BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Attorneys for a man struck by a Baton Rouge Police officer traveling 83 mph have filed a lawsuit demanding accountability, saying the officer should have faced criminal charges for the crash.
The WAFB I-Team first reported that Officer Stefan Jones was driving 83 mph and using his cell phone on March 16, 2025, when he struck cyclist Dede Washington on Thomas H. Delpit Drive near Louise Street a road with a posted 25 mph speed limit.
Jones resigned from the department while facing discipline for another incident…