An Un-collectible Judgement
We doubt the family will ever see a dime:
A man who was allegedly intoxicated and drag racing at 102 mph when he slammed into another vehicle, killing its driver in June 2023, has been ordered to pay $21 million to the victim’s survivors, according to court records.
Marvin Bonilla, 28, had a blood alcohol content of .13 as he raced his Ford Mustang around 4:45 a.m. on June 23, 2023, according to a Chicago police crash report. At the intersection of 59th Street and Pulaski Road, he allegedly plowed into a Toyota RAV4 driven by 51-year-old Alberto Onofre.
[...] He is currently awaiting trial on reckless homicide and other charges.
Six months after the crash, and more than a year before criminal charges were filed, Onofre’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bonilla. Cook County Judge Michael Otto later entered a judgment ordering Bonilla to pay a total of $21 million to Onofre’s wife and three children. The award includes $10 million for Onofre’s wife and approximately $3.67 million for each of his children, court records show.
But in the event he ever happens to win the lottery, the family is in line to collect first.
So....why couldn't this be standard practice for Officers attacked and injured by individuals who are never held accountable by the criminal "justice" system? That way if they ever won the lottery or (more likely) got some sort of settlement from the City over some other nonsense, Officers would be in line to collect before the criminal ever saw a dime.
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
21 Comments:
Officer’s should get big judgements against morons Womack and injure them. Notice, it’s never those with funds who badly misbehave. Hmmm what’s the deterrent? Who has hours to review them? Pity the ferals aren’t trained in restraining themselves from abusing and harming LEOs.
Awaiting trial on reckless homicide et al. Incident occurred three years ago. The wheels of justice are a disgrace in Cook County. “Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied”!!!
no insurance? vehicle? renters?
how'd he renew the plates? did he have plates?
Absolutely should be SOP. Over the years recall a few lawsuits being filed usually followed by pressure from the legal department to drop the case. FOP never really stood up for this practice did they?
The bigger question is, why did it take over one year
before ANY criminal charges were filed? Maybe Ms.
O'Neill-Burke can answer that one.
Probably a default judgment.
because letting the police collect money for damages from the criminal's would be called racist
Awaiting trial since 2023? WTF?
That is a good question
Police officers should sue the assholes, dead or not, and their estates since they, like West Side Dexter plan on suing the city. When they get paid, you get paid...
And back over the border he goes
Makes perfect sense.
This should be standard practice. Anyone know the name of the plaintiffs lawyer? Since there is not going to be any payoff, Ill bet very few lawyers would take a case like this.
Can't get blood out of a stone.....
Maybe the FOO could spearhead something like this. WITHOUT sticky fingered J Pussy being involved. Your paintings might end up in his house.
I think we all know how this will end up.
Some civil trial testimony / depos may now be advantageous evidence in the criminal trial and sentencing.
A few realistic things-
The first being: what are you going to get from some south / west side shithead? How much is he ever going to get in his life?
You’ll get a handful of rock or heroin and a polymer-80 pistol. Talk about a windfall!
The second: do you know how much a semi-decent lawyer costs? Who’s paying for it? Not the FOP / PBPA!
It’s coming out of your pocket. Now think about the above- how much are you going to get?
Third: it’s Cook County.
Bench? Some political hack.
Jury? 12 people not smart enough to get out of Jury Duty.
You’re going to be the one who has to pay.
A problem and a solution: The critters' lawyer will probably be able to stop / delay the civil trial because he can't testify without impacting his criminal charges, but besides the possibility of a lottery or ghetto lottery win, if he ever gets So Security and it isn't taken for back child support, that can be garnished. Be sure to put that claim in your will as an asset.
John in Indy
But also watch the four Georgia State Troopers recently charged for suing drivers they wrecked with questionable PIT manuvers. Seems they all used the same lawyer, too.
John in Indy
Heard from a reliable source (attorney) friend of mine who said its basically great advertising for the attorney that he secured a 21 million dollar judgement..of course it's impossible to collect.
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