Driver In Officer Velez Death Found Not Guilty Of AVH

[Jim O'Bryan]

Joshua Gasper, age 37, was the driver of the car that hit and killed Ohio State Trooper Kenneth Velez, September 14, 2016 on (-90.

Our original post and story and comments.
http://www.lakewoodobserver.com/forum/v ... ez#p170338

Mr. Gasper, was found to have a prescribed amount of methadone in his system. A doctor testified that people can drive on methadone, other people testified, he just never bothered to slow down.


Joshua Gasper, with medics.

A witness had said, he was following the car in front to closely and ran onto the berm, hitting and killing the officer.


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[mjkuhns]

I feel like I must be missing something, here.

I have to be.

[Stan Austin]

This was a tragedy. But let me inject the idea that I have not yet seen expressed---specifically that the Officer was not positioned safely and in fact was a threat to safety. There is no worse place for congestion for someone with a threatening armament to distract high speed drivers. His posting requires a review of all police departments in positioning of law enforcement, particularly in this age of Trump.

[Jim O'Bryan]

I feel like I must be missing something, here.

I have to be.

Posting from friend's phone!

[Dan Alaimo]

He was found guilty of four misdemeanor charges, including driving with a suspended license and tampering with records.

[mjkuhns]

Thanks Messrs. Austin and Alaimo, it feels like I'm seeing a fuller picture now.

And thanks Jim for posting the first report quickly, too. "First draft of history" &c.

[jkocinski]

If his license was suspended he should not have been on the road in the first place.