People v. Kramer

On June 20, 1993, William Kramer (defendant) and Seth Dahm, were travelling in a Chevrolet Blazer owned by defendant’s parents. A high-speed chase of the Blazer by police officers ended in a collision killing Dahm and injuring defendant.

The Blazer was first observed travelling north on Indianapolis Boulevard at "an extremely high rate of speed” by East Chicago police officer Lopez. While he attempted to curb the vehicle, it "ran” between 10 and 12 red lights and continued to pick up speed until it was travelling at a rate of "at least a hundred miles an hour.”

After being ordered to terminate…