Legislature OKs $4.1M payment to man who lost leg after Miami-Dade Metrobus hit him

Legislature OKs $4.1M payment to man who lost leg after Miami-Dade Metrobus hit him

Four years after a Metrobus driver struck him at a Coral Gables crosswalk, leading to the partial amputation of his left leg, Miami-Dade man Jose Correa is set to receive the remainder of a $4.3 million settlement with the county. House members voted unanimously for the bill (SB 14), which clears a $4.1 million payment to Correa as compensation for the accident and injuries he suffered on Dec. 16, 2021, exactly one month after the Senate passed …