One of the seven criminal cases against the West Palm Beach police officers involved in a fatal Boynton Beach pursuit will proceed, a judge ruled Monday, denying a defense argument that the officer’s conduct was not criminal.

Former West Palm Beach Officer William Loayza is charged with official misconduct, a third-degree-felony. Palm Beach County prosecutors say he and six other officers failed to report the July 2024 high-speed chase that ended when the man they were pursuing crashed into a mother and daughter, killing them both. The officers then left the scene and returned to West Palm Beach without checking on the occupants of the car, writing a police report, or notifying emergency services. One of the officers drove directly around the site of the crash on his way back, according

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