A 2023 police chase involving a Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department officer led to a local woman’s death, an ongoing lawsuit alleges. That chase violated CMPD’s pursuit policy, it states.
The department, however, says a police pursuit never happened. Instead, the fatal crash was solely caused by dangerous driving by a suspect who has since been charged with second-degree murder.
“At no time was the CMPD officer in pursuit of Mr. Rhoads’ speeding vehicle,” the department said in an August 2023 statement following the crash…