US woman crushed by police in front of children caught on dashcam

America's Houston Police Department released a dashcam video showing a 41-year-old woman being crushed to death by a police officer in front of her children.

The incident took place on September 19 and the dashcam and body camera video were made public on Wednesday, ABC 13 reported.



The footage shows the woman, Desire Pool, hit by the Houston Police cruiser while she was crossing the street alongside her son and daughter. The incident was reported at around 10 pm. It also features a fourth person standing on an island in the middle of the street.

The vehicle was being driven by officer Shelby Kennedy while travelling along Antoine near Pinemont. As the family saw the vehicle coming, everyone jumped out of the way, except for Desire Pool.


Officer Joshua Rosales, Kennedy's partner, is heard screaming at her from the passenger's seat.

"Whoa, Whoa, Whoa. Oh, my...God! You didn't see them?" Rosales shouted immediately after Pool was hit by the vehicle.

Kennedy said, "No."

"Oh my... God, Kennedy," Rosales said.

A video from Kennedy's body camera shows the victim's children screaming and crying. The two officers also tried to administer CPR and called the ambulance.

Pool was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital but was soon declared dead, authorities said.

"My mom! Y'all killed my mom," one of her children can be heard screaming at the officers in the video.


The officers were transporting an arrested suspect to the Joint Processing Centre at the time of the accident.

The details of the speed of the vehicle has not been released. The investigators believe speed was not a factor in the accident and have stated that Pool was not standing in a crosswalk at the time of the crash.

The victim's family from Illinois claimed the police officials did not show them the footage before releasing it in public. They feel that its timing is insensitive.

"I'm really upset, surprised, and horrified at the way the accident went down. For this to come out a day before Thanksgiving that's disrespectful. It's the lowest thing you can do. It's like putting salt in a wound," Pool's uncle Lee Gordon said.

Gordon said Pool has left behind four children, two of whom are dealing with the trauma of witnessing their mother's killing.