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Atlanta weighs $300,000 settlement over alleged fire-truck crash
The city attorney says Atlanta’s potential financial exposure exceeds the proposed payout. A committee is scheduled to consider the deal November 9.
Atlanta is considering a $300,000 settlement with a driver who alleges a city fire truck struck his car—and the proposed resolution says the city attorney believes Atlanta’s potential financial exposure is greater than that payout.[1]
Colman Horne alleges that on January 30, 2025, a firefighter driving a city-owned fire truck entered his lane on Moreland Avenue SE near McPherson Avenue, struck the passenger side of his vehicle and injured him. His lawsuit is pending in the State Court of Fulton County, Georgia.[1]
According to the resolution, Horne has agreed to accept $300,000 to settle all claims against the city and its employees. The payment would come from the general fund’s litigation-expense account in exchange for dismissal of those claims.[1]
The proposal is not an approved payout. The packet lists consideration by the Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee for November 9, 2026, at 1 p.m., followed by Atlanta City Council consideration November 16 at 1 p.m. Both steps are marked pending.[1]
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