He said that police officers, like any individual, could decide to pursue a claim through the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) if they were in a crash where the driver of the other vehicle was at fault and could not be traced or was not insured.
The crash, coupled with another one in Warren, Ohio, the same day, highlight that motorvehicle wrecks continue to be the No. 1 killer of youths in the United States.