Attorney critical of investigation into police officer's driving

Source: Clovis News Journal, N.迷你倉出租M.Aug. 29--Officer Adrianna Munoz-Woods said she may have forced a Clovis man off the road two weeks ago and has accepted "responsibility for her part in the incident," according to the investigator in charge of a Clovis police internal review.The disclosure is part of a four-page letter sent Wednesday to the victim, Abby Parrish, by Chief Steve Sanders that includes all of the investigator's report.Parrish said he was nearly hit head-on and forced up over a curb near Sandia Elementary School about 6:20 a.m. Aug. 14 by a female officer who was talking on a cell phone.Munoz-Woods told the internal investigator she wasn't talking on a cell phone, but was attempting to clear her fogged-up windshield while driving to work on a humid morning. She said she was on her way to a 6:30 a.m. shift briefing prior to assuming duty that day and realized after clearing the windshield she had crossed left of center and may have forced Parrish off the road.Parrish's attorney Dan Lindsey was critical of the investigation, calling it a sham and saying he intends today to ask New Mexico State Police and the state Attorney General to conduct an independent investigation of the incident.Sanders didn't immediately return calls late Wednesday for comment. Munoz-Woods couldn't be reached for comment.Lindsey said the report doesn't indicate if Munoz-Woods was asked by the Clovis investigator to produce her cell phone or phone records to verify her account of the incident."Any competent investigation would include her cell phone records," Lindsey said. "This is a competent professional investigative agency. An investigation conducted by a seasoned detective...and not one mention of her cell phone records."Lindsey also noted that Munoz-Woods wasn't questioned by the investigator, Sgt. Robbie Telles, until Aug. 22 and that she has history of careless driving, noting she ple迷你倉ded no contest March 29 to speeding 80 mph in a 55 mph construction zone and was placed on 90 days probation."Eight days," said Lindsey. "What does that tell you?"All they have to do is take a look at ... her driving history and previous probation to see this person does not take driving safely seriously," said Lindsey.According to Telles, "Officer Munoz-Woods stated she was not driving fast and she saw the truck pull over to the right, near the curb. Officer Munoz-Woods said she did not see the truck hit any curb, but it did pull to the right as she was left of center and it may have pulled slightly off the roadway into the entrance of Sandia Elementary."Officer Munoz-Woods also stated she shrugged her shoulders at the male in the truck as she past (sic) in an apologetic manner for causing any in convenience."Telles' report notes, "In reviewing the events of this incident, I found Officer Munoz-Woods could have used better judgment in stopping the vehicle to make sure the issue was resolved, instead of continuing down the roadway."I do not find any reason to believe Officer Munoz-Woods was on a cellular phone as reported and she has been instructed to be sure when operating a motor vehicle to keep her attention to the roadway and she will be reminded on Clovis Police Department Policy Title III Chapter 15 section V: Non-Emergency Vehicle Operations."The report and Sanders' letter don't indicate if Munoz-Woods was disciplined for the incident. It also notes supervisor Sgt. Waylon Rains, who contacted Parrish minutes after Parrish placed a 911 on Aug. 14 "failed to use his recorder during his contact with Mr. Parrish and had his recorder been in use this situation may have been resolved a little sooner."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Clovis News Journal (Clovis, N.M.) Visit the Clovis News Journal (Clovis, N.M.) at .cnjonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