CLEVELAND — The driver for Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb "was engaged in emergency response driving" at the time of Thursday morning's downtown crash -- and now in an update provided Friday, Police Chief Dorothy A. Todd says preliminary information indicates that the vehicle's lights "were activated outside of the emergency response driving policy."
Here's the full statement as released by Chief Todd:
On Thursday, June 13 at approximately 8:55 a.m., a Division of Police vehicle operated by our member, with Mayor Justin Bibb as passenger, was involved in a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of E.12th and Superior.
At the time, the mayor’s driver was engaged in emergency response driving. Preliminary information indicates that the lights were activated outside of the emergency response driving policy.
The Division of Police is currently investigating the incident and is conducting an internal review of potential policy violations in accordance with our General Police Orders. Discipline related to violations of our Emergency Response Driving Policy range from verbal warning to a 3-day suspension.
Mayor Bibb was taken to the hospital as a precaution after the crash. Officials told us Thursday that all parties -- including the other driver -- are "fine."
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In addition to Chief Todd's statement, the department also released documents regarding emergency response driving and disciplinary guidance, which you can explore below...