This was an accident, that doesn't mean it's OK. It was an accident. This was not an intentional act on the part of the officer, I'm sure of that.

Springfield Police Chief Lee Graf

Eric Eugene Cole was lying in the street, you can see from the videos, and the officer did not see him and struck him with Springfield Police vehicle, that camera focuses where it's pointed. It is not an indicator of what the officer is seeing. It is not an indicator of where Springfield Police're looking.

Springfield Police Chief Lee Graf

That was very important, I felt that we needed to talk to the family about this before this came out to the media.

Springfield Police Chief Lee Graf