AN Altamont Springs officer that was fired for hitting another car from behind going more than 100mph.last year will lose his drivers license. The officer was found guilty of failure to use due care and failure to wear a seat belt. At the time of the crash the officer was not responding to any calls or emergencies at the time of the crash.
Two people were injured in the car that was hit Erskine Bell Jr. and Jennifer Hernandez. Both of them were injured but Bell has been in a coma ever since. Bell’s family has settled with the Altamont Springs Police department for 2.1 million earlier this year.
(http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-altamonte-springs-cop-guilty-082809,0,6784658.story)
I’m glad that the police officer got punished thinking that he was above the law. I’m a little upset that he still gets to keep his retirement found though. I also know that the Bell family deserves that money but I think about how tight the budgets already are and how that money could have went for better thing if that officer didn’t mess up.
Emil Gilbert
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