PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Lawyers for the City of Philadelphia settled a $2.9 million lawsuit last month with the family of two people who were struck by a dirt bike during a 2017 police pursuit.
Philly police were chasing the driver of an illegal dirt bike near the 69th Street Terminal when the biker struck two pedestrians — a 6-year-old girl and her great aunt. They were critically injured but survived.
However, the officer did not stop to help the victims, which lawyers said was a clear violation of the Philadelphia Police Department’s long-standing “do not chase” directive…