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Woman who sued Old Saybrook, rescuers setttles for $870,000

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May 9, 2008

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn.—A woman whose family sued Old Saybrook and her rescuers after the sport utility vehicle she was riding in plunged into a river has settled the suit for $870,000.

The lawyer for Barbara Connors says there will be no other information released about the case.

Connors, who was 75 at the time, was the passenger in a SUV driven by her son-in-law that crashed through a chain link fence into the Connecticut River on Oct. 14, 2004.

The lawsuit suit says Connors suffered brain injuries from being underwater for nearly 30 minutes before police and firefighters eventually extricated her.

Connors' daughter says her mother lives in a nursing home in Waterford where she suffers from dementia.

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Information from: The Day, http://www.theday.com

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