‘Help, Help, Help’: Man Paralyzed After Being Handcuffed and Placed In the Back of a Patrol Van Without Seatbelt, Hits Metal Wall Head-First

A Connecticut man is now paralyzed after officers failed to place a safety belt across him when placing him in a patrol van handcuffed. His lawyers call for justice, likening his debilitating condition to Freddie Gray, a Baltimore native who sustained a fatal spinal injury while he was in the custody of local law enforcement.