The NYPD officers who cleared dozens of elementary students from the path of a U-Haul truck were honored on Sunday by the NY Rangers.
Officers John Santini, Frank Ingebrethsen and Lt. John Vitale said the runaway U-Haul that mowed down nine people was only about a block away when they responded to Bay Ridge Prep on Ridge Blvd."We just came out of the car and ushered all the children expeditiously into the front of the school," Vitale said.
Ingebrethsen works in Community Affairs and he knew Bay Ridge Prep participated in the city's Open Streets program.Parents said seeing the body cam video made them nervous. "It's terrifying and it's very scary and it immediately made me emotional," parent Ashley Sobol said. And while the actions of the officers are being commended, there are some lingering questions about the actions of some other officers that day.An NYPD memo says:
"Department policy requires that a vehicle pursuit be terminated whenever the risks to uniformed members of the service and the public outweigh the danger to the community if suspect is not immediately apprehended."ALSO READ |
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