There’s no denying that a tragedy occurred on October 7th, 2024. And there’s no denying that driver Tyrone Mason and two North Carolina state troopers all made horrible mistakes. But now, Mason’s dead and his grieving family is arguing the police officers responsible have yet to face justice.
Tyrone Mason’s mistake
In the early hours of October 7th, 31-year-old Tyrone Mason drove down Raleigh North Carolina’s Capital Boulevard. He was moving over 70 mph in a 40 mph zone. His BAC was 0.11.
After he passed NC state trooper Garrett Macario’s patrol car, Macario chased him. Mason presumably saw Macario’s lights and heard his sirens. But instead of pulling over, he sped up. After less than one minute, Mason had sped up to 100 mph. At this point, Macario switched off his lights and sirens and slowed down.
Then Macario caught up with Mason again, because Mason had lost control and crashed his car. Macario drove off the divided road and across the grass to pul a U-turn as fast as possible. He returned to the scene of the crash and immediately radioed for an ambulance. Then he got out of his car and did something else.
Garret Macario’s mistake
Macario also radioed trooper Matthew Morrison. Morrison had some advice: “I wouldn’t mention anything to them about you trying to stop him…Just say, ‘Hey, man, I drove up on this,’ and leave it at that.”…