Another settlement was approved by the Jackson City Council on Tuesday involving a resident who was in a car accident with a city employee.

Council approved a $15,000 settlement to Kenneth McClure. On Dec. 19, 2018, McClure was attempting to turn east on Hoover Street when his car was struck on the left passenger side by a vehicle operated by Jackson employee Daniel Moore, according to court documents. The impact of the crash was “so strong and violent that it caused serious damage” to McClure and his car.

McClure sued the city in 2020, seeking compensation for property and financial damages and medical expenses. McClure, through his attorney Patrick Wooten, asked for a $75,000 settlement.

Wooten did not respond to a request for comment. The Jackson City Attorney’s Office also said it could not provide further details about the case at this time.

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Six council members voted to approve the deal, while Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes abstained.

The Clarion Ledger reported in March that Jackson was facing at least 24 processes due to city employees being involved in vehicle accidents with city-owned vehicles. The investigation was the second part of an occasional series looking at lawsuits facing Jackson, which the Clarion Ledger obtained after filing a public records request.

Of the 24 vehicular lawsuits, 17 involve city employees from various departments. Five of the lawsuits involve Jackson Police Department officers crashing police vehicles into citizens’ cars; two involve firefighters from the Jackson Fire Department crashing fire engines into citizens’ cars.

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With the McClure award, the city dropped from 24 to 22 lawsuits related to city employees involved in vehicle accidents. In June, the council unanimously approved a $160,000 settlement for the wrongful death of Stevie Fuller, a pedestrian who was struck by a city employee’s vehicle in May 2017.

Fuller, a Jackson resident, was walking near the Gateway Rescue Mission shelter on Gallatin Street. While Fuller was walking, he was “struck by a motor vehicle owned by the City of Jackson, Mississippi and operated” by a city employee, the lawsuit states. Fuller died at the scene of the crash from his injuries.

City attorneys reached a settlement with Fuller’s brother and sister, Roger and Linda Fuller.

This article originally appeared on the Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Jackson MS Council approves settlement with resident after 4 years. See more