Paterson auxiliary cop sentenced in
motorcyclist's death, report says
By
Justin Zaremba |
PATERSON
— A former city auxiliary police officer who fled the scene of a fatal crash
involving a motorcyclist he and his partner were pursuing was sentenced Friday
to five years in prison, The Record reported.
Juan
Martinez, 33, previously pleaded guilty to official misconduct for the crash
that killed Randolph Waddy, 31, of Garfield in April 2012, the newspaper
reported.
As
previously reported on NJ.com, Martinez and Jonathan Lopez were accused of
riding in an emergency vehicle when they attempted to stop Waddy's motorcycle despite not being authorized to conduct
traffic stops.
Auxiliary
police officers aren't armed and they typically handle duties such as crowd
control or traffic detours.
Waddy sped up, lost control of his motorcycle
and crashed into the back of a parked car.
The two auxiliary police officers then failed
to stop at Waddy's crash and didn't tell their supervisors or police,
authorities have said.
Waddy's
family later filed suit against the city and its police department following
his death.
WE NEED TO CHANGE THE
COPS, NOT ENCOURAGE THEIR AWFUL BEHAVIOR
Boycott the following
companies for hosting the Fairfax 2015 World Police & Fire Games
Apple Federal Credit Union,
LMI,
Noblis,
B.F. Saul Company,
Galls LLC,
Sage Communications,
Macerich,
Glory Days Grill,
Reston Limousine,
City of Fairfax, Karin’s Florist,
NOVA Media Services,
Clyde’s Restaurant Group,
Level3 Communications,
Verizon
Globe, Dewberry,
IMC, ESPN 980,
Serco,
Loudoun County,
Grant Thornton,
Prince William Convention and Visitors Bureau and
Booz Allen Hamilton.
Want to change the murderous arrogance and indifference of the
Fairfax County Police? Then fire the
people who hire the cops and watch how quickly things change. Start with tossing Gerry Hyland out of
office. He basically works for the cop’s best interest and not yours.
Bottom line, if politicians don’t fear that you can harm their
careers, then you don’t exist. They don’t see you, they don’t hear you. You
don’t matter.
Register to vote, form a political action committee. Run a
candidate. Take back your government.
