The case brought against the Moab Police Department by the family of Gabby Petito has been dismissed by a Utah district judge in Grand County.The family filed a
FILE - In this image taken from police body camera video provided by The Moab Police Department, Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito talks to a police officer after police pulled over the van she was traveling in with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, 2021.
The two were stopped by Moab police near Arches National Park after a witness called to report seeing Laundrie had hit Petito."The Moab City Police Department has neglected its duty to provide the training and resources its officers need to do their job," attorney James McConkie said when the lawsuit was first filed. "This is an institutional failure plain and simple."
The Petitio family attorneys argued the police department should be held liable for failing to take actions that may have eventually saved Gabby’s life.
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