Robert E. Crittsinger Jr., 79, killed in collision with police cruiser on Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk police identify driver killed in crash involving police cruiser
Shortly after 10 p.m., a Norfolk police cruiser was responding to a report of a gunshot disturbance. It was traveling south on Hampton Boulevard when a Toyota Prius pulled out from Surrey Crescent and collided with the cruiser, according to a police news release.
Family waits for answers after elderly man killed in collision with cop
Police said when the accident happened the officer was responding to a gunshot victim call over two miles away and said the cruiser’s emergency equipment was activated.
But the attorney for the family says they still don't know the facts.
Family of man killed in crash with police cruiser plans to file lawsuit
Attorney Gary Byler is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. He says Officer Benson acted negligently and recklessly, and it was the speed he was going — that is outside Norfolk police policy — which led to Crittsinger’s death.
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