Dec 02, 2021

Wife of injured Kansas police officer settles with car dealership

Posted Dec 02, 2021 12:00 AM
Officer Brian Arterburn and Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay-courtesy photo
Officer Brian Arterburn and Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay-courtesy photo

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A lawsuit filed against a Wichita car dealership by the wife of a police officer injured when he was run over by a sport utility vehicle from the business has been settled for an undisclosed amount.

Officer Brian Arterburn was critically injured in February 2017 when he was hit by the SUV while putting down stop sticks to stop the vehicle. His wife, fellow Wichita police officer Claudale Arterburn, sued Eddy's Chevrolet Cadillac, its owners and the driver of the SUV, Justin Terrazas.

Justin Terrazas has ten previous felony convictions that include burglary, theft, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, aggravated battery, flee and elude law enforcement and for drugs-photo KDOC
Justin Terrazas has ten previous felony convictions that include burglary, theft, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, aggravated battery, flee and elude law enforcement and for drugs-photo KDOC

Terrazas pleaded guilty to charges in the case and was sentenced to nearly 29 years in prison. The lawsuit had sought $75 million in actual and punitive damages.