Radio Systems Questioned After Officer Injured

Law enforcement officials in the Cincinnati (Ohio) area say that radio communications likely did not contribute to the serious injury of an officer who was laying down spike strips on I-75, and was struck by one of the patrol cars pursuing a bank robbery suspect. Lockland police Off. Brandon Gehring was critically injured as he stood in the right lane of the highway, apparently caught unaware of how close the suspect and pursuing officers were to his location. A long story by the Cincinnati Enquirer suggests that the two different radio systems being used by officers may have contributed to communications delays, leading to a lack of timely information about the chase. But it was the speed of the chase–80 mph–that prevented timely information, police officials say, not phone calls between Hamilton County, Lockland and West Chester. Read the story here. View a map after the break.

The distance between the pharmacy and the crash site is 7.8 miles. Listen to radio calls from the incident: #1 / #2

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