A clearly irresponsible RCMP
officer has finally pleaded guilty to a crash that was evidently his fault and
also claimed the life of a 20-year-old man in B.C.’s Fraser Valley last year.
The Constable, Jordan Braid, has admitted to driving without care or attention
in Chilliwack court last Wednesday. According to investigators the Police
officer was on duty in July 2011 and also driving an RCMP vehicle when he
crashed head-on into a car that was driven by a man with the name of Steve
Genberg in Agassiz, B.C. The exact details of the incident are that apparently
the Cop was driving approximately 99km/h in an 80km/h zone and also did not
have his emergency equipment activated at the time of impact while on the other
hand Genburg was driving somewhere between 60-74km/h. The result from the crash
was Genburg passing away in the hospital six days after the crash as well a
19-year-old passenger was also wounded in the collision. Constable Jordan Braid
was fined a total of $1725, including a $225 victim fine surcharge.
This crash makes this officer look
like a man who is not suitable for the Police force since he was speeding
without a valid reason and more importantly killing a person because of his
ruthless, irresponsible driving habits. A detail that makes this incident even
more saddening is the fact that right before Steve Genberg was killed in the
crash he had just recently found out that he was going to become a first-time
father.
CTV British Columbia
Published Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012
1:40PM PST
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-mountie-pleads-guilty-in-deadly-crash-1.1078386
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