The family of a Georgia mother who died after falling out of the back of a police car is suing the officers involved.
Brianna Grier was having a mental health crisis. Her mother, Mary, called 911, hoping her daughter would be taken to a hospital – that’s how the family had handled these crises in the past.
Instead, this time, the 28-year-old mother of twin girls was handcuffed by officers from the Hancock County sheriff’s office and carried by the arms and legs into the back of a police car. The lawsuit alleges Grier was dropped onto the ground, hitting her head.
In the Georgia Bureau of Investigation analysis of the case, the officers admitted they did not put Grier’s seatbelt on.
According to body cam footage, less than a minute after departing from Grier’s house, the police car reverses and an officer walks behind the car to find Grier’s body thrown from the vehicle.
