The Flores family filed a lawsuit against former state trooper Shane Roper

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – On Thursday, Restovich Braun & Associates, the law firm retained by the family of Olivia Flores, announced the family’s decision to file a civil lawsuit against former Minnesota police officer Shane Roper.

Roper is currently facing multiple charges following the death of Olivia Flores, an Owatonna High School senior who died in a fatal crash near Rochester’s Apache Mall on May 18.

According to a letter sent by the law firm, the Flores family filed a lawsuit against Roper, claiming he “violated their daughter Olivia’s constitutional rights and wrongfully caused her death.”

The complaint for the lawsuit states that “defendant Roper saw and appreciated that there were other vehicles and occupants in the area and knowingly disregarded the risk he created by his shocking driving behavior.”

Roper appeared in court on August 29 and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Roper’s trial for the accident is set for March 31, 2025.

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