From Maryland State Police:
Maryland State Police served a Harford County Grand Jury indictment late this afternoon and arrested the driver they believe struck and killed a Harford County man in March of this year as he walked behind a snow blower near his home.
The accused is identified as Kenneth S. Borys, 24, of the 300-block of Locust Lane, Bel Air, Md. He is charged with: failure to stop vehicle and remain at the scene of a collision, failure to immediately stop vehicle at scene, failure of driver involved in accident to render aid, failure to stop after accident involving damage, and failure to stop vehicle and remain at scene of accident involving bodily injury. Borys was transported to the Harford County Intake Processing Center where he was held on a pre-set bond of $20,000.
Evidence developed during an extensive investigation by the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division Northern Region and the hired personal injury attorney was presented to a Harford County Grand Jury last week convened by Harford County State’s Attorney Joe Cassilly. The Grand Jury indictment was received today by Maryland State Police. Troopers served the indictment on Borys at his home at about 4:30 p.m. today. He was arrested without incident.
Borys is charged in connection with a hit and run fatal crash on March 5, 2015. The crash resulted in the death of Christian J. Widomsky, 44, who lived in the 2800-block of Harford Road, Fallston.
At about 7:00 p.m. on March 5, 2015, Maryland State Police at the Bel Air Barrack were dispatched to the 2800-block of Harford Road for the report of a hit and run crash. Investigating troopers learned the victim had borrowed his neighbor’s snow blower. He was walking along the shoulder of Harford Road back to his house behind the snow blower.
Witnesses said a Jeep Cherokee was northbound on Harford Road approaching the victim from behind. Troopers were told the driver of the Jeep appeared to lose control and the vehicle struck the victim from behind. After striking the victim, the Jeep Cherokee did not stop and continued north on Harford Road toward Rt. 152.
State Police investigators spent hundreds of hours conducting interviews, searching for evidence, investigating hundreds of leads called in by citizens and collecting and reviewing security camera tapes from businesses along Harford Road. Diligent police work led to troopers locating the Jeep and identifying the accused as a suspect. Troopers worked in coordination with the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office throughout the investigation.
The Money Tree says
Good work putting this case together. The level of disregard in this case was outrageous.
jd frucks says
Like is said in an early post when this happened it had to be a white boy from the area. A couple of folks posted that it had to be an illegal alien or someone from Edgehood, but not its as I suspected an clean cut, salt of the Earth, good ol boy from the necks. As usual though, he was arrested without use of fatal force or mistaken use of a stun gun. He will probably walk away because his family has money and he is an outstanding member of his community. I hope to be proved wrong and would like some repentance from those that thrashed other ethnic groups when one of your own did it.
eat a richard says
Maybe you should move back to Baltimore City.
segram99 says
20K bond with upcoming drug and weapon charges hanging over his head.
Guy must have 4 leaf clovers sprouting out of his butt.
Maybe Soul will bail his downtrodden brother out.
SoulCrusher says
Oh and by the way, his lenient treatment is because he is an informant…..
SoulCrusher says
If he wasn’t an informant, he would have been charged with the Vehicular Manslaughter charge he deserves….
segram99 says
Back peddle much…
“Oh and by the way, his lenient treatment is because he is an informant”.
This sounds like a direct statement of knowledge to me.
SoulCrusher says
First, its back pedal. No, I’m not back pedaling at ALL. Maybe I should have phrased it, “Oh and by the way, I THINK his lenient treatment is because he is an informant”. You got me. Sue me. Oh that’s right you can’t because you can’t sue people for their opinion. It has already been decided in a Pennsylvania case that blogs, such as this one, contain excerpts of opinion and that you can’t be sued for your opinion. Anyway, trust me, I have absolutely no connections in the corrupt Harford County State’s Attorney Office. I’m sure Joseph Cassilly will back me up on that one……
SoulCrusher says
I have absolutely no connection with the Surety Bond industry anymore. Even if I get my Insurance License back I would never get involved in that aspect of the Insurance field. I will NOT rundown skips for a Court System that isn’t capable of giving fair trials. I didn’t have a fair trial or hearing so I why would I assume anyone else would get one. If someone asked, “What should I do?”, I’d tell them to run as far away as possible and never look back. Especially if the case was from Harford County.
new day same song says
Is there a story you won’t inject your personal situation into?
What a narcissist.
