Retired Erie County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Narcotics D.J. Granville has repaid the county nearly $63,000 as part of a settlement tied to a series of hit-and-run crashes involving his county-owned vehicle, according to a document obtained by 7 News. The payment resolves a civil matter stemming from an incident in which Granville crashed the truck into seven parked cars along several blocks on the West Side in April 2024.
Granville’s attorney mailed a check for $62,988.56 to the Erie County Attorney’s Office, satisfying the amount the county sought to recover for damages related to the crash.
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Retired Erie County Sheriff’s Office Chief repays the county as part of settlement in hit-and-run case
The settlement agreement from December of 2025 required Granville to pay a total of $75,881 using a combination of vacation time and garnishment of wages. The agreement stipulated that if he was no longer employed by the county that he continue to make monthly payments or pay in full…