What is Police procedure in cases involving a driver killing a child on a bike driving in reverse?

Do they immediately arrest driver no matter what?


What are other/all steps for this kind of case even if appears to be an accident ?


Any informational website for this?What is Police procedure in cases involving a driver killing a child on a bike driving in reverse?
The crash you describe appears to be a simple case of improper backing on the part of the driver with some very tragic results.





But it is only a case of improper backing and it will not entail a physical arrest - unless he was intoxicated or fled the scene - it would be a traffic citation.





I have handled probably close to 100 serious and fatal crashes in my career, not a single person gets arrested unless there is an arrestable offense committed.What is Police procedure in cases involving a driver killing a child on a bike driving in reverse?
First, let me say how sorry I am for the loss of your son I can only imagine how you must feel. danbospd's answer is right on the money in my jurisdiction also. We would make an arrest if the driver was intoxicated or if there were some other circumstance such as recklessly driving backwards, not just backing out of a driveway. We normally would not even issue a citation here if it didn't involve a criminal act and was just an accident. The prevailing theory behind that is that a ticket is no justice for a lost life. You need to contact the accident investigation unit of the agency working the case and let them tell you what they plan to do.
If it was an accident ya don't need to worry. If you were drinking they would arrest you on the spot.