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Ex-officer on trial: Dashcam of aftermath from deadly crash shown in court

Deadly crash after police chase - South Fulton

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Dashcam video of a fiery, deadly crash seven years ago in South Fulton County was shown in court Thursday.

It shows the moment a second South Fulton Police car arrived to the scene, LIVE on Channel 2 at 6:00 p.m.

Former police officer Deonte Walker is facing felony charges and a trial, Channel 2’s Richard Elliot reports.

He was pursuing a stolen car when he crashed into a van, and three people died.

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In the dashcam video from 2018, an officer can be seen pulling Walker out of his crashed patrol car.

Walker was in court Thursday and sat quietly while facing nine felony charges.

Prosecutors worked to get their traffic reconstruction witness officially declared an expert. No decision was made, so the arguments will continue Friday.

They showed the video as part of that witness’ official report. The judge asked Channel 2 cameras not to show his face.

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