BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - A deputy’s decision not to activate his vehicle’s overhead lights and siren prior to fatally striking an 11-year-old boy on a minibike in southern Michigan will be part of an internal review. The review will follow a state police investigation into Tuesday night’s crash in Battle Creek and determine whether the deputy complied with department policy, Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton said Wednesday. Saxton said he did not know how fast the deputy was driving at the time the boy was struck. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWCiting the state police investigation, Saxton declined to discuss the deputy’s decision not to turn on his vehicle’s overhead lights and sirens. He was a student at Verona Elementary in Battle Creek.

Source: thestar May 29, 2019 13:09 UTC