U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane found Eugene Officer Carlos M. Jones did not intentionally deny 34-year-old Michael Sanchez medical care, leading to his death in 2019. The evidence showed the officer did not know that Sanchez had a seatbelt wrapped around his neck in the back seat of Jones' patrol car during transport to a hospital, the judge ruled.Eugene Police Department
A judge has thrown out federal civil rights claims filed in a suit against Eugene police stemming from the 2019 death of a man found with a seat belt wrapped around his neck in the back of a police car.
The suit’s claim of a wrongful death in violation of state law survived the challenge but would have to be pursued in Lane County Circuit Court.
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