The family of a 32-year-old woman from Los Angeles who was killed by a teenager who drove more than 100 miles per hour in a Lamborghini SUV last year reached a settlement of $ 18.85 million this week, the family’s lawyer announced. Monique Munoz was at home from work when Brendan Khuri, then 17, turned on the red light and crashed into her Lexus at 106 mph. He died within 15 minutes. Khuri pleaded guilty to negligent homicide last April and was sentenced to nine months in jail. Monique Munoz, 32, was killed when a teenage girl speeding in a Lamborghini went through a red light and fell on her last year in Los Angeles. (Caroline Cardona) Daniel Ghyczy, the chief lawyer representing the Munoz family, described the $ 18.85 million settlement as a “significant milestone” for Munoz’s loved ones. “The Munoz family can finally close a little on this horrific tragedy,” Ghyczy said in a statement. “It was never about the Munoz family, it was about acknowledging the misbehavior of Brendan Khuri that led to the death of their only daughter and ensuring that she would be held accountable. justice”. Part of the Munoz family’s lawsuit included images posted by Brendan Curry and his father, Los Angeles’s wealthy businessman James Curry, on social media about their car races. “I have to win, but if I lose, I still have my son,” James Curry posted on his Instagram account to more than 1.9 million followers, according to the lawsuit. LAS VEGAS COMPLEX-AREA WITH 6 VEHICLES LEAVES 9 DEAD, 1 PLASTER INJURED A profile of James Curry on Forbes described him as a “serial businessman” who “has four real estate companies and five production and distribution companies”. Munoz’s mother, Carol Cardona, expressed fears in the weeks following the accident that her family would not be vindicated due to the privileges and wealth of the Khuri family. “He killed my daughter,” Cardona told Fox News Digital last year. “It’s very frustrating and I think it’s protected [the] the condition of his father “. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Elder Khuri was charged with aiding and abetting a minor involved in the crash and who is scheduled to appear in court on June 8. James Curry and Brendan Curry’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
