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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Kaitlin Washburn

Cop who caused crash that killed woman, hurt 10 officers should be fired, COPA says

Chicago Police respond to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in May 2019 in which a woman was killed and 11 other people, including 10 police officers, were injured. (Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Police misconduct investigators have recommended that Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown move to fire an officer who “endangered numerous lives” when authorities say he caused a 2019 crash on the West Side that left a woman dead and 10 officers hurt.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability submitted its finding against Officer Patrick Brown to the police department in June of 2021, but the agency’s report wasn’t released publicly until Friday.

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