Officer Lee Williams TERMINATED Overland Park PD Kansas

Our beloved local reporter Lee Williams was an officer in the city of Overland Park, Kansas back in 1991 where he was terminated from duty for not following protocol and causing the death of a 16 year old boy. Lee Williams was terminated from duty after being sued for wrongful death and failing to follow a long time vehicle pursuit protocol.

Read for yourself.

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-10th-circuit/1034804.html

At approximately 2:00 a.m. on March 10, 1991, Officer Williams was on routine patrol in a residential area when he noticed a car occupied by two individuals. ? The driver was Carl's 16-year-old son Nelson, who had borrowed the car from a third party and was driving without a license. ? Officer Williams claims that the car caught his attention because it had a defective headlight and was weaving within its lane. ? On that basis, Officer Williams decided to make a traffic stop. ? After informing the OPPD of his intent, Officer Williams signalled for Nelson to stop his car. ? Nelson disregarded the signal and began to accelerate. ? Officer Williams activated his siren and overhead lights, informed the OPPD that he was initiating pursuit, and a high-speed chase ensued.

The 60 to 70 mile per hour pursuit continued in a residential area with posted speed limits of 25 to 30 miles per hour. ? The road was dry and well-lit, and Officer Williams kept the OPPD informed of his speed and location throughout the pursuit. ? Both cars sped through the first intersection on a green light. ? Nelson drove through the second intersection on a red light, which had turned green before Officer Williams drove through. ? Nelson slowed but failed to stop at the following stop sign, and Officer Williams did the same. ? After the cars drove through the next intersection, the pursuit entered the jurisdiction of the Prairie Village Police Department (“PVPD”), an area where Officer Williams had never driven. ? The PVPD was informed of the pursuit and two PVPD patrol cars began following Nelson's course, without becoming actively involved in the chase. ? Just past the following intersection, approximately three minutes after the pursuit had begun, Nelson drove his car off the road and into a tree. ? Nelson's passenger was thrown from the car and died soon thereafter. ? Nelson was pronounced dead at the scene.

During these events, the OPPD had in place a comprehensive policy governing vehicle pursuits. ? On October 17, 1990, Police Chief Myron Scafe had agreed with other police chiefs in the county to adopt the uniform provisions of the “Johnson County Police Chiefs' Association Inter-Jurisdictional Pursuit Policy” as standard operating procedure. ? See Appellant's App. at 3-19. ? Pursuant to this agreement, the OPPD had incorporated the substance of the Inter-Jurisdictional Policy into its own existing policy, SOP 100-13. ? See id. at 20-34. ? The purpose of SOP 100-13 is to provide officers with “guidance and direction” in performing vehicle pursuits. ?Id. at 20. ? One section sets forth “factors” that must be considered before a pursuit is initiated; ?another section defines “conditions” that require termination of a pursuit; ?and the remainder describes the mechanics of how a pursuit should proceed. ?Id. at 20-33.

Believing that Officer Williams had violated numerous provisions in this policy, Carl brought this action against Officer Williams, Chief Scafe, and the City of Overland Park, Kansas, seeking damages under state law for the wrongful death of her son.1 ?See K.S.A. §§?60-1901 et seq. (Kansas Wrongful Death Statute); ?§§?75-6101 et seq. (Kansas Tort Claims Act). ? The district court granted summary judgment to the Defendants, and it is from that final order that Carl now appeals.

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Birth: Dec. 7, 1974
Death: Mar. 10, 1991

Burial:
Mount Washington Cemetery
Independence
Jackson County
Missouri, USA

Created by: j baulch
Record added: Nov 19, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 80683139

Lee Wallace Williams d.o.b. 01/02/1964

Arresting Agency: Minnesota Attorney General, St. Paul
County of crime: Martin County, MN
Crime: Offense code 624.7141 / Transfer Weapon to Ineligible Person
Case Number: 082238
Disposition: CONVICTED, received probation 11/30/1998

Other Crime
County of crime: Martin County, MN
Crime: Gross Misdemeanor
Case Number: 97000134
Disposition: CONVICTED

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