Steff Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/wireStory?id=2069240 OXNARD, Calif. Jun 13, 2006 (AP)— Two police officers patrolling the beach in an SUV on Monday ran over and killed a sunbather, authorities said. The officers did not immediately realize they ran over the woman and continued driving, police Cmdr. Tom Chronister said in a statement. The officers, who were not immediately identified, had stopped on a small berm of sand to watch a swimmer whom they believed to be in distress. When they saw the swimmer was fine, they drove over the berm and apparently over the woman's head, authorities said. A witness called the Oxnard Fire Department to report the woman was bleeding on the beach just south of the Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Resort. The woman, Cindy Conolly, 49, of Sioux City, Iowa, was in town for her son's wedding, said Mike Feiler, senior deputy medical examiner in the Ventura County coroner's office. An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday. The officers have been placed on paid leave pending an investigation. Oxnard is located about 55 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. How terrible. I imagine the cop who ran her over is pretty messed up as well her family devistated. Oh gosh.. it's happened before. http://www.mrcranky.com/movies/mysticriver/11.html http://www.local6.com/news/2573348/detail.html SUV Backs Over Sunbather In Volusia Sand May Have Saved Woman's Life POSTED: 2:23 p.m. EDT October 22, 2003 UPDATED: 5:57 p.m. EDT October 23, 2003 A 53-year-old woman was crushed Wednesday when a sport utility vehicle backed over her as she slept on a beach chair at a Volusia County, Fla., beach, according to Local 6 News. Lifeguards said Gelenda Willits was run over and then pinned under the SUV for more than 20 minutes on a portion of Ormond Beach, near the Granada ramp. "I heard a thump and heard a woman scream," Jerri Decosta said. "When I looked over, I saw the back of the car jump in the air and come back down and I heard the woman scream. Police said the driver of the vehicle was apparently looking for a parking spot when she ran over the woman. The bottom of the SUV came to rest on her torso, Local 6 News reporter Tarik Minor reported. Lifeguards and passerby used their hands to dig the woman from under the vehicle. "We shoveled by hand to pull the sand out from underneath her and then moved her out a little bit," witness Bob Decosta said. Beach patrol spokesman Kevin Sweat said the soft sand may have saved the woman's life because it allowed the chair to give a little under the 5,000-pound vehicle. Willits was removed from under the vehicle and transported to Halifax Medical Center. She is in serious condition, Local 6 News reported. The name of the driver has not been released. Local 6 News reported that the woman driving the SUV will be charged. In February, a 27-year-old French woman was killed and her sister badly injured when they were run over by a police vehicle looking for a mugger on Miami's South Beach. The officer will not be charged, but the family of Stephanie Tunc has sued the city for negligence. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 08:05 AM) In February, a 27-year-old French woman was killed and her sister badly injured when they were run over by a police vehicle looking for a mugger on Miami's South Beach. The officer will not be charged, but the family of Stephanie Tunc has sued the city for negligence. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. I need to become a cop. I'm amazed at what they can get away with. There was just a story here in Rockford about a cop doing about 80 MPH with no lights or sirens, hitting a car and killing the people inside and getting away with it because he was "responding to a call". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 11:14 AM) I need to become a cop. I'm amazed at what they can get away with. There was just a story here in Rockford about a cop doing about 80 MPH with no lights or sirens, hitting a car and killing the people inside and getting away with it because he was "responding to a call". You don't even know what happened with the beach thing you cited, other than it was an accident. And guess what? When people are killed by cars, if no traffic law was broken by the driver, they aren't charged. And that isn't cops - that is EVERYONE. What traffic laws were broken when these cops accidentally drove over a woman they obviously never saw? Since they were cleared to drive on the beach, none. I suppose its possible they were reckless - I didn't see the act. That would be the only circumstance for charges to be appropriate. As for your cop with no lights and sirens, that is a grey area. And in truth, I tend to side with civilians in those cases - running around at high speed with no equipment on should be an extreme rarity, yet I see it all the time. That's one area where some cops need some remedial training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Sometimes they drive way too fast on the beach, pisses me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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