. Lau is also charged with the attempted murder of Vitale’s wife, who was also in the car at the time and is being held without bail.
A law suit was filed June 26, 2006 in the amount of $100 million against the city and the NYPD by the widow of Steven Vitale, Mrs. Karen Vitale. The claim alleges that the city of New York and the NYPD were “negligent, careless, and reckless in the hiring, training, monitoring, disciplining, supervising, and retention of New York City police officer Allen Lau.” The claim seeks damages for negligence, personal injuries, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, property damage, economic loss, loss of consortium, and other charges.
