Julia “Jenny” Perez says her life was destroyed by a sheriff’s deputy who slammed his cruiser into her motorcycle and was found to be at fault. Her lawsuit has languished in the courts for years.
Perez, 54, sued the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office in a case that’s been dragging along since March 2020, but now she is looking beyond the courts for help. In Florida’s upcoming 2023 legislative session in Tallahassee, Republican Sen. Jennifer Bradley from Orange Park is sponsoring a relief bill that could award Perez up to $15 million if it passes.
Her case is one of 14 so-called relief bills proposed in the upcoming legislative session. Two other bills also involve cases of law enforcement officers being held responsible for injuries and deaths in other cities in Florida. Unable to work due to her injuries, relying solely on Social Security, evicted from her apartment and living on the streets, she needs money to fund her care and recovery, Block said. Without a home, Perez is living in her car with her mother, hoping to obtain a loan to help her afford a new home.
She said she experiences constant pain and suffers from limited range of motion in her limbs. She is on and off dialysis as she waits for a kidney donor. “My life was totally different. I don’t even remember how it was before,” Perez said. “I see old videos and think, ‘Wow I loved myself before.’” “It’s just been games,” Block said. “They have no respect for someone who has been truly catastrophically injured.”
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