HILO, Hawaii - Hawaii County has agreed to pay a $15.1 million settlement to the family of a Michigan man who was hit and killed by a police patrol car, officials said.
Jeffrey Surnow, 63, was riding a bicycle on the Big Island when he was killed in March 2015, The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Monday.
Officer Jody Buddemeyer was working his second consecutive eight-hour shift when he struck the resident of West Bloomfield, Michigan.
The Hawaii County Police Department previously required officers to work back-to-back shifts, but the department has ended the policy, officials said.
Most of the settlement proceeds are expected to go to a charitable foundation setup by the Surnow family, officials said.