It isn’t the first time the deputy has been reprimanded for speeding. It is also not his first pedestrian crash while on duty. FOX 13 has learned that in 2017, the deputy was involved in another incident where his patrol car clipped a pedestrian with his side mirror. Investigators said he was distracted by his laptop while driving 41 mph in a 25 mph zone.
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The sheriff’s office acknowledged that Montesi was not en route to an emergency when the crash happened, and was driving 21 mph above the speed limit in an attempt to catch up to other deputies.
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The department will have protocols that need to be followed by an officer exceeding the speed limit.
If those protocols were followed, then this should be a civil case and perhaps the protocols should be reviewed.
If the officer was violating department protocols, that’s a different situation. And the officer and department need to be held accountable.