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Retired sheriff uses his own tragedy in pursuit training for Oklahoma deputies

Summary by Ground News
John Whetsel's wife and 2-year-old daughter were killed by an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper in 1980. The trooper was chasing a drag-racing motorcyclist at 97 mph when he broadsided his family's car. The OHP trooper and his daughter were the only survivors of the crash in northeast Oklahoma City.

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Retired sheriff uses his own tragedy in pursuit training for Oklahoma deputies

John Whetsel says the pursuit of a suspect can go too far, as it did one night in 1980 when his wife and 2-year-old daughter were killed when a state trooper blew through a stop sign during a chase.

·Tulsa, United States
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Tulsa World broke the news in Tulsa, United States on Sunday, May 14, 2023.
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