From Maryland State Police:
UPDATE: HIT AND RUN VEHICLE SOUGHT AFTER INJURING HARFORD COUNTY WOMEN
On September 3, 2012, at 8:01 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police – Bel Air Barrack responded to a “hit and run” motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Conowingo Road (U.S 1) at Conowingo Road (Bus. 1).
On September 4, 2012 at approximately 10 a.m., investigators responded to the 300 block of Bynum Road, Forest Hill, Harford County, Maryland in reference to information in the “hit and run” motor vehicle collision, which occurred on September 3, 2012.
Investigators form the Bel Air Barrack Criminal Investigation Section received a phone call from the operator of the striking vehicle, who has been identified as Jennifer Helen Brooks, age 52, of Forest Hill, Maryland. Investigators interviewed Brooks and learned she was operating a light blue 1997 Lincoln Town car at the time of the collision. Through the interview it was learned Brooks had been consuming alcohol at Jimmy’s Old School Tavern located at 3403 Conowingo Road Street, Maryland just prior to the collision. Investigators located the vehicle at the residence and observed damage to the passenger side of the vehicle and mirror. Alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident.
After consulting with the States Attorney’s Office the suspect was charged with the following:
– Driving under the influence
– Driving while impaired
– Failure to immediately stop vehicle at scene of accident involving bodily injury
– Failure to immediately return and remain at scene of accident involving bodily injury
– Failure of driver involved in accident to render reasonable assistance to injured person
– Operating an unregistered motor vehicle
– Negligent Driving
– Reckless Driving
– Along with several other vehicle violation
This case has been closed by arrest. A dui lawyer has been contacted to handle the case before the court date.
More Drinking and Driving, no excuses. This knuckle head deserves to see the inside of a cell for a few months. Who cares where she’s from, she’s and idiot and irresponsible to not even render assistance. Pathetic
Hopefully the judicial system does its job in this case. Good job to MSP for the investigation.
Someone made the comment of taking the bar to court. WTF for? That particular establishment didn’t force anyone to come inside, get wonky then go out and drive.
LETS TAKE OXYGEN TO COURT AND SUE THE HELL OUT OF IT. CRIMINALS BREATHE THAT STUFF FOR FREE AND THEY COMMIT CRIMES WHILE BREATHING IT.
Actually, there is a law I cannot remember the name (Google: “dram shop laws”) that bars do have some legal responsibility to prevent people from driving drunk. It extends to serving alcohol to people who are visibly heavily intoxicated and drunk. They are supposed to “cut you off.” These have been around for ages.
However, the laws vary, I think, state by state, and almost all of them are written so that the burden of proof to make the bar or server liable is VERY VERY high.
DC has a liability law like this. I have no idea if Maryland has one, but I would assume so.
Quite so. But regardless of the level of inebriation, no one can control what someone else does after the leave any place.
Suppose someone gets black-out hammered at my place. best I can do is call a cab and place them in it. What happens afterwards is out of my control.
Not alot of sky blue vehicles out there anymore!
Pardon me, would you please pass the gray poop pon
but can the police prove she was drop dead drunk at the time or had she only had a few sips of alcohol either way she needs to be punished for sure.
Hypothetical question:
If a drunk hits a drunk, who gets charged and what are the charges?