The Technology That Police Call a Game-Changer

The Technology That Police Call a Game-Changer

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—The scene that unfolded along Interstate 5 looked like a carefully choreographed action-film sequence. But it was a real life-or-death situation. Flames and smoke billowed into the night sky from a vehicle that had crashed off the roadway. Upon arrival, police discovered that the car’s driver was trapped inside, screaming in agony. “C’mon, give me your hand!” an officer yelled, as he and three others worked frantically to ext…

Family of trucker flung from interstate seeking $26M from city government for fatal police chase that caused wreck

The family of a truck driver ejected from his truck and thrown off the interstate is suing the city over the fatal crash that caused the fatal wreck.  The June 2023 crash happened in Lakewood Washington, as police pursued two robbery suspects in a Kia. The suspect crashed into 57-year-old truck driver Bohdan Vetrov, causing him to jack knife on the Interstate 5 ramp, and ejecting him from his truck, throwing him off of I-5 and onto the roadway b…