HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The city of Houston is deciding whether it will appeal a jury's verdict now that the city has been found liable in the death of a man killed after a crash with an HPD officer, according to the city attorney.

After four days of deliberations, a federal jury ruled the city of Houston has both an inadequate and unconstitutional driving policy.

The jury awarded $13 million to the family of Charles Payne.

"I know my husband is looking down," said his widow, Harriet. "He know that we fought and we didn't give up."

"Hopefully with the evidence in this trial, the city will make changes mainly in the way that they administer their policies and supervise the policy," said jury foreman Sean Churchill

The crash was on North Shepherd in northwest Houston in 2021.

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