The U.S. government drastically understated the number of people killed in high-speed police car chases, possibly by thousands of fatalities over several decades, a new investigation shows.
In 2013, the National Highway Traffic Administration's count of 322 chase-related deaths understates the total by at least 31 percent, an investigation of police reports, court records and police car videos shows.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
