Mom Blames Detroit Police for Minibike Crash That Killed Son

[kellyhound]

More than two months ago, Trent Moses was riding his mini-bike through the neighborhood he and his family lived on the west side of Detroit.

It wasn't the first time the 14-year-old did that, but since he was speeding and ignoring the street signs - not to mention he was underage and so didn't hold a license - the Police was called in.

The squad car can be seen rushing toward the scene with its lights on, making a left turn just as Trent comes into the picture, cutting the corner on the sidewalk and making a run for it.

The patrol car goes in pursuit mode, but after just a few hundred yards, the officers realize it's too dangerous and back off.

The kid can be seen charging through a junction where there's a big yield sign, which is probably what convinced the law enforcers to call off the chase.

However, it proved to be too late. Despite the police car staying back, Trent continued to drive at speed and, come next crossroad, he ignored the stop sign and ran into a Pontiac Grand Prix.

The crash proved to be fatal for the teenager who wasn't even wearing a helmet.

The grieving family - who witnessed the whole event - blamed the police for the tragedy, and the boy's mother is pursuing legal action against the Detroit Police Department.

The dashcam footage released recently makes it clear that the police car stopped pursuing Trent one block away from the incident, so there's probably no case against the DPD, but this might spark once again the age-old debate about the usefulness of high-speed pursuits.

One side argues that putting pressure on somebody running away from the law will only make them even more unpredictable and, thus, dangerous for those around, while the other says that you can't expect criminals to think they can get away just by speeding up a little, so chasing them is necessary.

In this case, after the kid refused to stop and ran away, they made the right call, but it proved to be in vain.

Lisa Moses said her son was a hard-working, well-behaved student who attended the Academy for Business and Technology High School in Melvindale.

He worked part-time at a car wash and spent a lot of free time riding or tinkering with his minibike, Lisa Moses said.

Warrant Denied in Fatal Crash of Teen Mini Bike Rider

On June 10, 2016 at approximately 9:10 p.m., officers with the Detroit Police Department, in separate cars, were on routine patrol when they observed a male teen on red mini bike with another male teen on a black mini bike.

The teen on the black mini bike did not have on a helmet and was travelling at speeds of 40 to 45 miles per hour in the area near Paul Street and Rosemont Street, a residential area that is designated a 25 mph zone.

The officers turned on their emergency lights to pull over the driver of the black mini bike for speeding.

The teen drove off at a high rate of speed attempting to evade the police cars, and ran through several stop signs.

The officers turned off their emergency lights and discontinued their pursuit of the teen because he would not pull over and they were in a residential neighborhood near Rosemont and Drayton.

The teen continued riding north on Rosemont and ran through a stop sign at Paul Street.

He struck the back door of the driver's side of a white Pontiac as it was going through the intersection.

The same police officers heard the collision and responded to the location.

Investigation by the police identified Cynthia Clark, 26 (DOB: 6/28/89), of Detroit, as the driver of the Pontiac. The teen on the black mini bike was identified as Trent Moses, 14, of Detroit.

He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The medical examiner determined that Mr. Moses died of blunt force trauma and that the manner of death was determined to be an accident.

The investigation in this case included interviews of witnesses, crash scene investigation and the police in-car video.

There is no evidence that Ms. Clark was at fault. She was driving the speed limit and was not under the influence of alcohol or any other substance that would cause impairment.

At the time of the fatal crash in this case, the conduct of Mr. Moses speeding, evading the police, and running multiple stop signs was grossly negligent.

It has been determined that no charges will issue against Ms. Clark in connection with the death of Mr. Moses.

On June 10, 2016, Ms. Clark was driving with a suspended driver's license. She was charged and arraigned in 36th District Court on one count of Operating a Motor Vehicle with License Suspended, a one-year misdemeanor. She received $2000 personal bond and must pay a fine of $350 by August 26, 2016.

[dirty ike]

stupid assed people teach the kid to ignore the law then want to be compensated for his own stupid assed actions--no big loss.

[lutherieguy]

play stupid games.... win stupid prizes

[lesslis2015]

Yep, the local media blew this up, told the story and made it sound like the police were at fault......then the truth came out with video. Hope these crackpots get thrown out a court with a mandatory "you must take birthcontrol" order.

[wildaxboxer]

One less mouth to feed at the table... Rather him than another innocent child..

[Bronowitz1]

Hardworking kids and well behaved students don't run away and try to evade police.

[Desensitisation]

Gotta love it when fuckwit parents try to blame the po-lees for their fuckwittery...

[spudigitti]

If he had hit a 10 year old on a skateboard his mother would have certainly covered for him !!
Fukk him I'm glad he's dead....

[indybob]

not on the cops

[Mufasa7]

You could tell that guy was fucked by the reactions heh