SoulCrusher says
No, Seagram99 injected my personal situation into it when he mentioned “Maybe Soul will bail his downtrodden brother out”. I gave my opinion. However, you can call me anything you want. I am the truth and that’s all I claim to be. If you don’t want me injecting my personal situation or opinions into the matter, then you should not comment while injecting my name into the conversation……
Kotta Mann says
Cry me a river. You wouldn’t know truth if it hit you in the head, Crusher.
Hedley Lamarr says
Hopefully someone at the Harford Hilton will knock the cocky smirk off his face, what a POS.
what says
WHERE IS THE MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE?
I HOPE THE HE GETS CHARGED IN A WRONGFUL DEATH CIVIL SUIT.
SoulCrusher says
If you are upset that the Vehicular Manslaughter charge is not on the table, then you should blame Harford County’s greatest criminal and the State’s longest serving prosecutor, Joseph I. Cassilly. He is the one who convened the Grand Jury and he is the one that did NOT go for the Manslaughter charge. Once again Cassilly has demonstrated a lack of honor and integrity in fulfilling his duties as the Harford County State’s Attorney.
Open Your Eyes says
@ Soulman
We all know how you feel about the S/A office but give this one a rest. The earlier reporting and investigation of this incident indicated that the the victim,who was operating the snowblower, was actually in the roadway and/or possibly stepped in to the path of the striking vehicle. If the Grand Jury, based on the available evidence, felt that the victim actually unfortunately caused the accident manslaughter would not come in to play. This by no means excuses the driver of the truck from failing to stop after the accident and render aid. All of the charges regarding leaving the scene and failing to render aid should apply. Saying that the driver of the truck was not charged with manslaughter because he was “an informant” is ludicrous. The Maryland State Police should be commended for doing an excellent investigation. For months they knew the location of the striking truck and who owned it. Proving who was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident was the tough part. Again, great job MSP and the Harford County States Attorney’s Office.
minion says
Good point Eyes! I still hope he burns though. That mug shot does not at all look like a scared kid who fled the scene because he was afraid. I was on the receiving end of a hit and run. No excuse.
SoulCrusher says
Just like A-Holes, you have your opinion and I have mine. Sorry mine differs from yours, but if it looks bad and smells bad, then it probably is bad. Don’t like it, don’t read it. Criminal Law §2–210 – “the failure to perceive constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that would be exercised by a reasonable person”. He failed to perceive that his motor vehicle was in close proximity to the snow blower operator and could cause an injury or death while icy or snowy conditions existed. Especially since the snow blower operator is deaf to sound and noises around them due to engine noise created by the snow blower. A reasonable person would have used greater care while passing by a snow blower operator in icy or snowy conditions existed. No matter the intent of the motor vehicle operator, a clear act of negligence has occurred. – Just my opinion……
The Money Tree says
Couldn’t agree more. Given the conditions additional care and caution should have been required and clearly wasn’t as he ran this guy down. A prudent person (the reasonable person standard) would have been able to move the vehicle outside the perimeter of where the man was walking – he was clearly going too fast to react safety and slid right into this guy. It’s insane to think it’s acceptable, even excusable to run somebody over even if they’re in the road or along the side. I know some sick people try to hit wildlife that wanders in the road – usually teenagers but it can’t be OK to target somebody because you get a free one if they mistakenly wander too close to a lane of traffic.
Union Member says
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, provable facts will be needed when this incident is presented at trial.
The Money Tree says
Of course I agree – see comment below. There are provable facts and there are things we just know. This guy’s a POS on steroids who shouldn’t have a driver’s license at all and personally wish there was a way for the general public to be warned by authorities whenever this creep jumps in the 4 x 4. It be nice to move my family to safety whenever he’s out menacing everyone else.
SoulCrusher says
Furthermore, if its a question of proving who was operating the vehicle at the time of the incident, then why were the other charges, which clearly needed verification that the defendant was driving, pursued by Cassilly and granted by the Grand Jury……
Open Your Eyes says
Obviously this was a tragic event. There was no excuse for the driver of the truck not to stop and render aid. There was no excuse for him to not remain at the scene. No one is saying otherwise. The problem is and still remains how can it be proven that the driver committed a “driver error” which contributed to the event. It is easy to show that after the event he was very wrong and criminally responsible. The guy, as others have posted, may not be a model citizen and could in fact be a POS. This still does not prove that he contributed to a manslaughter situation. Leaving the scene and failing to render aid absolutely. Every driver, no matter how prudent, from time to time has probably had a kid on a bike or on foot, or an animal, or something enter the path of their vehicle while they were driving. Even when you are doing everything right it can happen. Sometimes the event ends tragically. What the driver does after the event indicates what type of person that he or she is. I hope that the driver of the truck is prosecuted to the highest extent of he law and if he is found guilty receives the maximum punishment. Apparently the State had insufficient evidence (available) to make a manslaughter case.
