Fact #96158
When:
Short story:
Pop singer Jimmie Rodgers suffers traumatic head injuries after the car he is driving is stopped by an off-duty police officer near the San Diego Freeway in Los Angeles, California, USA. Rodgers will sue the police for brutality, and they will counter-sue for slander, but neither case will go to trial. In 1973 Rodgers will accept a $200,000 settlement from the Los Angeles City Council, after it votes to give him the money rather than incur the costs of further court action.