I’d do the same, and I’d probably wind up in cuffs too. The cop way over reacted. That said, imagine handling fatal MVA scenes every week for years. It’s got to wear on you. I have a special place in my heart for the highway patrol officers, who have to bear that burden.
That charge was probably the lightest they could come up with, I would think if the officer and he were to sit down
face to face, talk this out, this would all be over.