ORLANDO, Fla. – News 6 has examined newly-released body camera footage from a police pursuit in February, during which both the fleeing car and an Orlando police truck pursuing it struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk.
The bystander, Gerald Neal, 56, died from his injuries.
The video is 20 minutes long and only shows the perspective of Detective Christopher Moulton, the officer who initiated the pursuit.
Orlando Police said Moulton’s truck, an unmarked Ford F-150, was not equipped with a dash camera.
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The video begins without audio, but the first 50 seconds seem to be the most important. Moulton is seen chasing a car driven by Dornell Bargnare.
A February report by the Florida Highway Patrol found that during the chase, Bargnare’s Nissan Altima left the road and hit Neal, who was walking nearby.
The report mentioned that the second vehicle, operated by Moulton, moved onto the south curbed shoulder, resulting in its front tire colliding with the pedestrian.
The body-camera footage shows Moulton then stopping his vehicle and running after Bargnare on foot.
The next 20 minutes of the video depict Moulton and other officers canvassing the neighborhood and searching for Bargnare.
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But in the final two minutes of the video, Moulton’s attention is turned to the area where he left his truck.
“There was a guy under your truck,” an officer can be heard saying to Moulton, after conferring with someone over the phone.
“Under my truck?” Moulton asks. “Hiding? Ok, yeah, I’ll check right now.”
The video ends moments later.
Bargnare’s charges have since been upgraded to include vehicular homicide.
A February affidavit for an arrest warrant for Bargnare claimed that Moulton observed Bargnare’s car with an “unreadable license plate.”
According to the affidavit, Moulton attempted to initiate a traffic stop by activating the truck’s red and blue lights, but Bargnare began speeding away.
An examination of Orlando Police’s policies and procedures suggests that Moulton might have breached at least one procedure related to traffic pursuits.
“Officers may engage in pursuit when they have a reasonable suspicion that a fleeing suspect committed or attempted to commit a forcible felony,” a procedure entitled ‘Decision to Pursue’ reads.
‘Forcible felonies’ include alleged crimes like murder, armed robbery, and armed sexual battery. An offense, such as having an unreadable license plate, is not listed under the section defining ‘forcible felonies.’
Moulton has not been criminally charged and remains on administrative leave from the Orlando Police Department.
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