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The settlement in the case of 16-year-old Wayne Torrie, who died from injuries sustained in a high-speed police chase involving a Weber County sheriff's deputy, was a payment of $100,000 to his parents, according to records released Tuesday.
The money was paid out of an indemnity pool.
The teen's parents, Melvin and Raeghn Torrie, had filed suit in 2nd District Court claiming their son would still be alive if Deputy Denton Harper had followed the county's policy of chasing only dangerous criminals. The sheriff's office and its lawyers deny the deputy was at fault, saying he was following policy and exercising good judgment.
According to the suit, the teen left his Petersboro home in the family's Suburban on March 23, 2010, after a minor argument with another sibling and his mother called the Cache County Sheriff's Office for help in finding him. Torrie was located in Weber County and a pursuit began when Harper tried to stop him.
Torrie hit an embankment and the Suburban rolled, ejecting him. He died the next morning.
The case was closed last month after the settlement was finalized.
The Tribune obtained details of the agreement — which says the settlement is a compromise and not an admission of liability — through a Government Records Access Management Act request.
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