{"id":181085282,"date":"2010-09-27T21:28:02","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T21:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=181085282"},"modified":"2010-09-27T21:28:02","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T21:28:02","slug":"alert-msp-conclusionary-biased-and-flat-out-wrong-statements-about-law-during-an-ongoing-investigation-again-and-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=181085282","title":{"rendered":"Alert: MSP: Conclusionary, biased and flat out wrong statements about law during an ongoing investigation again (and again … )"},"content":{"rendered":"

B’ Spokes: If you think people have a right to be treated better then just road kill please write:
\nMaryland State Police
\nBarrack L – Forestville
\n3500 Forestville Road
\nForestville, Maryland 20747
\n301-568-8101 (phone) 301-735-1693 (fax)
\nforestville@mdsp.org <\/p>\n

– and –<\/p>\n

Col. Terrence B. Sheridan, Secretary of State Police (410) 486-3101
\nmedia@mdsp.org<\/p>\n

And call:
\nOffice of The State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County
\nGlenn Ivey
\nState’s Attorney
\nCourthouse
\n14735 Main Street
\nUpper Marlboro, MD 20772-3050
\nContact: Receptionist
\n(301) 952-3500
\nFax: (301) 952-3775
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In this video: https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local-beat\/A-Law-Student-and-Senate-Candidate-Was-Struck-by-an-SUV-Sunday-103385829.html<\/a> <\/p>\n

Starting at 0:40 (State?) police says “She [the driver] complied with the laws.”
Really now? <\/p>\n

\u00a7 20-102. Driver to remain at scene – Accidents resulting in bodily injury or death.<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a7 20-104. Duty to give information and render aid.<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

As
\n far as I am concerned all the driver did was give information
\n(eventually) and failed in the other two requirements.  <\/p>\n

I am outraged by the implication that cyclists are essentially in the same category as dead animal removal… just call the appropriate agency at your earliest convenience and that is the beginning and end of your duty. I will strongly assert a reasonable person would have (or should have) in short order inspected such damage to their car and realized they hit a person (flat tire and dragging a bike for three miles is acceptable defense???) Assuming that it is valid to assert that one could not see a cyclist right in front of car headlights (which is not the same thing as asserting not being able to avoid hitting said cyclist.) <\/p>\n

So we have a supposedly an ongoing investigation but  <\/p>\n