Maribeth Klein News Today

Four out of every five local police department policies allow high-speed vehicle pursuits of nonviolent suspects fleeing police, according to an I-Team review of more than 50 policies for law enforcement agencies in the Cincinnati area.

A CPD vehicle chase in 2020 ended in two bystanders killed and two others severely injured when the suspect crashed his car in Newport. Under the new rules, officers can only chase a vehicle in cases of violent felony offenses.

Cincinnati police have updated their pursuit policies, only permitting pursuits for violent felony offenses.

An accused weapons dealer who, during a police pursuit, ran over and killed a couple in their 80s in Newport last August will be sentenced Tuesday.

The driver charged in a high-speed chase that ended in a Northern Kentucky crash, killing two bystanders and wounding two others, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday.

The driver charged in connection to a high-speed chase that ended in a Northern Kentucky crash, killing two innocent bystanders and wounding two others, plead guilty Monday.