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Driver with powerful ties calls state rep instead of 911 after 'hit and run' crash
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<blockquote data-quote="Sidewalking" data-source="post: 691876" data-attributes="member: 4951"><p>Fatal auto accident investigations can take a while. But six months seems a tad extreme. Lots of questions about how this investigation was handled. But I agree with RonJohn above. It's pretty apparent the driver at fault committed a hit and run that was the immediate cause of a fatality. Was the driver's sobriety evaluated? That's a big unanswered question in this. It's way too early to finger point at anyone other than the driver. No one knows what was said to the state rep or when he realized how bad this incident likely was. As for the rep calling the chief. I think it would have obviously been better for him to call 911 instead of the chief. How many calls to the chief were made? Was the first call answered or did it take multiple calls to reach the chief? The answers to those questions will help determine if the rep took appropriate actions or not and to what degree.</p><p></p><p>It looks likely to me that by the time the Chief got called there was good reason to believe this was a serious situation. The chief called his sergeant on duty over the radio initially and requested he call him on the phone. This was probably the most expeditious way to relay information and get officer presence to the scene fastest. The timeliness on everything following that is pretty understandable.</p><p></p><p>The victim obviously may have survived if the dang driver had just done the right thing; stop, call 911, and attempt to provide aid to the victim. The worst he would be facing in that case, barring possible DUI / texting while driving thus reckless driving / etc might just be a simple traffic offense. (We also don't know what the weather conditions were, if the victim was wearing reflective clothing, if the bike was equipped with reflectors or lights.</p><p></p><p>The department needs to get this investigation concluded. Investigations need to be thorough but should not be unnecessarily prolonged. Also makes me wonder of results from the crime lab are possibly still pending....the crime lab is underfunded, understaffed and overwhelmed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sidewalking, post: 691876, member: 4951"] Fatal auto accident investigations can take a while. But six months seems a tad extreme. Lots of questions about how this investigation was handled. But I agree with RonJohn above. It's pretty apparent the driver at fault committed a hit and run that was the immediate cause of a fatality. Was the driver's sobriety evaluated? That's a big unanswered question in this. It's way too early to finger point at anyone other than the driver. No one knows what was said to the state rep or when he realized how bad this incident likely was. As for the rep calling the chief. I think it would have obviously been better for him to call 911 instead of the chief. How many calls to the chief were made? Was the first call answered or did it take multiple calls to reach the chief? The answers to those questions will help determine if the rep took appropriate actions or not and to what degree. It looks likely to me that by the time the Chief got called there was good reason to believe this was a serious situation. The chief called his sergeant on duty over the radio initially and requested he call him on the phone. This was probably the most expeditious way to relay information and get officer presence to the scene fastest. The timeliness on everything following that is pretty understandable. The victim obviously may have survived if the dang driver had just done the right thing; stop, call 911, and attempt to provide aid to the victim. The worst he would be facing in that case, barring possible DUI / texting while driving thus reckless driving / etc might just be a simple traffic offense. (We also don't know what the weather conditions were, if the victim was wearing reflective clothing, if the bike was equipped with reflectors or lights. The department needs to get this investigation concluded. Investigations need to be thorough but should not be unnecessarily prolonged. Also makes me wonder of results from the crime lab are possibly still pending....the crime lab is underfunded, understaffed and overwhelmed. [/QUOTE]
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