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A Pennsylvania cop who killed a teen in a head on crash while driving the wrong way at double the speed limit lied that he was on his way to an accident at the time, the victims' parents claim.
Marion T Holmes, 18, died after officer Brendan J. Kovach slammed into the car he was a passenger in on October 3, 2023.
At the time, Kovach was travelling at 50mph in a 25mph zone. Holmes was removed from the wreck and rushed to the hospital where he later died.
Police subsequently said Kovach was responding to an 'emergency incident' at the time of the collision and he was cleared of any wrongdoing.
However, a PennLive investigation revealed the incident he was en route to, a traffic stop, had ended minutes before the crash.
A Pennsylvania cop who killed teen Marion T Holmes in a head on crash while driving the wrong way at double the speed limit lied that he was on his way to an accident at the time, the victims' parents claim
Holmes, 18, died after officer Brendan J. Kovach slammed into the car he was a passenger in on October 3, 2023. His wrecked cruiser is pictured, with the white sedan that Holmes died in pictured just behind it
At the time, Kovach was travelling at 50mph in a 25mph zone. The damage the smash caused is evident in this photo of a street corner taken afterwards
Holmes' parents have now filed a lawsuit claiming he lied about the moments leading up to the tragedy.
'We cannot rest until we know what happened,' the family told the outlet.
'Marion was innocent in this tragedy. Since requests to the police and the DA have not resulted in any answers, we look to the community and the media to raise these issues and force the authorities to allow us to have the evidence.'
Holmes' parents lawsuit accuses Kovach of disregarding Harrisburg Police policy, which requires officers to take precautions while driving to maintain public safety.
'No assignment, complaint or any other type of incident justifies the disregard of the public's safety,' the police policy obtained by the family's attorneys states.
'The Bureau requires responding personnel to drive at a safe and reasonable speed based on existing conditions and the available information
