Kansas City Star Plays Blame Game With Police After Teen Killed In Deadly Chase

Today we notice the newspaper NOT PLAYING FAIR with local law enforcement. 

Here are the basics of the story reported by a more responsible outlet . . .  

"A teenager was killed after he allegedly ran from police across several lanes of traffic before he was struck by a vehicle, the Independence Police Department said."

Now . . . Check the newspaper's accusatory take that seems to blame law enforcement first . . . 

"The chase, which began Wednesday evening near Blue Ridge Boulevard and Wilson Road in Independence and led to a fatal crash four miles west at East Ninth Street and Benton Boulevard in Kansas City, started when officers chased a truck because of “traffic charges,” said Officer Bryan Conley, a spokesman for the Independence Police Department, in an email to The Star.

"But Conley did not respond to questions Friday about what those traffic charges were, only saying the chase fit within department policy and placing responsibility on the driver of the fleeing truck."
 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Why did Independence cops start chase that killed bystander? So far, no details

Wednesday's crash mirrors the circumstances of two other crashes in recent memory in which bystanders were killed as Independence police chased vehicles into Kansas City.

17-year-old killed after allegedly fleeing from traffic stop on I-70

A teenager was killed after he allegedly ran from police across several lanes of traffic before he was struck by a vehicle, the Independence Police Department said.Kansas.

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