Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Police Chase Death
A family in Dolton, Illinois has reportedly filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that Cook County, Ill. officers were responsible for their 16-year-old son’s death. According to the report, the parents of 16-year-old Kenyatta Brack Jr. are claiming that the officers were involved in a high-speed chase when the vehicle they were chasing struck their son’s bicycle and killed him.
Sherriff’s officers argue that the chase never exceeded speeds that would constitute high-speed. According to police, the driver of the vehicle being chased sped off in an attempt to flee from police officers after he sped by them. Officers attempted to flag the vehicle down when the driver began accelerating to get away from the police. Sherriff’s police argued they did not engage with the offending vehicle but instead called for back up. The parents of the 16-year-old victim are questioning police statements that they were not speeding, which is the reason for the wrongful-death lawsuit.
It is very easy for somebody to deny responsibility for any incident that occurs. According to the report of this incident, there is reportedly evidence that shows the police officers were not speeding at the time of the accident. If evidence does turn up showing that the officers were not speeding, it would be very difficult for the parents of the 16-year-old victim to win this wrongful death lawsuit. However, this should not stop anybody from trying to get justice and compensation should they find themselves in the same situation.
