Friday, August 29, 2014

No penalty for LA Deputy Who Killed Ex-Tech Exec

Facebook / Milton Olin
Deputy Sheriff's Department of Los Angeles County was the murder for killing a lawyer and former COO Napster Milton Olin is loaded, Jr. is descended smoothly , according to the Los Angeles Daily News. Attorney of Los Angeles County makes no complaint, because Andrew Wood was distracted while typing on the computer after a car, acting in his official capacity and therefore " acted lawfully "to declare as official documents.

An online petition that wood will be prosecuted for the death of Olin received 67.809 signatures. According to the petition, the Olin family was able to obtain a copy of the same collision. The family is the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and wood. The lawsuit seeks at least $ 80,000 damages and a court case, according to another report by the Daily News.

Wood was on duty driving his boat at 48 miles per hour, Dec. 8, 2013, in Calabasas, California. He said at the time that Olin spun off the track and into your lane. Wood said he turned right after Olin to avoid, but the lawyer did the same, so that the collision unavoidable.

However, a driver of an eyewitness contradicts the patrol car behind Olin. Andrew McCown said he has not seen the light cruiser swerve or brake light after Olin "flew in the air." Approximately 36 seconds before the accident, sent another police unit a text message to wood. He responded to it when he met Olin.

It was also found that Wood had sent or received 12 text messages 9: 51-1: 01, a period during which stopped the patrol car. Wood one last text message at 01:04 clock, about a minute before they hit Olin.

But prosecutors refused to officially pursue "this tragic crash," although "the wood has its eyes short slightly curved on the road as well as the narrow road to the left and to compel without notice it without realizing, through directly into the pass bike path, Olin striking. "

Although wood was distracted because he texting another officer because he as official business, he was "acting within the scope and extent of their duties." Using wireless devices banned while driving "does not apply to a company of professional emergency services via wireless electronic communication device. An authorized emergency vehicle under ... and scope of their duties"

If the wood face of the criminal, although he and the department and the county still tracking.

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