Baltimore Police Officer Dies Weeks After Crash Involving Scooter
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A Baltimore City police officer dies weeks after a serious crash involving a scooter.
The Baltimore City FOP confirms Officer Craig Chandler succumbed to his injuries on Friday, Jan 9.
Chandler and two other officers gave chase to a pair riding a scooter on Nov. 23 in Northwest Baltimore.
Police say an officer noticed a group of people in an alley standing near dirt bikes. The group quickly took off. One man running on foot hopped on the back of the scooter.
Authorities say a sergeant told the officers to stop chasing, but instead they continued their pursuit.
Seconds later, their patrol car crashed into a telephone pole in the 2200-block of Kirk Avenue.
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The man who was driving the scooter and the two other officers were injured.
Police say they don't know why the officers disobeyed that order to stop.
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