A Mississippi police officer has been suspended without pay for allegedly chasing an SUV on a country road at high speed and causing a deadly crash.
William Langham denied wrongdoing when he chased the SUV outside Byhalia city limits on Jan. 4.
The SUV crashed into a pickup truck killing three people: SUV driver Jaqua Bluiett, 30; pickup truck driver Angela Davis, 43; and her passenger Michael Crutcher, 63.
“We presented our evidence that the officer did not engage in anything illegal, anything untoward or anything in violation of policy,” said Attorney Michael Carr.
“We stand behind what he did and we look forward to clearing his name.”
Crutcher’s cousin Michael Caradine wondered why led the officer to chase the car at high speed on a narrow road.
“They should not have been chasing that man, this is a side street man. It’s nothing but hills,” he said.
“They chased this guy running 100 miles per hour? Come on, man.”
