I don't get it
How is this the cops fault kids were in a stolen car, Driving at high speeds and Inexperienced They were 15 years old. Its sad that they died. But... You do the crime suffer the consequences.In this article it states the kids were doing over 100 mph (along with the cop) and the cop was far enough away and all you could see was the tail lights. This is why kids shouldnt have licenses so young. And it also shows how inexperienced new drivers are. It also shows that you should teach your children not to steal. I hope I don't start drama.
North Carolina Police Video Shows Deadly Chase
TROUTMAN, N.C. (Jan. 15) - Authorities released video of a police officer pursuing a stolen car that later crashed, killing seven teenagers, but some relatives of the victims question whether the officer chased the teens to their deaths.
Police released the tape Wednesday after the district attorney showed it to the parent of one of the teens killed in the Dec. 29 crash in Troutman, about 35 miles north of Charlotte.
The nighttime video, lasting two minutes, was recorded by a camera in Officer Keith Bills' squad car that activated when he turned on his flashing blue lights.
Bills began the chase after he saw a passing violation by the car. Less than two minutes later, the two cars accelerated to 100 mph, according to a speedometer displayed on the video.
The chase ended just after midnight when the teens' car hit an embankment, flipped and landed in a creek.
All seven teens in the car died: driver John Lindsey Myers Jr., 15; Antoinette Griffin, 13; Dominique Hurtt, 15; Antonio Miller, 13; Quentin Reed, 18; Erica Stevenson, 15; and David Summers III, 14.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol has said the video shows no criminal wrongdoing, such as reckless driving or hitting the teens' car. The video shows Bills far enough away that only the car's tail lights can be seen.
Troutman Police Chief Eric Henderson said the tape supported his contention that the officer was well behind the teens' car in the seconds before the crash and that he followed department policy, which allows officers discretion to conduct pursuits as long as they notify a supervisor and consider factors such as traffic, the time of day and the seriousness of the offense.
'He was further back,' Henderson said Thursday. 'There's a greater distance between them than at first.'
The mother of at least one victim has said police ran the car off the road, and a community activist has called for an independent investigation.
Woody Woodard, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in nearby Stateville, had not seen the video, but he believed it would confirm the police version of the chase.
'There has been suggestion that the policeman rammed that car, but there's nothing to suggest that,' Woodard said Wednesday.
District Attorney Gary Frank was still reviewing the crash.
Hours after teens died, the car involved was reported stolen. At the same time, the oldest crash victim, Reed, was being investigated for his possible role in a home-invasion robbery.
North Carolina Police Video Shows Deadly Chase
TROUTMAN, N.C. (Jan. 15) - Authorities released video of a police officer pursuing a stolen car that later crashed, killing seven teenagers, but some relatives of the victims question whether the officer chased the teens to their deaths.
Police released the tape Wednesday after the district attorney showed it to the parent of one of the teens killed in the Dec. 29 crash in Troutman, about 35 miles north of Charlotte.
The nighttime video, lasting two minutes, was recorded by a camera in Officer Keith Bills' squad car that activated when he turned on his flashing blue lights.
Bills began the chase after he saw a passing violation by the car. Less than two minutes later, the two cars accelerated to 100 mph, according to a speedometer displayed on the video.
The chase ended just after midnight when the teens' car hit an embankment, flipped and landed in a creek.
All seven teens in the car died: driver John Lindsey Myers Jr., 15; Antoinette Griffin, 13; Dominique Hurtt, 15; Antonio Miller, 13; Quentin Reed, 18; Erica Stevenson, 15; and David Summers III, 14.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol has said the video shows no criminal wrongdoing, such as reckless driving or hitting the teens' car. The video shows Bills far enough away that only the car's tail lights can be seen.
Troutman Police Chief Eric Henderson said the tape supported his contention that the officer was well behind the teens' car in the seconds before the crash and that he followed department policy, which allows officers discretion to conduct pursuits as long as they notify a supervisor and consider factors such as traffic, the time of day and the seriousness of the offense.
'He was further back,' Henderson said Thursday. 'There's a greater distance between them than at first.'
The mother of at least one victim has said police ran the car off the road, and a community activist has called for an independent investigation.
Woody Woodard, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in nearby Stateville, had not seen the video, but he believed it would confirm the police version of the chase.
'There has been suggestion that the policeman rammed that car, but there's nothing to suggest that,' Woodard said Wednesday.
District Attorney Gary Frank was still reviewing the crash.
Hours after teens died, the car involved was reported stolen. At the same time, the oldest crash victim, Reed, was being investigated for his possible role in a home-invasion robbery.
