A county prosecutor in Indiana says there's no basis to file charges against a truck driver involved in a collision that killed two policemen on a charity bicycle ride in August.
Indiana State Police Lt. Gary Dudley, 52, and former Lake County Police Chief Gary Martin, 63, were killed when a truck rear-ended a support van for the bike ride and shoved it into a group of cyclists.
The accident occurred on the four-lane Indiana 63; the van carried a banner “Caution, Cyclists Ahead.” About 30 current and former policemen were taking part in the 1,300-mile charity ride around the state for Indiana Concerns of Police Survivors (Indiana COPS). It's a charity for police officers who are killed in the line of duty.
Vermillion County Prosecutor Nina Alexander told news sources that after examining state and case law, she could find no reason to charge truck driver Gary Adams. There was no evidence of drugs, alcohol or driving-hour violations, she said. A charge of reckless homicide requires “gross deviations” from the traffic code, such as speeding or weaving. None of those factors existed in the case.
Since the tragedy, Indiana COPS has received a $1 million endowment from The Cook Group, a Bloomington, Indiana-based medical device maker.
See also — 2 die in police-charity bike ride in Indiana
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