Cop Arraigned For Fatal Crash

Going too fast and causing a fatal crash. This time it was a policeman.
Dearborn Heights Police officer Larry Little has been arraigned on felony charges—- reckless driving causing death— for a January crash in Allen Park.
Little was on duty driving a police car with a partner Jan. 2 when his car smashed into a vehicle driven by a Wixom man, who was killed.
Prosecutors say Little was traveling 81 mph three seconds before impact in a 40 mph zone. The vehicle’s data recorder showed Little was continuing to accelerate two seconds before impact.
Officials said the police vehicle’s overhead lights were off and the siren was not activated.
The Wayne County prosecutor initially filed misdemeanor charges. But the judge hearing the case ordered the charges be filed as a felony.
Officer Little is on paid leave.