A USC public safety officer’s patrol cruiser allegedly traveling at nearly three times the speed limit smashed into Dresser’s 1995 Chrysler LeBaron, pushing it about 40 feet. Los Angeles city prosecutors have filed a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge against Public Safety Officer Miguel Guerra, a rare step in a crash involving an on-duty law enforcement officer. On Wednesday, Dresser’s parents sued Guerra and USC, alleging the private university provided inadequate training for the officer that led to her death. The Dressers’ attorney said the crash data storage system in the officer’s car showed he was driving at 69 mph with the gas pedal pressed to the floor before the collision. Guerra slammed on the brakes a half-second before impact, the Dressers’ attorney said in the lawsuit.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 22, 2016 01:49 UTC