One year after a woman was run over and killed by a Rec and Park worker in a Bernal Heights park, the city of San Francisco has agreed to settle with her family for $15.1 million to avoid a possible lawsuit.

It's likely that you already know the details of this tragic case: 35-year-old Christine Svanemyr was resting on the grass of Holly Park with her then 11-month-old daughter Isa and their family dog Ponyo on September 5, 2013 when Rec and Park staffer Thomas Burnoski ran her over and kept on driving.

As previously reported, Burnoski claimed he had no idea he'd struck and killed the woman while driving a city vehicle across the park's grass, a move that was against Rec and Park regulations.

On July 17, SF's Recreation and Parks Commission suggested that the city approve a $15.13 million settlement for a legal claim (typically, the precursor to a lawsuit) that had been filed by Christy's husband, Vegar Svanemyr in November, 2013.

According to the Ex, Vegar Svanemyr's claim accused Burnoski of negligence for violating department policy regarding driving across the grass, as well as for driving at an excessive speed. It also argued that Rec and Park "created a dangerous condition in failing to protect people in the park from vehicles traveling through the park, including but not limited to having no speed limit for safe operation of vehicles, no signs to reduce risk of impact with people and no devices allowing moving vehicles to be easily detected."

On Tuesday, Bay City News reports, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors approved the settlement, which will be paid to the family in three installments.

City Attorney’s Office spokesperson Matt Dorsey told Bay City News that it was expected that the settlement “offers a measure of justice and closure to the victim’s family” and allows the family to avoid “the added costs and heartache of a lawsuit.”

In the year since Christy's death, Vegar Svanemyr has discussed Christy's death many times on his personal blog, and it's challenging to imagine that a person could actually experience more heartbreak than Vegar clearly is. But it's Dorsey's job to say things like that, so let's not be too hard on him.

Meanwhile, Thomas Burnowski, who had been with Rec and Park since 2006, was charged last October with felony vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run. He pled not guilty to the charges, and remains free on $350,000 bond. He is no longer employed by the city of San Francisco.