The City of Denver has agreed to pay a $500,000 settlement to a couple who sued the police for using excessive force during a violent arrest following a routine traffic stop.

The Denver City Council voted on Monday to approve the payment to Kristyn Stonskas and her partner, Quennel Steele.

The plaintiffs' attorney, Michael Fairhurst, on Tuesday released body camera footage showing the January 2017 clash with police officers, which left his clients suffering for a broken vertebra, a collapsed lung and brain injuries.

'This case is yet another unfortunate example of Denver taxpayers footing the heavy bill for officers of the Denver Police Department who subject innocent citizens to excessive force with impunity,' Fairhurst said in a statement addressing the payout.

The Denver City Council on Monday voted to pay Kristyn Stonskas (pictured) and her partner, Qunnel Steele, $500,000 to settle their excessive force lawsuit

The pair were roughed up by police after officers tried to pull Stonskas over for a minor traffic violation near her home in January 2017

An expletive-ridden body camera video shows the hostile interaction between the couple and the officers outside their home

The incident unfolded on January 26, 2017, when a Denver police officer attempted to stop Stonskas for a suspected traffic violation.

Instead of pulling over right away, the woman continued to drive until she reached her home a short distance away, where Steele was waiting for her.

In the nearly 10-minute body camera video, which is filled with expletives, Stonskas emerges from her vehicle and asks the officer why she is being pulled over.

Steele puts himself between his partner and the officer, who repeatedly orders him to 'back up.'

While Stonskas attempts to explain what happened as she was driving home, Steele, standing next to her with his arms folded across his chest, tells the officers: 'why don't ya'll do some real work? There are mother****ers getting killed around this mother***er, getting raped and s***.'

The confrontation took a violent turn when o a cop placed his hands on Steele's arms

Within moments, a cop grabbed Stonskas by the neck and pushed her to the ground

The woman is pictured falling after trying to defend her partner during the melee

From there, the situation rapidly escalates, with Stonskas yelling at an officer to 'back the f*** up,' as she ducks into her vehicle to get her license.

'You need to back up away from me,' the woman angrily continues.

Meanwhile, Steele can be heard ranting against the officers in the background and calling them names.

While Stonskas is looking for her insurance information, he partner confronts the officers, openly accusing them of harassing 'a white girl and a black dude' who had just gotten off work and 'pay taxes'.

Four minutes into the traffic stop, Stonskas unleashes a furious and foul-mouthed tirade at the officers, who ask her to stop screaming and remind her that there are families around.

'F*** you, I don't care, homie!' she shouts. 'I wanted to come home and f***ing go inside and chill out. I've been working for 12 f***ing hours, and you pull me over, for what? For pulling in front of you?'

The screaming and cursing go on for a couple more minutes, before the incident takes a violent turn when an officer grabs Steele's arm, promoting Stonskas to come to his defense.

A cop then takes hold of the woman's arm, but she shrugs him off, prompting the officer to grab her by the neck and push her to the ground.

A scuffle ensues and Stonskas falls to the ground along with an officer.

The chaotic altercation continues with both Stonskas and her partner getting pinned to the ground by the officers and put in handcuffs.

'You are hurting me,' Stonskas exclaims. 'My children are in the house. What the f*** is wrong with ya'll?'

Despite Stonskas' argument that her children are not old enough to stay at home by themselves, she and Steele are placed in the back of police vehicles to be transported to jail.

Steele was arrested on charges of interference with police and resisting arrest, but he was acquitted of all counts at trial.

Her lawyer said Stonskas suffered a torn vertebra in her neck and a traumatic brain injury

Steele was led away in handcuffs, suffering form a collapsed lung and a traumatic brain injury, according to his lawyer

Stonskas told an officer her children were at home and that they were too young to be left alone before she was taken away

Stonskas was charged with second-degree assault, but the count was eventually dropped.She was never charged with any vehicular offense stemming from the traffic stop.

Fairhurst, the couple's personal injury attorney, said Stonskas suffered a traumatic brain injury and a torn vertebra in her neck during the melee with the cops, reported The Denver Channel.

Her partner sustained a traumatic brain injury, a collapsed lung and a fractured rib, according to the attorney.

'In Denver, customarily, law enforcement who violate the Constitution are not even disciplined, much less fired, for it,' Fairhurst said in a statement. 'They are never prosecuted for it. And they are not trained to behave better in the future. None of the defendant officers here appear to have even been told that they did anything wrong.'