{"id":134871,"date":"2026-03-10T22:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/134871\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T22:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:31:07","slug":"public-safety-director-overrules-chief-calls-for-city-officer-involved-in-chase-to-be-punished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/134871\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Safety Director overrules chief, calls for city officer involved in chase to be punished"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 There is new fallout after a wild chase ended in a five-car pileup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Channel 11 brought you live coverage from the scene in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/multiple-people-injured-large-crash-wilkinsburg-several-vehicles-damaged-1-rolled-over\/BNUIR7PKABAQTNGK5WYE3MA4UU\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/multiple-people-injured-large-crash-wilkinsburg-several-vehicles-damaged-1-rolled-over\/BNUIR7PKABAQTNGK5WYE3MA4UU\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; 9 people injured in large crash in Wilkinsburg after driver flees police<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pittsburgh\u2019s new public safety director wants to fire the police officer who was involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Chief Investigator Rick Earle has learned exclusively that the director overruled the chief to recommend a more severe penalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He\u2019s breaking down what the public safety director is calling for and has the reaction from the Citizen Police Review Board on Channel 11 News at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 There is new fallout after a wild chase ended in a five-car pileup. 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