Dashcam video shows an 11-year-old boy fatally struck by a police cruiser in Michigan while on a minibike.
"It is my opinion that this was a tragic accident," said Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Jerard Jarzynka.
Jarzynka said the deputy, who has not been publicly identified, was responding to a 911 call at the time of the traffic crash and that in such a situation, a police officer can"legally exceed the speed limit to perform his duties." Norman's mother, Christina Valadez, told NBC News that she believes officials are blaming her son for his death.
"I don’t think the officer was looking at the road because if he was looking at the road, he could have hit the brakes, he could have swerved," Valadez said Friday."How can you warn pedestrians you're traveling at a high rate? How do you expect anyone to know?" she said."How was he to hear or see the cop coming? How can you not be at fault for that?"
The video released by Michigan State Police shows Norman riding his pocket motorcycle, also known as a minibike.Valadez said her family is suing the county and the deputy for $25 million.
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