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Charlotte Police Officers Disciplined and Sued After Fatal Chase Ignored Supervisor's Orders

What happened?

Court pending

Bryan Gabriel Franklin Jr. was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the fatal head-on collision that killed Brittany Webb and injured two others during a police chase in Charlotte, NC, on January 3, 2022.

7 sourcesBy AfterTheClip Desk · Last checked Jul 10, 2026
Sources: WCNC; WCNC; Charlotte Observer; WCNC

Timeline

  1. A police chase involving Bryan Gabriel Franklin Jr.

  2. CMPD officers Adam Earl and Matthew-Ryan Lerlo were suspended for fifteen days in the weeks following

  3. In the months after the crash, CMPD revised its pursuit policy, making it slightly more restrictive

  4. Officer Matthew-Ryan Lerlo received an additional four-day suspension.

  5. Bryan Gabriel Franklin Jr.

  6. The families of Brittany Webb, Aaron Norward, and Whitney McKinney filed a wrongful death and negligence

  7. Body camera footage related to the crash was released by CMPD to WCNC Charlotte, showing a

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