The City of Chicago has approved a $22 million settlement with the family of a 25-year-old man who was killed after a police chase ended in a deadly crash on the city’s West Side.
The incident happened in June 2023 when officers began pursuing a stolen vehicle driven by a teenager. During the pursuit, the fleeing car crashed into multiple vehicles, including the Honda driven by Angel Eduardo Alvarez Montesinos, who died as a result of the collision.
City officials had already accepted responsibility for the officer’s conduct, which violated Chicago Police Department pursuit policies. The chase continued for more than two miles through residential streets at high speeds, despite rules that prohibit pursuits for certain non-violent offenses.
According to the family’s attorneys, the officer involved drove well above the speed limit, ignored traffic controls, and pursued the vehicle without emergency lights or sirens activated. The attorney for the family said the officer’s actions were not a mistake in judgment but a clear failure to follow training and established policy.
