MoN
11-20-2009, 12:09 PM
This is so disturbing to hear. My heart goes out to the kids that died due to this douchbag officers decicion to disobey the law....
"MILFORD — A police videotape released Tuesday shows the car carrying two Orange teens turning directly into the path of police Officer Jason Anderson’s cruiser, which sources say was traveling at 94 mph at the moment of a fatal June collision.
Anderson’s police car and one driven by Officer Richard Pisani were going well over the 40 mph speed limit on the Boston Post Road in Orange when the teens’ car turned left to enter Dogwood Road from a turn lane on Boston Post Road."
RELATED STORY: Anderson arrest warrant released
The teenagers’ car was struck broadside by Anderson’s cruiser in a violent collision that sent sparks and debris flying, according to the video recording made by the camera in Pisani’s cruiser. It took only three seconds.
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The video footage before the accident shows Anderson’s vehicle in the right lane of Boston Post Road, passing Pisani’s cruiser in the left lane as both cars headed back toward Milford. Data collected by sensors and displayed in the video show Pisani picking up speed and doing about 65 mph as Anderson sped by.
Pisani continued to accelerate as Anderson pulled away. The digital readout shows Pisani reaching 72 mph before he applied the brakes a split second before the fatal collision occurred in front of him. The speed data came from a GPS-based speedometer on the camera.
The Milford Police Department released the video Tuesday afternoon pursuant to a request under the Freedom of Information Act filed by the New Haven Register.
Sources have said Anderson’s cruiser was traveling precisely 94 mph when it collided with the car carrying David Servin and Ashlie Krakowski, both 19, at 2:13 a.m. June 13. Both teens were killed.
The force of the crash threw Krakowski’s body 30 feet from the vehicle, while Servin had to be extricated, according to Milford police radio broadcasts of the accident.
Anderson, who is suspended with pay, turned himself in at the state police Troop I barracks in Bethany Nov. 10. He was charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter and reckless operation of a motor vehicle. State police have declined to give any official reason why Anderson, a police officer for five years, was arrested.
Anderson is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Derby Tuesday and is free on $250,000 bail.
Anderson’s attorney, Hugh F. Keefe of New Haven, said people should reserve judgment until all the evidence is out.
“I would caution people to be circumspect in reaching a judgment in this case. What we had is a piecemeal dissemination of evidence, which is not unusual, and only a fraction of all of the evidence has been publicized. People should be reluctant to form judgments after only seeing one piece of evidence,” Keefe said.
Given current technology “any type of conveyable evidence is going to be conveyed,” Keefe said. “It hurts a client in any criminal case only if the people who watch it jump to conclusions based on one piece of evidence.”
The police cruiser Pisani was driving that night is one of only two that has video equipment installed.
“Based on the technology we have installed, we have a better understanding of what happened,” Milford Police Chief Keith Mello said Tuesday.
Anderson and Pisani were returning to Milford from West Haven without their emergency lights or sirens on when the accident occurred. Both officers had responded to a mutual aid call of a reported riot at a club in West Haven.
Mello said he has initiated an internal affairs investigation into Pisani’s speed the night of the accident. Pisani remains on active duty.
Mello said he also launched an internal affairs investigation of Anderson Friday, after receiving a copy of Anderson’s arrest warrant affidavit.
Mello said he has not yet received a copy of the state police accident report.
“I want the public to be assured that the Milford Police Department played no role other than to provide as much information as possible to assist the state police in their investigation,” Mello said.
Anderson can only be suspended 15 days by the chief. Any additional discipline would be doled out by the Board of Police Commissioners. A special meeting of the police board will be called sometime this month to decide whether to continue Anderson’s suspension, Mello said.
The arrest warrant affidavit charging Anderson has not been released, nor has the final accident report by state police.
Bartley Halloran, the attorney representing David Servin’s estate, has filed a notice of intent to sue the city and Police Department.
Attorney John F. Wynne, who represents the Krakowski estate, said Anderson’s cruiser was traveling 94 mph and the “teens’ vehicle had no chance.”
Wynne said it’s fortunate that there is a videotape of the accident because it will help assist in both the civil and criminal trials.
Wynne said the lights were blinking yellow, which means the officers should have been traveling with caution.
“I’m not sure if Anderson was looking at Pisani, or if they were playing some game or racing? I’m not sure,” Wynne said. “We know they were not responding to a call.”
Wynne said a notice of intention to bring a complaint against the Milford Police Department and city has been filed. He said Krakowski was a student at Gateway Community College and planned on becoming a nurse.
“She was just beginning her life,” Wynne said. “Ashlie was my client’s only child. It’s still so raw. It’s something that clearly should never have been done.”
