Woman’s Family Blame Speeding Police Car For Traffic Related Death

November 20, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports the family of 25 year old Devin Petelski is blaming Los Angeles police officers for the woman’s death. Devin Petelski was involved in a traffic accident when she was entering a Venice intersection after stopping, at approximately midnight.

Petelski’s BMW was struck broadside by a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser that was reportedly responding to a burglary. According to reports the officers involved in the accident did not have their lights, flashing lights or siren on at the time of the collision.

The accident is still under investigation by the LAPD and according LAPD Det. Jesus Ravega the officers involved had not alerted the LAPD dispatchers that they were en route to the robbery. The detective also stated that the force of the collision spun the cruiser around and it then struck a tree and a traffic sign.

It has not yet been determined what speed the officers were traveling at the time of the accident, according to Ravega, but the posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour.
According to LAPD Cmdr. Stuart Maislin a new policy requires all officers to use their lights and sirens when traveling over the speed limit in response to a call.

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