It turns out Niagara County Coroner Russell Jackman had given some tissue from the crash scene to volunteer fire Chief E. Vincent Salerno who used it to train dogs to sniff out human remains.
The suit asks for an unspecified amount of damages and compensation for emotional and psychological distress.
Salerno and Jackman were fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service with the SPCA. Both men also wrote letters of apology to the Dunn family.