Cop Swore He Was Going 25, Then His Own Car Said 70

He typed "about 25 MPH" and signed it. His patrol car's black box said 70.7, with the gas pedal on the floor. Just before midnight on October 10, 2020, an Oakland police SUV slammed into a red Honda at 80th Avenue and International Boulevard. The officer told everyone a white Mustang braked in front of him and he swerved into the bus lane. Eight days later he put it in a signed statement: about 25 miles an hour. The first crash report blamed the other driver. Then the crash turned out to have never been logged. Three months later, a traffic officer found it, called the driver, and pulled the airbag control module out of the wrecked SUV at a body shop. This is Oakland PD Internal Affairs case 21-0115, told through the officer's own body camera, a second officer's body camera at the scene, the recorded call with the driver, the Internal Affairs interviews, and the black box data itself. CHAPTERS 0:00 He swore 25 mph 1:21 11:38 PM, 80th and International 3:19 What the street saw 4:52 The camera goes dark 5:54 The 25 mph statement 8:37 The crash nobody logged 10:07 The black box: 70.7 mph 12:15 Where was he going? 12:59 Sustained 13:43 His side, and the $185,000 settlement WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW • Black box (Bosch CDR) from unit 1878: 57.3 mph five seconds before impact with the accelerator at 100%, 70.7 mph at 1.5 seconds, 40.6 mph at impact. Posted limit: 25 mph. • His written statement, Oct. 18, 2020: "At this point we were traveling at about 25 MPH." • Internal Affairs finding: Truthfulness (MOR 398.80-1), SUSTAINED. • He was released from probation on Feb. 17, 2021, and declined to give Internal Affairs a statement through his attorney. • At a name-clearing hearing he said he never looked at the speedometer, felt he had to give a number, called it a report writing issue, and said he did not want to be labeled a liar. The captain who heard him found him credible. • In January 2024 the Oakland City Council approved a $185,000 settlement with the driver, without admitting liability. SOURCES Oakland Police Department SB 1421 / SB 16 public records release, IA case 21-0115: report of internal investigation, body-worn camera video (Officers Garcia-Parra and Barnes), recorded witness interviews, recorded call with the driver, Bosch CDR report, administrative leave letter, name-clearing hearing memo. Oakland City Attorney, closed-session report of final action, Jan. 18, 2024. East Bay Times (George Kelly), Sept. 30, 2022. Street imagery: Google Street View. The driver's name was redacted by OPD and is not used. Faces were blurred by OPD. No AI-generated images of real people appear in this video. Everything shown comes from public records; findings are described as stated in the official file. Watch more Case File Cam investigations built from real police records. Subscribe so you don't miss the next case. #bodycam #policeaccountability #oakland