All articles tagged with #reckless manslaughter
An 18-year-old woman, Rachel Nicole Berg, has been arrested for driving over 150 mph before rear-ending a motorcycle on a Mesa highway, resulting in the death of 46-year-old Michael Clark. Berg attempted CPR but Clark died at the scene, and data from the Corvette's airbag control module revealed the car was traveling at 155 mph five seconds before the crash. Berg has been booked on one count of reckless manslaughter.
The trial of Aurora police officer Randy Roedema and former officer Jason Rosenblatt, charged with reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and assault in connection with the death of Elijah McClain, began with opening statements. Prosecutors blamed the officers for McClain's death, while the defense argued that the officers followed department training and policies and should not be held responsible. McClain died in 2019 after being detained by police, forcibly restrained, and injected with ketamine by paramedics. The trial is the first of three cases related to McClain's death, with the other officers and paramedics scheduled to stand trial separately.
An Alabama doctor, Sarah Kathleen Cumbest Mullican, has been charged with reckless manslaughter and felony attempting to elude in connection to a traffic crash that killed her 10-year-old daughter. The incident occurred when Mullican was fleeing from police in a speeding SUV. After the crash, Mullican and her two daughters were taken to the hospital, where Annabelle Mullican later died. Warrants have been issued for Mullican's arrest, but she is not yet in custody.
A Jerusalem court has acquitted a Border Police officer of reckless manslaughter charges for shooting and killing an autistic Palestinian man, Iyad Halak, in 2020. The officer mistook Halak's phone for a weapon and chased him into a garbage room, where he shot him twice. The court accepted the officer's claim that he believed he was in danger and had to make a rapid decision. Halak's family expressed outrage at the verdict, while Israeli police and officials supported the officer and praised the court's decision. The incident sparked protests against police violence and drew comparisons to the death of George Floyd.