ST. LOUIS – Police chases and the deadly crashes that can happen from them were the focus of emotional town hall meeting hosted by the NAACP.

THE NAACP officials who organized the forum said that there are situations when police chases are necessary, but they also argue that advances in technology and more dialogue about the issue can help save lives.

The town hall taking place Tuesday night at the Omega Center in north city. Authorities from emotional locals who have lost ones because of police chases. Some at the town hall say police are pursuing too much jeopardizing the safety of citizens.

St. Louis County Police Chief Ken Gregory was at the meeting. He said the ending chases are not an option, but that county police only pursue if a felony is involved.

Gregory also announced that his department is testing new technology would send an alert is there is a police chase in an area. That alert would be received by anyone with a free app on their phone which he called, ‘Make Way App.’

Among those at the meeting was the family of Krystofer Batsell. His parents explained that their son was an innocent victim.

Krystofer’s car was hit by a speeding vehicle that police were chasing in St. Charles County back in 2018. Krysotofer was killed in the crash on Highway 94.

Here is some of what the Batsell’s had to say along with NAACP officials.

“It’s been four and a half years since I’ve seen my son.,” Batsell shared. “I get to walk with this pain every day. I don’t want another mother to know this pain. I still get choked up about it.”

“How do we find a way to manage the process better with outcomes not as traumatic or detrimental as they’ve been so far?”

“We just don’t want to keep endangering innocent citizens. That’s our primary concern.”

We’re told the NAACP and St. Louis City and County Police are working with the department of justice on some kind of agreement on police pursuits. Officials told FOX 2that agreement could be announced soon.