is located.
The complaint alleges that because Moen failed to drive safely, Martinez Perez suffered injuries to her left shoulder, arm and wrist as well as a concussion that caused post-concussion headaches.
The Denver City Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the agreement on Monday.
