Cody Klingmann
Service Record
Knoxville Tennessee Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | Ended June 7, 2022[1] |
| Salary | $26,283 (2020)[2] |
| Last Known Status | Resigned[1] |
Incident Reports
2021 Death of Mauricio Luna
On August 13, 2021, Klingmann and officers Jasmine Reed and Adam Rosenbaum were responding to a burglary, reaching speeds of 90 mph and not using their lights and sirens. Klingmann struck a vehicle driven by Luna, killing him.[3][4]
It is against the law and department policy for officers to not use their lights and sirens.[4]
Response Timeline
Klingmann was placed on non-patrol duty pending an internal investigation.[3]
The District Attorney declined to charge Klingmann, claiming that his actions "did not create a risk of such nature and degree that injury or death was likely and foreseeable" and that Luna's "failure to yield" contributed to his death.[4]
On March 25, 2022, Luna's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit.[4]
On June 7, 2022, Klingmann resigned.[1]
On October 11, 2022, the lawsuit was settled for $300,000.[3]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Madalyn Torres, KPD: Officer resigns after involvement in fatal crash, WBIR, 2022-06-07
- ↑ Cody Adrian Klingmann, Police Officer, City of Knoxville, govSalaries
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lawsuit against city in fatal KPD crash resolved for $300K, WBIR, 2022-10-11
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Tyler Whetstone, DA blames driver for 'failure to yield' when he was killed by cop speeding without lights, siren, Knoxville News Sentinel, 2022-03-30
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