Two families of victims of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant in January 2020 to receive $ 2.5 million in compensation for stolen photos taken at the scene by Los County police and firefighters Angeles.
The compensation agreement voted on Tuesday, November 2 by the county authorities has yet to be validated by a judge and does not concern the widow of the basketball star, who has also filed a complaint for these stolen photos.
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Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020 west of Los Angeles.
The only people who were allowed to take photos at the scene of the disaster were investigators from the Transportation Safety Agency (NTSB) and the medical examiner's office.
But police and firefighters working for Los Angeles County had taken snapshots of the scene and the victims using their phones and then shared them with others.
The affair quickly spread and caused a scandal.
A trial scheduled for February 2022
Families of victims had in the process filed a complaint against the county for the emotional trauma caused by these illicit clichés and their dissemination.
Los Angeles County attorneys in a report recommended reaching a deal with them to limit legal costs, which already stand at nearly $ 1.3 million.
The county board of directors approved the compensation on Tuesday without commenting further.
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Matthew Mauser, whose wife was one of the victims of the crash, must receive $ 1.25 million in compensation for this, as well as JJ and Alexis Altobelli, who lost their parents and their little sister in the accident. .
As part of the lawsuits initiated by Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, a trial is scheduled for February 2022. She recently testified that she learned of her husband's death when she saw the hashtag #RIPKobe circulating on social networks.
