Last report submitted on crash including Cleveland cops SUV carrying mayor

CLEVELAND – – The BNN I-Team has actually discovered the final accident report now submitted concerning the crash of a Cleveland authorities SUV bring Mayor Justin Bibb.

Nevertheless, no traffic ticket has been issued - - a minimum of not yet - - so we asked why.

2 weeks ago, authorities state an officer driving the mayor placed on emergency situation lights, went through a stop light, then hit another chauffeur.

The Cleveland Police Accident Investigation Unit has now completed examining this crash. A last report has actually been sent to the state.

The last crash report reveals the mayor's motorist at fault. It says he ran a traffic signal. It likewise shows him in emergency situation reaction.

The driver informed a private investigator at the scene, "the mayor needed to get somewhere."

However, municipal government has informed us the chauffeur was just hurrying to a conference. At the scene, cops hardly asked the mayor what took place, saying, "so, you really do not understand what took place? Heard the crash? OK, what hurts on you?"

We examined the initial mishap report and the final report. Reviewed them line-by-line and found them to be the exact same.

Yet, two weeks after the crash, no ticket has actually been filed in court. We've found out no decision has actually been made yet on whether or not a ticket needs to be submitted. So, we questioned the authorities chief's workplace.

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Cops say the mayor's driver still might deal with a ticket as well as internal discipline.

The chief's office says, because the crash happened with the officer on responsibility, the city will consider the crash and internal punishment at one time. Sgt. Freddy Diaz informed us that is basic practice in cases involving officers on duty.

"Part of the administrative evaluation will be to identify if divisional policies were violated, and a determination will be made if a citation is suitable," Sgt. Diaz composed in an email.

The internal investigation might take some time. A committee will look at whether or not the crash was preventable.

It caused $26,000 worth of damage to the city SUV. Given that the city is self-insured, taxpayers will spend for that.

In a last point from the report, it does not cast any blame on the other chauffeur.