At around 10 p.m. on May 26, 2012, plaintiffs’ decedent Davidalia “Jose” Landaverde, 62, a construction worker, was driving west on Ceres Avenue, in Fontana, with his mother-in-law, plaintiffs’ decedent Olga Mayorga, 80, as a passenger. As they entered the intersection with Juniper Avenue, their vehicle was broadsided by a marked, city patrol car operated by Officer Jason Coillot, who was traveling east on Juniper Avenue. Landaverde and Mayorga both sustained multiple traumatic and died after being brought to a hospital. Landaverde’s adult children (Mayorga’s grandchildren) sued Coillot and Coillot’s employer, the city of Fontana. Plaintiffs’ counsel contended that Coillot was speeding without the use of emergency lights or sirens when the collision occurred and that Coillot’s actions were in violation department policy. Coillot claimed that at the time of the accident, he was driving at emergency speeds on surface streets while using his overhead emergency lights. He also claimed that Landaverde failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Juniper and Ceres Avenues and that Landaverde failed to yield to a police vehicle. Thus, Coillot alleged that he was unable to avoid the collision., Landaverde sustained multiple traumatic and was subsequently taken to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, in Fontana, where he was declared dead about an hour and a half later, at around 11:35 p.m. Mayorga, a resident of Guatemala, had also sustained multiple traumatic , but she was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, in Colton. However, Mayorga also later died from her . Thus, Landaverde’s adult children, who are also Mayorga’s grandchildren, sought recovery of wrongful death damages.