{"id":369367,"date":"2026-08-12T13:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/369367\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:16:08","slug":"family-to-announce-92m-lawsuit-against-orlando-police-in-death-of-92-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/369367\/","title":{"rendered":"Family to announce $92M lawsuit against Orlando police in death of 92-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 The family of a 92-year-old woman killed in a crash with an Orlando Police Department patrol vehicle is set to formally announce the filing of a $92 million lawsuit<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Milagros \u201cMillie\u201d Ortiz died in January after a collision involving an OPD patrol vehicle at South Semoran Boulevard and Hoffner Avenue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want justice for my mother,\u201d said Judy Santiago, Ortiz\u2019s daughter in July. \u201cThere has to be accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawsuit targets OPD, the manufacturer of the patrol car\u2019s emergency lights and the company responsible for maintaining OPD\u2019s fleet.<\/p>\n

While stopped at a red light, Orlando Police Officer Andrew McKuhen reportedly spotted another driver making an illegal U-turn.<\/p>\n

As the officer began entering the intersection, the video shows he activated the patrol vehicle\u2019s emergency lights, which appeared steady rather than flashing.<\/p>\n

A witness does not recall hearing a siren.<\/p>\n

Seconds later, the emergency lights turned off entirely and remained dark as the officer accelerated through the intersection and into the path of an SUV carrying Ortiz home from a bingo game.<\/p>\n

Ortiz, who was sitting in the front passenger seat of her friend\u2019s Jeep, later died at a hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think $92 million, representing a million dollars for each year of her life, is equitable,\u201d said attorney Benjamin Crump.<\/p>\n

Crump and the Ortiz family have scheduled a news conference Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Orlando police have declined to comment while the agency conducts an internal investigation.<\/p>\n

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