Wednesday 28 September 2022 12:53 AM Man left paralyzed after breaking neck in back of police van sues Connecticut ... trends now
A Connecticut man who was left paralyzed after breaking his neck in the back of a police van following the vehicle's sudden stop is now suing the cops for $100 million, according to his lawyer.
Richard 'Randy' Cox, 36, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in US District Court against the city of New Haven and five police officers who were allegedly involved in the ordeal.
Cox was arrested at a block party on Lilac Street in the Newhallville section in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 19 and he was handcuffed and put in the cop van. He was not wearing a seatbelt, it's claimed.
Ben Crump, Cox's lawyer, who has represented the families of George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, and Trayvon Martin, and is now part of Cox's legal team, announced the lawsuit on Tuesday during a press conference.
Crump said the city should take responsibility to what happened and said multiple times that 'it should have been unnecessary for Cox to file a lawsuit.'
He said: 'If we say, we respect Randy Cox's life and respect Randy Cox's life experiences … then we have to show that by action, not just by rhetoric, not just say we care about Black lives, but we have an actual duty in New Haven and throughout America to actually show that we believe Black lives matter.'
This is Richard Cox. The 36-year-old is in the hospital recovering from severe injuries after his head slammed into the back of a police transport van. New Haven (CT) Police ignored their DUTY of providing him with immediate medical assistance when he called for help, according to Ben Crump, Cox's attorney
Police body camera video provided by New Haven Police, Richard 'Randy' Cox (center) is pulled from the back of a police van and placed in a wheelchair after being detained by New Haven Police on June 19, 2022, in New Haven
Since the horrifying ordeal, Cox has had multiple surgeries, and on Tuesday had to return to the hospital for treatment of bedsores, that doctors said 'is going to be a regular thing for years,' Crump said
Cox's family held up signs outside of City Hall as Crump spoke telling the city that they should
