Pc Harwood, the driver of police carrier and described as an "experienced" officer, left his vehicle and joined other officers for his own safety, he told the court, before he encountered Mr Tomlinson.
They can take care of themselves, and besides, there's so much else to talk about: Uber's shady competitive practices, disregard for customers' expectations of privacy, alleged exploitation of its drivers, sponsorship of police militarization, and its creepy and/or sexist corporate culture, to name a few.
"It is our understanding that the police did not follow the minimum security procedures necessary during the chase and are therefore directly responsible for Topo's death, and I say this because the very drivers of the police car have already stated in court that the high speed they drove made them fear for their own lives, but not the lives and safety of the civilians around them".
"The driver of the police car swerved to avoid hitting the baby carriage, and hit two pedestrians," a police spokesman said.
Louima has repeatedly asserted that the officer who led him was the "driver" of the police car — Charles Schwarz.
According to the Interior Ministry's version of events, the driver of one police truck panicked and ran over the protester as the officers were hit by a barrage of rocks and Molotov cocktails.
The driver of the police van, officer Caesar Goodson Jr, who is African American, faces the most severe charge of second-degree murder.. Officer William Porter and sergeant Alicia D White were charged with manslaughter, assault and misconduct.
Officer Caesar Goodson – the driver of the police van – was charged with second-degree murder, while charges including manslaughter, assault, and misconduct in public office were brought against five other officers.
The force told BBC correspondent Mark Norman the driver of the police car had been injured slightly by broken glass and had been suspended from driving duties while the IPCC conducted its investigation.
The only officer Ms. Mosby charged with murder is the driver of the police van, Mr. Caesar Goodson.
