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CS/SB 58 — Relief of Yeilyn Quiroz Otero/Miami-Dade County
by Judiciary Committee and Senator Rodriquez
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Special Master on Claim Bills Committee (SM)
This is a settled claim bill that awards $3.8 million as compensation for severe injuries that
claimant, Yeilyn Quiroz Otero, sustained in a 2016 automobile accident involving a Miami-Dade
County police cruiser. The accident occurred at an intersection with inoperative traffic signals.
The police cruiser collided at a high rate of speed with the vehicle in which the claimant was a
passenger, leaving her a paraplegic. The claimant?s proceeds, after attorney fees and costs, will
be placed in a special needs trust for her benefit.
If approved by the Governor, or allowed to become law without the Governor's signature, these provisions take effect upon becoming law.
Vote: Senate 35-2; House 116-0