A mom is heartbroken, and a Wisconsin group is discovering its bearings after a police chase ended with three fatalities. The Monona Police division insists that its officer acted lawfully however is making a brief coverage change in relation to the crash. The investigation into the incident and the evaluation of what constitutes an affordable pursuit are nonetheless ongoing.

The crash occurred in Monona, Wisconsin, on January 1st. Police initiated a site visitors cease on a automobile as a result of ‘suspicious habits,’ however as a substitute of pulling over, the motive force sped away. Officers deployed a spike strip in an try to disable the automobile, nevertheless it finally crashed, ensuing within the dying of all three occupants. The deceased are two 30-year-olds and a 19-year-old.

Kimberly Brown, the mom of {the teenager}, spoke out in opposition to the pursuit techniques. “I’m so upset,” Brown mentioned. “Like, that’s why you place spikes out? As a result of the automotive was underneath suspicion? They didn’t rob no financial institution. They didn’t kill anyone. None of that. Simply the automotive was underneath suspicion.”

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Police Chief Brian Chaney spoke to that concern and tried to discover a steadiness within the fog left by the accident. “I don’t need people to solely concentrate on the phrase suspicious,” Chaney mentioned to Channel 3000. “I’ll say that there have been different elements concerned and that there’s a authorized cause for the site visitors cease that’s enjoying an element right here as nicely. Now’s the time to be supportive of, clearly, the household. However now understanding that I’m saying that the officer obeyed the legislation, and comply with police coverage and follow, we must always proceed to assist the officer and this police division.”

It’s unclear why the motive force fled the site visitors cease or why the 2 passengers had been within the automobile with that driver. As well as, the Monona Police Division says that it’s cooperating absolutely with the Wisconsin Division of Justice. As soon as the WDOJ is finished with its investigation extra particulars will seemingly come to gentle.

Finally the fact right here is that had the motive force of the automotive stopped for police the crash would’ve by no means occurred. In the meanwhile, the Monona Police Division has modified its pursuit coverage to now “focus any pursuits on suspects who we consider to be concerned in harmful and violent felony offenses.” That makes it sound like had the coverage been in place earlier than the crash it might need prevented the deaths as nicely. 

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