Posted on 05/13/2023 4:19:06 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
HARLESTON W.Va. (AP) — An off-duty deputy sheriff in West Virginia who struck and killed a 13-year-old girl with his marked cruiser last year will not face criminal charges in her death, according to the prosecutor investigating the case.
Special Prosecutor for Cabell County Mark Sorsaia determined the “tragic loss” of 13-year-old Jacqueline “Laney” Hudson in December 2022 was a “direct result” of her own erratic behavior while under the influence of alcohol and marijuana, according to a letter dated Thursday clearing former Cabell County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeffrey Racer of negligence.....
Hudson was killed on December 30, 2022 just after 10:30 p.m. in the state’s second largest city of Huntington — populated by just under 50,000 — where she was hanging out at an intersection in a group of teenagers.
Racer, who was placed on administrative leave following Hudson’s death and resigned months later, was driving his cruiser after hours because he was staying overnight at his girlfriend's house and needed it for work in the morning, the prosecutor said.
Racer drove through the green light at the intersection when Hudson and another teen ran into the roadway, Sorsaia said. He tried stop, but was unable to avoid hitting Hudson. The other child was not injured. Racer stayed on the scene and called 911, according to the prosecutor.
A subsequent autopsy found that Hudson had alcohol and marijuana in her system when she died, according to Sorsaia. Law enforcement officials said Hudson was intoxicated from drinking beer and smoking synthetic marijuana — commonly known as K2 or spice — and was “significantly impaired” when she ran into the street in front of Racer's vehicle.
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Looks like a lack of parental control.
Ya think? Parenting is becoming a lost art.
The “Shorties” are just welfare checks in many cases.
That story has been very big news down here near WV.
The cop was given 2 breathalyzer tests and scored 0.00 in both of them. The kid was drinking, high on weed and K2 and ran out into the street.
And this was West Virginia, not Portland Oregon. They made the correct call, policeman not in trouble. Case closed.
Justice for Laney?
SO, have they found the ‘adult(s)’ that supplied the children with alcohol and synthetic marijuana?
Have these people been prosecuted?
Probably heartless to say, but every emotion-driven idiot in this picture needs to be sprayed with a fire hose.
Looks like she was a “pink skin” and I would hope their idea of justice is to root out those who supplied her with drugs and alcohol
Bingo!!
Harleston?
Is AP showing its disdain for WV, or does it need to take a spelling test?
Dang lot of Karens.
That sign, justice for Laney?
I guess the cop was expected to stop on a dime when a person ran into the street directly into his direction of travel. Or maybe the cop should have magically levitated his vehicle 10 feet above her to avoid hitting this individual.
So many stupid people...The government public schools should be proud.
I wonder what the cop resigned for?
Unauthorized use of a cop car?
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