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LA County to pay nearly $12 million to family of cyclist struck and killed by deputy
Louise Olin, the widow of Milt Olin, speaks at a news conference addressing the family's nearly $12 million wrongful death settlement with Los Angeles County.
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LA County to pay nearly $12 million to family of cyclist struck and killed by deputy
Los Angeles County is paying nearly $12 million to settle a wrongful death case involving a sheriff's deputy who struck and killed a bicyclist in 2013.
Entertainment lawyer Milton Everett Olin, Jr.. 65 of Woodland Hills, was killed while out for a Sunday afternoon bike ride in Calabasas. The collision took place on a straight section of Mulholland Highway with clear sight lines.
The deputy was answering a message on his vehicle's computer when he veered into the designated bike lane.
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