article_snippet.sent: Baltimore police have come under intense scrutiny after Freddie Gray was taken into custody and suffered an unexplained spinal injury that led to Freddie Gray death.
article_snippet.sent: Freddie Gray died on Sunday, April 19, after Freddie Gray 'had Freddie Gray spine 80 per cent severed at Freddie Gray neck' while in police custody .
article_snippet.sent: Freddie Gray was not buckled in by a seat belt, a violation of the police department's policy.
article_snippet.sent: At some point - either during Freddie Gray arrest or inside the van - Freddie Gray suffered a mysterious spinal injury.
article_snippet.sent: Asked if Gray's possible 'rough ride' is a one-off, The mayor said: 'It's clearly not a one-off.
article_snippet.sent: The reason we have the policy around seat belts in the police vans is because of an incident that happened previously,' referring to Dondi Johnson.
article_snippet.sent: Dondi Johnson died of a fractured spine in 2005 after Dondi Johnson was arrested for urinating in public and transported without a seat belt, with Dondi Johnson hands cuffed behind Dondi Johnson back.
article_snippet.sent: Nickel rides' have caused spinal injuries in the past and Baltimore police epartment rules were updated nine days before Gray's arrest stating that all detainees shall be strapped in by seat belts or other device .