Trial date set for one SC trooperBy Yvonne Wenger (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
A trial date was set Wednesday in the case of a state trooper who is seen on video hitting a fleeing suspect with his cruiser and later saying that he tried to hit the man. An attorney for Lance Cpl. Steve C. Garren of Greenwood said the incident was an unavoidable accident. Few other details emerged when the two sides met in a federal court here before Chief U.S. District Judge David Norton to discuss the existence of evidence. The trial is set to start Sept. 30 in Greenville. In a 2007 dashboard video from Garren's patrol car released earlier this year, Garren drives after a running man, striking the man when he crosses in front of the cruiser. The man flips over the hood and into grass on the side of the road. He has been suspended by the Department of Public Safety without pay, a decision he is also contesting. For more on the story, check out tomorrow’s editions of The Post and Courier. Read more stories from The Post and Courier's special report on the S.C. Highway Patrol. |
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Posted by NewBreed on August 27, 2008 at 8:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I was under the impression a police officer had the right to use physical force to subdue a fleeing felony. Having seen the video it didn't appear to be excessive force. It was slow enough to throw him over the hood. Did he break a limb, cause a concussion or cause death?
Yes, he used his car to stop the individual. The car is another tool in the officer's personal arsenal.
This is not like the other video of a car chase when the trooper got out and kicked the suspect AFTER he was prone on the ground.
Posted by forget on August 27, 2008 at 12:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I was ok with his method of stopping him.
Posted by chucktonian on August 27, 2008 at 3:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What a complete disgrace to South Carolina that this good man is on trial. I hope he is acquitted, then sues the state for millions of dollars for ruining his reputation.
Posted by 1963 on August 27, 2008 at 3:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Is this the video where it can be heard on the video that the cop that hit him said he intended to hit him?
Posted by coolfreaknbeans on August 27, 2008 at 3:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree 110% with the first 3 posts.To my knowledge they never even found out who he hit because they got up and ran.He clearly wasnt that injured,he was just bumped.Wahhhh don't run from the cops morons!