Death Penalty for DUI: A checkpoint deathtrap

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Dan Jaffe
This St. Patrick's day a man was killed by a cop for not stopping at a DUI checkpoint in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to the report, it was not the first time this officer had killed.

Trooper In Fatal St. Patrick's DUI Patrol Also Killed Boy Years Ago - News- msnbc.com: "'When officers activated their emergency lights, the driver put the vehicle in reverse and backed down 13th Street at a high rate of speed,' Harper said at a news conference. Haniotakis ultimately crashed into a parked car at Wharton and 22nd streets, where, police said, he refused to comply with the officers' orders and they fired an unknown number of shots. Police said he backed up again before sharply turning toward an officer, at which time more shots were fired."

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DUI Law Blog - March 20, 2009 8:36 AM
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