10-year-old girl suffers severed spine in I-70 traffic crash near Genesee; off-duty sheriff’s deputy cited with careless driving

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/08/04/lucy-harris-i-70-crash-severed-spine-paralyzed-genesee/

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Tot@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 3y

Dude was going 70 in a 65 while traffic was at a stop

What the fuck.

BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 3y (2 replies)

This hurts my heart. Poor kid. Goddamned cops.

digitalgadget@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Protect and serve, right?

1chemistdown@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

What we needed was protect and swerve!

bluestribute@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Since he's a cop that means no charges right? Just a child with life altering injuries?

WhiteTiger@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Criminal charges, no. He (and the department/local government) are still going to get their asses sued in civil court though.

grogthax@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

The headline literally says he was charged. He was off duty. Also, even if he was on duty, Colorado does not have qualified immunity.

Alto@kbin.social · 14 pts · 3y

A cop? Not following the law? How could this be?!

mashbooq@infosec.pub · 11 pts · 3y

Fucking cops

theodewere@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y

so he in his Tahoe and a dude in a Nissan are driving like idiots together, probably in a road rage.. Tahoe wrecks 2 cars directly and cripples the girl.. the Nissan also wrecks and flips and lands on its roof..

https://archive.ph/BHr5F

NeoAgostosTheos@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

No info about suing the cop? I would try to get a massive payout to make the life of my child at the very least stress free of financial hardship.

BrudderAaron@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

She's still being so upbeat about it. She's a strong kid who doesn't deserve this at all.

dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

And all they're going to do is look into if disciplinary actions are required. If.