McKinley v. Ohio Dept. of Pub. Safety

[Cite as McKinley v. Ohio Dept. of Pub. Safety,

2026-Ohio-792.] IN THE COURT OF CLAIMS OF OHIO TYREK MCKINLEY Case No. 2025-00859AD Plaintiff Deputy Clerk Holly True Shaver v. MEMORANDUM DECISION OHIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Defendant {¶1} Tyrek McKinley (“plaintiff”) filed this claim against defendant, Ohio Department of Public Safety (“ODPS”). Plaintiff’s claim arises from an incident on July 24, 2025, when the vehicle that plaintiff was operating, a Freightliner semi-tractor trailer, was struck by an Ohio State Highway Patrol (“OSHP”) trooper’s vehicle, a Chevrolet Silverado, after the…