Brickbat: Pinned Blame

In Orlando, Gerald Neal died after being struck during a police chase that apparently violated department policy. The pursuit began over a driver with an unreadable license plate—an infraction not listed among the forcible felonies that permit a chase under Orlando Police Department rules. Body camera footage shows Neal was first hit by the fleeing suspect, Dornell Bargnare, and then seconds later by Officer Christopher Moulton's unmarked Ford F-150. Moulton didn't appear to realize he'd hit Neal and instead joined other officers checking nearby homes while first responders worked to free Neal, who remained pinned under the truck for 15 minutes before being pulled out. Bargnare was arrested hours later and charged with vehicular homicide. Moulton, whose body camera was off when he returned to his vehicle, remains on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

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[Fist of Etiquette]

... Gerald Neal died after being struck during a police chase that apparently violated department policy.

On of the cases where cop law (internal policies) actually aligns with civilian law? Let's see how it goes.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Bargnare was arrested hours later and charged with vehicular homicide.

Regardless of which vehicle delivered the fatal blow?

[SQRLSY]

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[Untermensch]

Probably legally immaterial to the charge since Neal would not have died but for the actions of Bargnare.

[Chumby]

Am guessing it also isn’t department policy to park on top of the victim.

[Roberta]

The story's incomprehensible until you follow back thru a succession of links to get to the detail that the suspect had been stopped, then drove away, then fled on foot, and finally broke into someone's home. Without knowing that part, it's a head scratcher, like some driver was being chased by an unmarked truck because of an obscured license plate