Stephanie Warshauer, 32, Allie Bolick, 29, Lee Manuel, 42, Theresa Monique Kingcade, 34, and Bruce Wayne Hunt, 30, killed when police chase ends in 2-vehicle crash in Greensboro, North Carolina
Guilford County Sheriff's Office Asked To Change Pursuit Policy After Deadly Crash
Stephanie Warshauer, 32, and her friend Allie Bolick, 29, were riding into the intersection of Battleground Avenue and New Garden Road around 11:30 p.m. on October 7 when police say another car ran a red light and smashed into them. Police say that car was a stolen vehicle that was speeding away from a Sheriff's deputy when it crashed.
Guilford County Sheriff’s Office making changes to pursuit policy after deadly Greensboro crash
According to Barnes, the new policy “strongly and further emphasizes the public safety factors” that a deputy has to consider during a pursuit. In addition, GCSO is initiating a new vehicle pursuit training program, which will be mandatory for all deputies who may need to engage in vehicle pursuits.
Mother of crash victim struggles with loss through the holidays
Alyssa Mackenzie Bolick, "Allie" to family and friends, died on Sept. 30 in a two-car crash on Battleground Avenue that killed all five people in the vehicles. She would have celebrated her 30th birthday less than a week later.
Autopsy: Victims in Battleground crash died of blunt-force trauma, were legally drunk
With the Acura traveling almost 130 mph — the chase was only one minute and ten seconds — investigators believe the collision happened too quickly for Warshauer to react.
"I don't know that it would make a difference," Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes said.
Sheriff Barnes, deputy sued over deadly Battleground crash
Kingcade’s mother, who is now raising the woman’s three children and acting as administrator of the estate, is asking for a jury trial and $250,000 in compensatory damages.
What do you want to do?
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
Add new comment