The family of a Connecticut man who was severely injured while riding in a police van this month says he was left paralyzed after multiple officers ignored his repeated calls for help. CBSVillage
He was not wearing a seat belt and his head was slammed against the back of the van when the officer driving it made a sudden stop, a disturbing video shows."It made me sick to my stomach, to treat somebody like that," Cox's sister, Latoya Boomer, told CBS News.
Despite Cox's repeated calls for help, it took the officer almost four minutes to check on him before calling an ambulance to meet him at the station. When the van arrived, several other officers were waiting and began berating Cox to get out."You're not even trying!" the officer said. The mayor's office announced several policy changes following the incident, including installing seat belts in all police department transport vans and requiring officers to buckle in detainees. Seat belts were already required in police cruisers."At what point in time do you believe someone that's saying, 'I think my neck is broken?'" she said.
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