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Lawsuit alleges West Valley City officer shocked man with Taser, told him to stay in road before car struck him

The complaint filed Tuesday in federal court accuses the officer of excessive force and alleges that he violated department policy.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nonnie Masaniai Pea, the mother of Atonio Sivatia, listens as attorney Robert Sykes describes how a car ran over her son after a West Valley City officer shocked him with a Taser on Redwood Road, during a news conference on Tuesday, December 28, 2021.