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Related: About this forumDeputy fined for off-duty crash that left woman comatose
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) A Florida deputy has been fined $500 and had his driver license suspended for three months for causing an off-duty crash that left a young woman comatose for more than a month.
The Palm Beach Post reports 25-year-old Michael DAvanzo was sentenced Wednesday after pleading no contest to two traffic citations. He has also been placed on administrative leave by the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office.
Authorities say DAvanzo was driving more than double the 25-mph speed limit in a Delray Beach neighborhood last July when he ran a stop sign and crashed into an SUV that then-18-year-old Farrah Fox was riding in.
Delray Beach police had recommended felony reckless driving charges for DAvanzo, but prosecutors decided not to pursue the more serious charges.
https://www.apnews.com/f005046884f344f7a4f81ab2b76c0923
magicarpet
(14,155 posts)Well gee,.. all is forgiven !
Who cares about the young woman ?
Stargazer09
(2,132 posts)The prosecutors decided not to pursue more serious charges? Why not???
If someone is injured that seriously, that should automatically mean felony charges, especially if he was speeding and obviously at fault.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)serious charges. Be interesting to a compairson case of someone who is not a police officer causing so much damage.
Youre probably right.
Double standards are always in play.