Something is definitely missing

Fellow officers of Cpl. Scott Wheeler expressed disappointment in a grand jury’s decision not to issue a manslaughter indictment against the speeding driver who struck and killed the officer on Route 32 last June.

“We had an officer out there doing what we ask them to do every day,” said Howard Police Chief William McMahon, who hosted a somber meeting Thursday at police headquarters to discuss the case.

“To lose somebody liked that — doing what they’re supposed to be doing — it’s very difficult,” McMahon said.

McMahon said police had to prove that Stephanie Grissom, 25, of High Tor Hill in Columbia, acted with gross negligence when she struck Wheeler, 31, while he flagged her over for speeding in June 2007 on Route 32 near Route 1 in Howard County.

“We felt that we had met that burden of proof and established a case of gross negligence, but the grand jury disagreed,” he said.

Tis the doing of the grand jury. Would be nice to know their reasoning.



http://www.examiner.com/a-1264252~Police_d...over_death.html

ELLICOTT, Md.-

The Howard County State's Attorney's Office says a driver who struck and killed a county police officer last year has paid her traffic fines.

Prosecutors say Stephanie Grissom of Columbia paid $310 in fines for speeding and negligent driving. She also received three points on her driving record.

In March, a county grand jury declined to indict Grisson on automobile manslaughter charges.

Police say Grissom was driving 71 mph in a 55-mph zone on Route 32 when she struck Officer Scott Wheeler. The officer was working a speed enforcement detail and had stepped into the road to flag Grissom down when he was struck.

FOXNEWS.com

ELLICOTT, Md.-

The Howard County State's Attorney's Office says a driver who struck and killed a county police officer last year has paid her traffic fines.

Prosecutors say Stephanie Grissom of Columbia paid $310 in fines for speeding and negligent driving. She also received three points on her driving record.

In March, a county grand jury declined to indict Grisson on automobile manslaughter charges.

Police say Grissom was driving 71 mph in a 55-mph zone on Route 32 when she struck Officer Scott Wheeler. The officer was working a speed enforcement detail and had stepped into the road to flag Grissom down when he was struck.


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This is the entire story, and is it just me or does anyone else feel like something is missing here...

Tis the doing of the grand jury. Would be nice to know their reasoning.

I'm good at writing out the most farfetched case scenarios, so I'd like to share a few:

1) The cop was drunk himself?!

2) The cop was the woman's ex-husband, so he tried to stop her to talk but she didn't cos she had a restraining order against him? So they reduced the fine to $310, since charges were taken off for the cop violating the restraining order LOL my personal favourite!

3) Or.. the cop left a suicide note, or the woman wrote one up for him to make it look like he jumped out the middle of nowhere!

By now you can tell news articles like these do no good for me, since I break out into a multi-choice frenzy

Altough it's a sad situation, #2 made me laugh

i'm about 45 minutes south of there...and the police officers around this area do set up radar and step out in the middle of traffic to motion people to pull over.

To me, it's a dumb way to enforce the speed....this was bound to happen. And it more than likely won't be the last time it happens either.

I'm sorry the guy got killed...but the police in VA and MD shouldn't be stepping out in the road to pull people over who are driving any faster than 25 mph....it's just not a smart way to enforce the law. A drunk driver is never gonna see a cop step out in front of him, let alone slow down and pull over. I've known people who have just gotten in the other lane and blown right past the police officer because they know they can outrun them.

Whats that? 'Grand Theft Auto' points!?

$310, thats just not right.