The City of Seattle will pay more that $1.8 million to a family of a man who had a medical emergency nearly two years ago, according to Mark Lindquist.
SEATTLE — The City of Seattle will pay more that $1.8 million to a family of a man who had a medical emergency nearly two years ago, according to Mark Lindquist, the family’s attorney.when he died. Lindquist said help was delayed because the Yurek’s address was mistakenly marked as a dangerous location.
Seattle police are called in to help escort firefighters and paramedics if there’s been a history of violent or threatening behavior at an address. The city keeps what it calls"caution notes" for addresses flagged as dangerous. In November of 2021, Yurek’s 13-year-old son called 911, reporting his father appeared to be having a heart attack."What the son didn't know is that the medics were already there, but they weren't going in because they didn't have a police escort,” said Lindquist."Mr. Yurek had never been hostile to first responders. A previous tenant had been. The list had not been updated,” Lindquist said.
“They had an inaccurate, out-of-date list, and when you keep a list people's lives depend upon it has to be correct,” said Lindquist.The operating guidelines on caution notes, which were modified prior to the settlement, were changed to provide that caution notes about people, activities and materials expire after 365 days in the system, or get reviewed and renewed.
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