Dennis Harraka and Bogdan Kachur secured a $3 million settlement against the City of Englewood, two of its police officers and a local restaurant. The police allowed an obviously drunk driver to leave the scene, without arresting him, after stopping him for a minor traffic offense. The driver had been drinking all evening including the previous 3-4 hours at the restaurant, the El Tango Grill, which was only minutes from where the stop occurred. Within 20 minutes of releasing him, the driver rear-ended our client, Vladimir Diaz, on Route 4 in Paramus. Mr. Diaz suffered various injuries, spent 17 days in a coma and has been left with brain damage and other permanent conditions.
