NORWALK, Conn. (AP) - A state review has found that a Norwalk police officer who pursued a car that hit a tree, killing the driver, wasn’t responsible for the crash.
The Hartford Courant reports (https://cour.at/2lS3gBo ) police and the Stamford state’s attorney’s office say officers were trying to serve an arrest warrant on Jan. 26 when a suspect fled in a car in Norwalk.
Authorities say another officer was working to close an intersection when a car sped toward him and drove around his patrol car.
The officer attempted to follow the vehicle and found that it had crashed. The driver, 22-year-old Vincent Fowlkes, died at a hospital. His passenger was treated for serious injuries.
Neither Fowlkes nor his passenger was the target of the arrest warrant.
Authorities say the officer has been returned to full duty.
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Information from: Hartford Courant, https://www.courant.com
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