EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Snohomish County has agreed to pay a former jail inmate $50,000 to settle a federal civil-rights lawsuit alleging jail medical officials delayed providing him treatment for a badly fitting prosthetic leg because it would cost too much.
The Seattle Times reports Dylan Downey was booked into jail in 2016 on vehicular-assault charges stemming from a motorcycle crash that hurt a passenger and resulted in his leg being amputated.
His lawsuit says Downey told jail officials that his prosthesis was painful and needed to be fitted, or he risked future complications.
Instead, the suit says the jail delayed treatment, telling Downey the jail was “unwilling to pay for” it.
The lawsuit states Downey received adequate treatment once he was in the state’s custody, but continued to have problems because of the county’s failure to act.
A telephone message seeking comment from Snohomish County wasn’t returned.
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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com
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