[LaRueLaDue]

Does anyone know if the trooper can be personally sued? And why is he not criminally liable for something, like reckless driving, endangerment, etc.?

[Safetgiver]

Does anyone know if the trooper can be personally sued? ....IF he did it on purpose with homicide/ assault on his mind. Police/ school busses,
DOT trucks, etc., if involved in accidents, charge damages to the private owner’s cars. It happened to my son in law whose car was demolished by the Chief of Police in our town who was pulling in to park behind him. He hit the brake but actually hit the accelerator. He was a friend of mine and told me he’d never find anyone guilty again of doing the same thing. He felt truly bad about having cited the dozens of people who used that excuse.

[kiltie65]

My sister in law is involved in something similar. A police officer’s son was driving his father’s truck. He rear ended my sister in law’s brand new car, which had under 9,000 miles. The insurance will cover the $30,000 repair bill but she will be left with a car that is devalued $4,000+ by being in such a huge accident. She was merging into a highway, through a construction zone for which she had slowed, and this guy, who never slowed, plowed into the back end of her car. Her car will be cut apart, it will take a month to fix, and have a new back end put on. When the police arrived at the accident scene they refused to give the kid a ticket. My sis in law want to turn in her new car, get the additional $4,000 in recompense, and get another new car as she is leery of the damage her Prius sustained, and if that $8,000 battery took a hit, but because the kid was not ticketed, and they still refuse to ticket the kid, it will involve her having to take court action.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Something like this happened across the street from where I used to live here in Maine.

A Maine state trooper was driving his patrol car above the speed limit on a two-lane road. He was speeding, but he was NOT answering a call. A woman was backing out of her driveway, and the state trooper crashed into her.

The woman was killed, and the trooper got off scot-free.

[kenavi]

You can sue him personally, but because he is covered by his employer, NY State, since he was driving on duty (to get arrest warrant), and his personal auto insurance will not cover him, he won't be held accountable personally for civil claims.

He should still be subject to traffic and criminal charges and dismissal from his job, if things were fair.