Immediate Vault Immediate Access

Spokane’s Risk Management Vendor Reportedly Pressured Police to Hide Car Crash Details

Some disturbing news coming out of Spokane, Washington, according to The Spokesman-Review.

The City of Spokane may sever its contract with its risk management firm following allegations that the firm pressured police and a city employee to hide potentially incriminating details surrounding a 2010 collision that paralyzed a pedestrian.

According to documents obtained by lawyers representing the paralyzed woman, the city’s contracted insurance adjusters were able to influence the removal of certain details from the official press release about the crash, and reportedly sought to influence the police investigation.

buy flagyl online youngchiropractic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jpg/flagyl.html no prescription pharmacy

The adjusters, in fact, were able to interview crash witnesses before the investigating officer, who was later advised that “if you guys want a raise” he should work with the risk managers to save the city some money, the documents show.

“To me, it looks like … risk management runs things in a way the public is not aware,” said Breean Beggs, who is one of three attorneys representing Patricia Searl, 70, who was paralyzed when hit by the city vehicle when crossing the street.

buy prelone online youngchiropractic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jpg/prelone.html no prescription pharmacy

“It’s troubling when they are interviewing witnesses before police can, and really troubling that they are trying to influence a police investigation by implying that he will get a raise if he handles it a certain way.”

City Administrator Theresa Sanders agreed.

Sanders said Monday that Chief Financial Officer Gavin Cooley has been asked to investigate its contract with the risk-manager, Alternative Service Concepts, which has an office in City Hall, “to determine whether we will do business with this vendor at all.

buy arimidex online youngchiropractic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jpg/arimidex.html no prescription pharmacy

“I do not think it’s appropriate,” Sanders said of the behavior described in the documents. “Understanding that risk management’s role is to protect the city’s assets, they should always do so in a legal, professional and appropriate way.”

Read the rest of the troubling report over at Spokesman.com