Deadly Chases
"How many deaths before it's not okay?"Candy Priano's opinion article in The Conservative Voice.
Our Nation's Innocent Victims
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Names of the innocent killed in police chases
New York: Scott Foster, 46, husband and father of three. Long Island officer knew the suspect's identity and chased him because he was wanted on suspicion of stealing landscaping equipment, May 8, 2008.
Minnesota: Hanna Abukar, 26, wife & mother driving to Sunday School. Mom dies, children hurt, April 6, 2008.
Georgia: Patricia Griffin, 21, Braselton officer chased a driver for speeding, March 2, 2008.
Georgia: Laura Latimer, 42, mother of three. From the police scanner: The sergeant twice tells Deputy Anthony Gregory to "break off" the chase through downtown Augusta. Deputy Gregory continues the chase, initiated when the teenage driver fled from a traffic stop, March 1, 2008.
New York: Mr. Lindsay Burton, 23. New York police officers chased a suspect in a stolen car, February 28, 2008.
Maryland: Beatrice Omoro, 32, wife and mother. Montgomery County police chased a driver because the car's headlights were off, February 13, 2008.
Georgia: Joanna Joy Ringer, 21. Columbus police say it started with a stolen vehicle and ended with a fatal crash. Joanna was a sergeant in the U.S. Army on active duty, February 7, 2008.
Safety Speaks
Mark and Denise Morrison, the parents of Cody Morrison (pictured above, second from right) wrote the following: "Our 22-year-old son was killed during a police pursuit [to catch a suspected drunken driver] in Scottsdale, AZ, on April 7, 2005. The City found five of their officers acted out of policy, when they failed to terminate the pursuit."