Originally Posted by
Rage
I wonder if the incredibly light plea deal was a sop to deflect any embarrassment from attaching to the PD. Like they wanted to avoid the suggestion the police might possibly have contributed to Mr. Salovesh’s death in any way. As in, if they weren’t pursuing the driver, he would never have hit Mr. Salovesh.
That wouldn't have been a good criminal defense (I had to flee?), but I suppose it's possible that the PD would have been worried about civil liability if Mr. Salovesh's family should choose to sue.
This is pure speculation, however, and seems pretty unlikely.