The family of a man killed as a result of an unauthorized Oakland police chase settled with the city for $17 million, lawyers for the family announced Thursday.

Hayward resident Lolomania “Lolo” Soakai, 27, was killed in 2022 after a car being pursued by police through East Oakland at speeds of 100 mph hit a vehicle and spun out of control in the 5400 block of International Boulevard, setting off a chain reaction that injured four people, crushing Soakai and breaking his mother’s back. The family was at a taco truck celebrating a graduation.

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.