A lawsuit filed by William Todd Robinson against two men alleging that one of them ran him over twice in a Manhattan Beach supermarket parking lot in 2020 following a dispute over mask-wearing has been settled. Robinson’s attorneys filed papers asking Inglewood Superior Court Judge Ronald F. Frank to dismiss the case against Alan Boeke and Ronald Stevenson with prejudice, indicating that it cannot be reopened. Although the terms of the agreement were not disclosed in the court papers, the lawsuit stated that Boeke was the defendant who allegedly hit Robinson with his car. Robinson, 70, and Boeke, 76, were shopping separately at the Vons store on Manhattan Beach Boulevard on October 2, 2020, before the altercation according to the lawsuit.
According to the complaint, Robinson was not wearing a surgical or protective mask while shopping and was looking for masks among other things since he had run out of his supply. When Boeke saw Robinson without a mask, the lawsuit states that he “engaged in verbal harassment and assault” on the plaintiff. Despite Robinson’s attempts to avoid Boeke, the defendant became increasingly loud and belligerent. Eventually, Robinson responded in kind, resulting in an exchange of insults between the two parties. After a Vons employee gave Robinson a mask and the two men made their way to different cashier lines, calm appeared to have been restored. However, as Robinson left the store and headed for the parking lot, he saw Boeke driving directly at him. Robinson tried to avoid being hit, but according to the lawsuit, Boeke turned his vehicle toward him, striking the plaintiff with the front of his car.
Robinson fell and was run over by the driver-side front and rear wheels of Boeke’s car, and then Boeke backed up the vehicle and again ran over Robinson’s legs while he was still on the ground, the suit alleged. Boeke then left the parking lot and drove onto Manhattan Beach Boulevard, according to the lawsuit. A Vons worker standing near the front doors of the store took a photo of Boeke’s vehicle, which matched the description of the vehicle Robinson later provided to Manhattan Beach police, the lawsuit said. Robinson believes that shortly after the incident, Boeke and Stevenson, 74, transferred their interest in their Manhattan Beach residence to limit the assets from which Robinson could receive compensation for his injuries.
According to the complaint, Robinson incurred expenses for medicine, X-rays, and other medical supplies and services. The lawsuit does not specify the amount of compensation Robinson sought. The settlement agreement between Robinson and the defendants is confidential, and neither party has made a statement to the press following the resolution of the case.
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