Here is a link to see the video:
Cop Kills Two Teens Speeding (http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/11/18/news/milford/doc4b0394233e582961926690.txt)
"MILFORD — A police videotape released Tuesday shows the car carrying two Orange teens turning directly into the path of police Officer Jason Anderson’s cruiser, which sources say was traveling at 94 mph at the moment of a fatal June collision.
Anderson’s police car and one driven by Officer Richard Pisani were going well over the 40 mph speed limit on the Boston Post Road in Orange when the teens’ car turned left to enter Dogwood Road from a turn lane on Boston Post Road."
RELATED STORY: Anderson arrest warrant released
The teenagers’ car was struck broadside by Anderson’s cruiser in a violent collision that sent sparks and debris flying, according to the video recording made by the camera in Pisani’s cruiser. It took only three seconds.
ARCHIVE COVERAGE: Read past stories here
The video footage before the accident shows Anderson’s vehicle in the right lane of Boston Post Road, passing Pisani’s cruiser in the left lane as both cars headed back toward Milford. Data collected by sensors and displayed in the video show Pisani picking up speed and doing about 65 mph as Anderson sped by.
Pisani continued to accelerate as Anderson pulled away. The digital readout shows Pisani reaching 72 mph before he applied the brakes a split second before the fatal collision occurred in front of him. The speed data came from a GPS-based speedometer on the camera.
The Milford Police Department released the video Tuesday afternoon pursuant to a request under the Freedom of Information Act filed by the New Haven Register.
Sources have said Anderson’s cruiser was traveling precisely 94 mph when it collided with the car carrying David Servin and Ashlie Krakowski, both 19, at 2:13 a.m. June 13. Both teens were killed.
The force of the crash threw Krakowski’s body 30 feet from the vehicle, while Servin had to be extricated, according to Milford police radio broadcasts of the accident.
Anderson, who is suspended with pay, turned himself in at the state police Troop I barracks in Bethany Nov. 10. He was charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter and reckless operation of a motor vehicle. State police have declined to give any official reason why Anderson, a police officer for five years, was arrested.
Anderson is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Derby Tuesday and is free on $250,000 bail.
Anderson’s attorney, Hugh F. Keefe of New Haven, said people should reserve judgment until all the evidence is out.
“I would caution people to be circumspect in reaching a judgment in this case. What we had is a piecemeal dissemination of evidence, which is not unusual, and only a fraction of all of the evidence has been publicized. People should be reluctant to form judgments after only seeing one piece of evidence,” Keefe said.
Given current technology “any type of conveyable evidence is going to be conveyed,” Keefe said. “It hurts a client in any criminal case only if the people who watch it jump to conclusions based on one piece of evidence.”
The police cruiser Pisani was driving that night is one of only two that has video equipment installed.
“Based on the technology we have installed, we have a better understanding of what happened,” Milford Police Chief Keith Mello said Tuesday.
Anderson and Pisani were returning to Milford from West Haven without their emergency lights or sirens on when the accident occurred. Both officers had responded to a mutual aid call of a reported riot at a club in West Haven.
Mello said he has initiated an internal affairs investigation into Pisani’s speed the night of the accident. Pisani remains on active duty.
Mello said he also launched an internal affairs investigation of Anderson Friday, after receiving a copy of Anderson’s arrest warrant affidavit.
Mello said he has not yet received a copy of the state police accident report.
“I want the public to be assured that the Milford Police Department played no role other than to provide as much information as possible to assist the state police in their investigation,” Mello said.
Anderson can only be suspended 15 days by the chief. Any additional discipline would be doled out by the Board of Police Commissioners. A special meeting of the police board will be called sometime this month to decide whether to continue Anderson’s suspension, Mello said.
The arrest warrant affidavit charging Anderson has not been released, nor has the final accident report by state police.
Bartley Halloran, the attorney representing David Servin’s estate, has filed a notice of intent to sue the city and Police Department.
Attorney John F. Wynne, who represents the Krakowski estate, said Anderson’s cruiser was traveling 94 mph and the “teens’ vehicle had no chance.”
Wynne said it’s fortunate that there is a videotape of the accident because it will help assist in both the civil and criminal trials.
Wynne said the lights were blinking yellow, which means the officers should have been traveling with caution.
“I’m not sure if Anderson was looking at Pisani, or if they were playing some game or racing? I’m not sure,” Wynne said. “We know they were not responding to a call.”
Wynne said a notice of intention to bring a complaint against the Milford Police Department and city has been filed. He said Krakowski was a student at Gateway Community College and planned on becoming a nurse.
“She was just beginning her life,” Wynne said. “Ashlie was my client’s only child. It’s still so raw. It’s something that clearly should never have been done.”
Here is a link to see the video:
Cop Kills Two Teens Speeding (http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/11/18/news/milford/doc4b0394233e582961926690.txt)