This is such BS. This off-duty trooper takes it upon himself to chase after a speeding sportbike going 100+ in his suv. . Now the biker is looking at MURDER charges? Welcome to Russia. The Trooper made a very poor judgement call and killed HIMSELF. Give the guy a speeding ticket . If I run down the driveway with my trash bag trying to catch the garbage man who is driving away and fall and break my neck, can we put him in the electric chair?
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(WSYR-TV) - Investigators say James Carncross of Jamesville was the motorcyclist State Trooper Todeschini was chasing when his SUV crashed, and Todeschini was killed. Carncross signed a statement telling police he knew he was the one that Todeschini was chasing. However Carncross’ attorney says his client had no idea he was the one being pursued.
Emotions are high surrounding the investigation into the crash that killed Trooper Craig Todeschini, but the lawyer for the man accused of killing him says emotions must not overshadow the evidence. David Savlov has not seen all of the evidence, but he says his client, James Carncross, insists on one thing: he did not know the trooper was chasing him.
“He was riding his motorcycle, there were a couple of cars behind him, behind those two cars, he saw a police vehicle with lights flashing. And frankly, he didn’t know if it was for him, or any other motorists in the area,†David Savlov told our Alyson Megur on Monday.
Carncross didn’t wait to find out, and took off for home. Savlov says Trooper Todeschini crashed about 6 to 7 miles from where Carncross last remembers seeing him.
“The police officer wasn’t really chasing my client. He was looking for him because I don’t believe the trooper saw my client for six or seven miles before the crash occurred,†Savlov said.
Savlov says it wasn’t until he heard about the crash later that night that Carncross realized he might have been the one being chased. Savlov says many may argue Carncross should have pulled over anyway, but that still doesn’t make him responsible for Trooper Todeschini’s death.
“It’s my client’s conduct that is alleged to have caused the trooper’s death. I supposed the dfense could be, it’s the trooper’s conduct that caused his death,†Savlov said.
Savlov says he will explore that possibility through speed and road conditions, and all of the other evidence against his client.
“Frankly I think it’s overreaching to charge him with these two charges. But the DA feels otherwise, and that’s why we’re here,†Savlov said.
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(WSYR-TV) - Investigators say James Carncross of Jamesville was the motorcyclist State Trooper Todeschini was chasing when his SUV crashed, and Todeschini was killed. Carncross signed a statement telling police he knew he was the one that Todeschini was chasing. However Carncross’ attorney says his client had no idea he was the one being pursued.
Emotions are high surrounding the investigation into the crash that killed Trooper Craig Todeschini, but the lawyer for the man accused of killing him says emotions must not overshadow the evidence. David Savlov has not seen all of the evidence, but he says his client, James Carncross, insists on one thing: he did not know the trooper was chasing him.
“He was riding his motorcycle, there were a couple of cars behind him, behind those two cars, he saw a police vehicle with lights flashing. And frankly, he didn’t know if it was for him, or any other motorists in the area,†David Savlov told our Alyson Megur on Monday.
Carncross didn’t wait to find out, and took off for home. Savlov says Trooper Todeschini crashed about 6 to 7 miles from where Carncross last remembers seeing him.
“The police officer wasn’t really chasing my client. He was looking for him because I don’t believe the trooper saw my client for six or seven miles before the crash occurred,†Savlov said.
Savlov says it wasn’t until he heard about the crash later that night that Carncross realized he might have been the one being chased. Savlov says many may argue Carncross should have pulled over anyway, but that still doesn’t make him responsible for Trooper Todeschini’s death.
“It’s my client’s conduct that is alleged to have caused the trooper’s death. I supposed the dfense could be, it’s the trooper’s conduct that caused his death,†Savlov said.
Savlov says he will explore that possibility through speed and road conditions, and all of the other evidence against his client.
“Frankly I think it’s overreaching to charge him with these two charges. But the DA feels otherwise, and that’s why we’re here,†Savlov said.
