Wichita has paid out $500,000 in settlements in the past 6 years due to police officers accidentally killing pedestrians due to speeding without lights or sirens on. As a result of the most recent case, with defendants represented by DeVaughn James, police are forced to re-think their policies on lights and siren usage.

More information can be found here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/02/03/2662317/wichita-police-policy-on-lights.html