Families Settle for $2.25M with New Jersey City over Car-Trunk Deaths

April 27, 2010

The families of three New Jersey boys who died in the trunk of a parked car as police searched for them have settled lawsuits against the city of Camden.

The families of 11-year-old Anibal Cruz, 6-year-old Daniel Agosto and 5-year-old Jesstin Pagan agreed to accept a total of $2.25 million.

Police scoured Camden after the boys vanished on June 22, 2005, but no one checked the trunk of the Toyota Camry parked in the Cruz family’s yard. One officer looked quickly in the main part of the car, then moved on. Officials believe it’s likely the boys were still alive at the time.

Toyota agreed last year to pay the family of each boy $100,000.

The city settlements were made last month. They were first reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Topics Auto New Jersey

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  • July 20, 2010 at 5:37 am
    Caring Grandma says:
    GET REAL!! There are good people out there that accept responsibility even when they face loss & could have sued for a windfall. My grandson was hit by a commerical tow truck... read more
  • May 4, 2010 at 11:59 am
    Ace says:
    The drug addicted parents put the kids in the trunk, and told the police they were last seen at the pizza shop. They now have $1 million (after scum bag attorneys fees) to sp... read more
  • April 28, 2010 at 6:57 am
    Anonymous says:
    Who knows how old the toyota was. It may have been an older modl and therefore wouldn't have a realease.

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