Crime Family of Ga. Woman Who Died After Falling from Police Car Files $100M Lawsuit Brianna Grier died in July 2022, five days after she fell from a police vehicle By Anna Lazarus Caplan Anna Lazarus Caplan Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work previously appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, Eater and other publications. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 25, 2023 10:08AM EDT Close Brianna Grier. Photo: Facebook The family of a Georgia woman who died after falling from a police car last year has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that officers from the Hancock County Sheriff's Office were grossly negligent and used excessive force that lead to her death. Attorneys for Brianna Grier’s family announced the lawsuit on Wednesday, according to NBC News and Fox 5 Atlanta. “They wanted the police to help her, take her to the hospital to get help,” attorney Ben Crump said, per Fox 5. “They had called before asking them for help.” A representative for Hancock County Sheriff's Office did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment on the lawsuit. Police Car. Photo © chictype / Getty Images Brianna, 28, died on July 21, 2022, six days after she fell out of the patrol car. She had been taken into custody at a home in Sparta after her mother called police and told them her daughter was experiencing a schizophrenic episode, WMAZ reported at the time. After sheriff’s deputies handcuffed the mother of two and placed her in the back seat of the patrol car, she fell out of the vehicle. The rear passenger-side door was later determined by police to have been left open, per NBC News. Ga. Woman Suffered Fatal Injuries in Police Custody During Mental Health Crisis, and Family Demands Answers Body camera footage showed the immediate moments after Brianna fell out of the car. "Since she was handcuffed there was no breaking the fall,” Crump said on Wednesday. “Her skull hit the road.” Brianna Grier. Brianna Grier/Facebook In a news release after the ordeal occurred, the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) said that it had closed the investigation connected to the incident that led to Brianna’s death. The Ocmulgee Circuit District Attorney declined to bring the case to a civil or criminal grand jury, the GBI said at the time. The lawsuit names Hancock County Sheriff Tomlyn Primus, Lt. Marlin Primus and Deputy Timothy Legette, per NBC News. Brianna’s mother, Mary Grier, told the outlet that her grandchildren often ask about their mother. Fox 5 reported that Brianna left behind 4-year-old twin daughters. “I tell them the truth: She’s gone home to be with God,” she said. Mary added, “They knew her condition, they knew it. Because that wasn’t the first time they were coming down there. I don’t think they did her right. I miss my daughter.”