Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post
I don't know why the car eventually stopped nor what was going on inside. Perhaps all those were in the state of shock or afraid that if they got out they would be shot.

During the chase the arrested policeman said something like: "If we catch them I'm gonna kill them" - the words that were interpreted (by the lawyers of the victim) as intention of the policeman to kill the youth(s).
If the policeman said that in a way that the kids could hear it, I think the proper judicial term is "multi-level cluster****".
If the kids didn't hear that, then he could have gotten out when the car stopped and surrendered. Otherwise it is not unreasonable to assume that he was somehow part of the group. Shots had already been fired, then they drove over a policeman, what the policeman who shot did was to be expected at this point. Don't blame him, blame the one who decided to start this mess by driving a car under heavy influence.