This was a case that was actually successfully cleared because of the television news coverage.
We were coordinating for a possible felony stop but didn't have to do that.
This wasn't the first location that's been found, and it won't be the last. It's not a daily occurrence, but they are known to exist.
Everybody wants to find answers when something like this happens. Obviously, something went wrong. Now, the objective is to determine what we might be able to do differently in the future that would prevent it from happening again.
If the test comes back positive for alcohol, the investigation will continue and one question investigators will be asking is where did the alcohol come from.
The (accident) report indicates that the investigators found reason to suspect that alcohol may have been involved. That certainly doesn't confirm that it was, but there was enough reason for them to do some follow-up work.
It appears that the suspect struck the victim, and that the victim went down. And when he went down, he hit his head on the pavement -- he, the victim, hit his head on the pavement.
They are still looking into it, talking to people, sharing information up the line to see if folks know what happened. Whatever steps are appropriate will eventually be taken.
An apology would not be in order. Nothing improper was done.
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