Mississippi cop suspended for killing three in crash while chasing suspect
Mississippi cop suspended for killing three in crash while chasing suspect
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No one has said what led the police officer to start chasing the SUV. A Mississippi cop who killed three people in a crash while chasing a suspect has been suspended without pay, officials said. Langham denies wrongdoing. He'll remain suspended at least until the Marshall County Sheriff's Office completes its investigation.
No one has said what led Langham to start chasing the SUV. The chase ended more than 2 miles outside the Byhalia city limits. The town has a population under 1,400 and is about 40 minutes from Memphis, Tennessee. "When I came back, I saw that the truck was on fire. ... We instantly went to go get the water hose and try and put the fire out, and we could hear people in the car," Woods said.
Law enforcement agencies have long faced questions about whether the danger of some pursuits outweighs the value of the resulting arrests. Michael Caradine, a cousin of Crutcher, questioned why the officer would chase someone at high speed on a narrow country road.
