GA State Trooper Fired For Driving 90 MPH and Killing Teenaged Girls

[SeanTX]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2384051

Georgia trooper fired after probe finds he was speeding in crash that killed 2 teens
BY Melissa Chan
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Saturday, October 3, 2015, 11:53 AM

A Georgia trooper involved in a highway crash that killed two teenage girls has been fired after an investigation found he was speeding before the wreck.

State Patrol Trooper Anthony Scott, 26, was given the boot Friday following the tragic deaths of 17-year-old Kylie Lindsey and 16-year-old Isabella Chinchilla last week.

The former U.S. Marine was driving 90 mph and wasn't responding to a work call Saturday when he plowed into the back of a Nissan Sentra carrying the girls and two of their male friends, authorities said.

"He's crushed. He's devastated. He regrets the action he took that night," Georgia State Patrol spokesman Capt. Mark Perry told WSB-TV.

Police said the slain Douglassville's South Paulding High School girls were riding in the backseat of the sedan as it cruised about 65 mph on the 55 mph highway in Carroll County.

They pulled onto Highway 27 in front of the state trooper, who crashed into the back of the teen-packed sedan, police said.

Lindsey, who did not have her seatbelt on, was thrown from the car.

The girls were riding in the backseat when their car was hit.

The teenage boys in the front survived the crash and were recovering this week.

Scott, who joined the patrol force in 2011, walked away with minor injuries.

It's his third car crash involving "misjudged clearance," Perry said. He was disciplined for the first two collisions that didn't have to do with speed or reckless driving, Perry said.

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The patrol spokesman urged law enforcement officers to make safe decisions behind the wheel.

"Do your job, be careful doing your job, but be aware that every action that we make affects not only us, but it affects the people around us," he said. "It affects our families, it affects other families."

Lindsey's heartbroken relatives were stunned by the findings of the investigation, they said in a statement issued to WSB-TV.

The family was "even more devastated with the news that this senseless accident and loss was preventable," they said.

It was unclear Saturday if Scott had been charged with a crime.

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[tod evans]

It was unclear Saturday if Scott had been charged with a crime.

If it were thee or me..............

[satchelmcqueen]

how about manslaughter????? at the very $#@!ing least????

[Anti Federalist]

It was unclear Saturday if Scott had been charged with a crime.

If it were thee or me..............

"He's crushed. He's devastated. He regrets the action he took that night,"

That's all you get Mundane, and be thankful for that.

Move along, now.

[squarepusher]

he was fired, what more do you want?

[SeanTX]

Someone had this to say about this trooper in the comments on a local news site :

"Staci Youngblood
This same trooper told my husband back in May that he was going to shoot and kill our boy Dusty. He's very arrogant and hateful.
Like · Reply · Oct 2, 2015 7:01pm"

he was fired, what more do you want?

If charges are filed, maybe it will go something like this (though this one wasn't even criminally charged) :

A Florida State Trooper, who caused a fatal crash, had his case dismissed, amid laughter, when the reporting officer failed to appear in court. The reporting officer was to appear at the hearing as a witness. The judge dismissed the case as Florida State Patrol troopers and court personnel laughed and made jokes. A video of the hearing was recently made available to the public.

Former Florida Highway Patrol Officer Detrick McClellan was reportedly responding to a call last year when he crashed into a vehicle at speeds in excess of 100 mph. One woman, Michelle Campbell, was killed by the impact. McClellan reportedly lost control of his vehicle as he drove around a curve at a high rate of speed. He was unable to gain control and slammed into the other vehicle, causing the fatal crash.

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Prosecutors denied filing criminal charges as McClellan was responding to a call, but three traffic violations were filed. The former state trooper was charged with reckless operation of a vehicle, speeding, and failure to use emergency lights.

The traffic violations were issued by Corporal Yarborough, who was to appear during McClellan’s hearing as a witness. On the morning of November 5, Yarborough failed to appear due to a “medical emergency.” As reported by SunSentinel, the Florida Highways Patrol did not ask to reschedule.

Although the state trooper was fired for causing a fatal crash, his court case was dismissed. Troopers and court personnel present can be heard laughing and joking around during the proceedings which were recorded.

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/529657/stat...rDzIsHzAsQO.99

[Anti Federalist]

he was fired, what more do you want?