Following a high-speed chase on Wednesday morning, a driver suspected of being intoxicated smashed into a patrol car belonging to the Greensboro Police Department, killing three teens. On Wednesday about 2:15 a.m., a GPD officer attempted to pull over a car that was traveling the incorrect way on West Market Street at East Lake Drive.
A high-speed pursuit started when the driver refused to halt and carried on driving away. According to the police, they assumed the motorist was intoxicated. The suspect vehicle smashed into one of the responding GPD police cars on the 3900 block of Walker Avenue.
A GPD car and another vehicle sat damaged in the center of Walker Avenue as crews conducted their investigation. Before being taken away, the cars were left on the street for more than seven hours. The area’s road is still littered with the wreckage and auto pieces from the collision.
According to the police, there were three people inside the suspected car: a 15-year-old boy and two 14-year-old males. Every single one of them perished. The patrol car that was struck by the bullet contained one officer. Guilford County EMS says they deployed four ambulances to the scene and that one individual was taken to the hospital. An impartial investigation into the collision is being carried out by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The officers implicated are being placed on administrative duty while the Greensboro police conduct an internal investigation.
The collision caused Walker Avenue to close in both directions between South Holden Road and Wicker Street. At around midday, the road reopened. The Professional Standards Division of the GPD will look into whether departmental policies were followed internally, per protocol. The officers engaged in this event have been placed on administrative duty while the inquiry is ongoing, per departmental protocol.
“As Greensboro locals, we understand that this is a horrible incident that has an impact on all of us. Any death is tragic, but losing such young lives makes it even more so. As we work through this difficult time, please continue to keep the families, first responders, and everyone else impacted by this incident in your thoughts, said GPD Deputy Chief Doug Tabler.
Maury Kennedy reported, “I heard what sounded like a car going down the street at 100 mph.” “As soon as I heard the police cars, I realized something was seriously wrong, so I opened the door and looked down the street.” According to him, there have been several crashes in the area before. Kennedy stated, “I’ve seen it quite a bit on this street having grown up on it.” “My mom has been here for fifty years, and I’m not lying when I say that this is the twentieth time it’s happened. It’s never been quite this bad, but I’ve lost two or three automobiles that were parked outside of my mom’s house.
Following a high-speed chase on Wednesday morning, a driver suspected of being intoxicated smashed into a patrol car belonging to the Greensboro Police Department, killing three teens. On Wednesday about 2:15 a.m., a GPD officer attempted to pull over a car that was traveling the incorrect way on West Market Street at East Lake Drive.
A high-speed pursuit started when the driver refused to halt and carried on driving away. According to the police, they assumed the motorist was intoxicated. The suspect vehicle smashed into one of the responding GPD police cars on the 3900 block of Walker Avenue.
A GPD car and another vehicle sat damaged in the center of Walker Avenue as crews conducted their investigation. Before being taken away, the cars were left on the street for more than seven hours. The area’s road is still littered with the wreckage and auto pieces from the collision.
According to the police, there were three people inside the suspected car: a 15-year-old boy and two 14-year-old males. Every single one of them perished. The patrol car that was struck by the bullet contained one officer. Guilford County EMS says they deployed four ambulances to the scene and that one individual was taken to the hospital. An impartial investigation into the collision is being carried out by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The officers implicated are being placed on administrative duty while the Greensboro police conduct an internal investigation.
The collision caused Walker Avenue to close in both directions between South Holden Road and Wicker Street. At around midday, the road reopened. The Professional Standards Division of the GPD will look into whether departmental policies were followed internally, per protocol. The officers engaged in this event have been placed on administrative duty while the inquiry is ongoing, per departmental protocol.
“As Greensboro locals, we understand that this is a horrible incident that has an impact on all of us. Any death is tragic, but losing such young lives makes it even more so. As we work through this difficult time, please continue to keep the families, first responders, and everyone else impacted by this incident in your thoughts, said GPD Deputy Chief Doug Tabler.
Maury Kennedy reported, “I heard what sounded like a car going down the street at 100 mph.” “As soon as I heard the police cars, I realized something was seriously wrong, so I opened the door and looked down the street.” According to him, there have been several crashes in the area before. Kennedy stated, “I’ve seen it quite a bit on this street having grown up on it.” “My mom has been here for fifty years, and I’m not lying when I say that this is the twentieth time it’s happened. It’s never been quite this bad, but I’ve lost two or three automobiles that were parked outside of my mom’s house.
He claims that the busy scene and the police presence were strange. Kennedy described the scene as “scary to look at. You saw the chaos, and your brain has a hard time wrapping around what has happened.” There were approximately twenty-five police cars, along with lights and sirens. “It was one of the most chaotic things I have ever witnessed, and I detested the fact that I could see it right outside my bedroom window.”
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