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FL S0026
CL
AI Summary
- Appropriates $2.252 million from the General Revenue Fund through the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to compensate Kristen McIntosh ($1.001 million) and Lia McIntosh ($1.251 million) for injuries sustained in a February 12, 2022, vehicle collision in Nassau County
- Officer James Michael McWhorter of the Department's Law Enforcement Division, operating a state-owned 2019 Dodge Charger, drove across Interstate 95 in the dark with disregard for oncoming traffic and collided with a vehicle carrying the Thornton-McIntosh family, resulting in his death and serious injuries to all four family members
- Kristen McIntosh suffered a traumatic brain injury, multiple spinal fractures, and PTSD; Lia McIntosh suffered a fractured neck, spinal fracture, collapsed lung, internal bleeding, bowel tear, and PTSD
- The Department acknowledged that the injuries far exceeded the statutory sovereign immunity cap of $200,000 per person/$300,000 per incident and agreed in an April 2024 settlement to pay its $300,000 statutory limit and support this claim bill for additional damages
- Lia McIntosh's payment is to be placed in a trust for her exclusive benefit as a minor child, and attorney fees are capped at 25 percent of the total amount awarded under the act
Legislative Description
Relief of Kristen and Lia McIntosh by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-216
7/8/2025
Committee Referrals
Appropriations4/10/2025
Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government3/20/2025
Judiciary3/14/2025
Full Bill Text
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