Marcia Laning, 63, and her husband sued Huber Heights police officer Brian M. Doyle, police Chief Robert Schommer and the city in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
"This is a grievous, excessive use of force, " said Wayne Stephan, Laning's attorney. "The reaction from that officer to a non-threatening traffic offender - which is what he, I guess, presumed her to be at that point in time - was really, really excessive."
Schommer said he would not comment on pending litigation and referred to Huber Heights' city attorneys. Schommer said Huber Heights prosecutor Robert B. Coughlin was on vacation and unable to comment. Assistant law director Gerald McDonald did not return a message seeking comment.
Schommer said he considers the lawsuit a complaint and that all complaints against police officers are investigated.
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