August 13, 2003
CNN's Cafferty pleads guilty to hit-run
Atlanta Journal & Constitution: CNN morning anchor Jack Cafferty pled guilty in a May 14 hit-and-run accident. According to the criminal complaint, Cafferty made an abrupt turn and hit bicyclist Billy Maldonado.
About five people tried to stop Cafferty by running after the car, according to the complaint, but the newsman continued through at least two red lights, while dragging the bicycle underneath the vehicle. Maldonado, 48, who was knocked to the ground, suffered bruises and some bone damage.
Cafferty was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving, assault and harassment. He was allowed to plead guilty to a traffic violation: Operating a motor vehicle knowing or having cause to know property damage had been caused. He was sentenced to 70 hours of community service, with six months to complete it, and a $250 fine. He also made restitution.
The complaint said Cafferty told police he saw the bicyclist get off the ground but didn't realize he had hit him. "I am unaware I was in an accident," he said.
Maldonado's attorney Suzanne Holzberg said her client still needs an operation on his right elbow.
http://www.agonist.org/archives/006944.html
"Isn't Cafferty that drunk who committed a hit and run in New York?
Yes, after having dragged the biker several blocks,this drunk tells the judge he was unaware he had hit anyone. Just the kind of thug Dick Parsons wants working at CNN.
Do you know of a better way to get street cred from the Kennedy crowd?