[Eternally Solo]

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General has released street camera video and bodycam footage from a fatal police pursuit turned crash/collapse; where a fleeing suspect crashed into a building causing a significant collapse on February 8th.

The Baltimore Police Department said a pedestrian was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital in critical condition after a car crashed into a house on East North Avenue and North Wolfe Street.

[houseoftechno]

Typical Baltimore building. Boarded up. Graffitied. A "move junk" billboard.

[kellyhound]

A 54-year-old pedestrian named A. F. died when a fleeing suspect in a Hyundai Sonata collided with another vehicle and both ultimately hit him. Police say the investigation of the incident, which brought down a building corner onto the individuals involved is continuing.

The incident has brought to light police policies regarding when to chase suspects and when to let them flee without pursuit. Divya Potdar, an attorney representing the victim’s surviving family blames the police department for his death. “The officer did not break off the pursuit, and A. F. is dead,” she said.

For its part, the police department’s deputy commissioner says that he didn’t believe that officers “pursued” the Sonata. He claims that they attempted to stop the car but when it didn’t pull over, officers followed it which explains why they show up so quickly in the video after the crash itself.

According to the Baltimore Sun, officers can’t pursue a car if the initial violation is a “crime against property” which auto theft is. However, they can go after a fleeing vehicle with a felony suspect who poses an “immediate threat”. The incident is still under investigation.