SoulCrusher says
I find it unreasonable, if not incredible, that enough evidence was available to have a Grand Jury affirm the ALL the other charges in this matter, yet not have enough evidence to get the Manslaughter charge. End of discussion……
Mike Welsh says
Fine, share with us the facts that your have available to you which prove the victim in this incident did not step out in front of the vehicle which hit him. Share with us the facts that you have available to you that prove the vehicle driver could have avoided hitting the victim and did not do so.
karen says
The accident report was made public months ago, there will be no manslaughter charges.
“Despite the search for the vehicle, the police accident report states Mr. Widomski was as fault because he was in the roadway “improperly.”
SoulCrusher says
@Mike Welsh – A Grand Jury does not convene to determine facts, that’s why there is a trial. They convene to decide if the evidence that is available warrants the filing of charges to be held at trial. If there is enough evidence to garner the other charges in this matter then the same evidence should be enough for an indictment on Manslaughter. It has been said many times in legal circles that a Grand Jury will Indict a Ham Sandwich if the prosecutor, Cassilly, says that same Ham Sandwich is bad. A trial is where a Jury decides the outcome of charges that have been levied by the Grand Jury. Cassilly clearly did NOT want the charge. That’s ALL I’m saying at this point. You have to wonder why a prosecutor whose main tactic in the past is to file harsh charges and use them to render a plea bargain, has ALL of a sudden acquired a conscience. There has to be a reason and that reason will always be held behind closed doors. I stand by every comment I’ve made on this article, yet I have no greater facts than you.
Open Your Eyes says
@ Mike Welsh
For a long time I have read your posts. You seem to be a very intelligent rational thinker. I have a hunch that you are or were a police officer. Please don’t waste your time trying to reason with the Soulman. He possesses a deep blind hatred for law enforcement and the office of the states attorney. You or I will never change his point of view.
SoulCrusher says
Yeah, you may be right about that. I don’t deny that. That’s what happens when you are persecuted by a bunch a Republican Nazis that make things up and happen to run your County’s Local Government and Criminal Justice System. Open Your Eyes, you are a vessel of evil and corruption. You have absolutely no integrity or honor and seem to have problems keeping your lips off of Joe Cassilly’s buttocks…..
Mike Welsh says
@Open Your Eyes
I am not trying to change the Soul mans opinion. He is entitled to his opinion just as we are, right or wrong.
When commenting on articles, such as this one, I tend to stay away from opinion and address only the facts as we know them to be. Often times doing so does not make for a lively conversation, but it is what it is.
I agree with SoulCrusher, that a Grand Jury is convened to review the available evidence. In this case, there apparently was no evidence to support a manslaughter charge against the vehicle operator. There was evidence (a witness, along with a police report) that indicated the victim was improperly in the roadway and a contributing factor in the accident. In fact, the police report faults the victim for the collision that took his life.
I was inquiring if SoulCrusher had any additional evidence. As he has stated, he has none. Neither did the SA.
SoulCrusher says
@Mike Welsh – I’ll go along with exactly what your saying. However, I believe that the evidence that was given to the Grand Jury should have been enough for a Manslaughter charge to have been issued. That’s all, nothing else. I do however also believe that Cassilly is acting out of character, by not going for the charge and I don’t think he even put this in front of the Grand Jury. When Cassilly acts out of character its because the person is doing something for his corrupt agency or he has influential family. That’s all I’m getting at. I know, I’ve lived the nightmare that is the Harford County Judicial System and came out blackened and burned. I have no forgiveness for Cassilly or anyone involved in my case and I will continue to warn the public of the unlawful and unconstitutional actions of the Harford County Criminal Justice System. Just don’t try to question my honesty, if anything I am honest even if you don’t agree with the truth…..
Open Your Eyes says
@ Mike Welsh
I too only post for the purposes of offering understanding based on the available facts. I find it fascinating that a man who, on a daily basis, maligns the Harford County S/A Office for alleged wrongful prosecutions is now crusading for unsubstantiated charges to be filed against the driver of the truck. The investigation could not show sufficient facts to support a charge of manslaughter but the all omniscient Soulman is convinced to the contrary. I do not mean to fuel the fire but this guy is a hoot.
SoulCrusher says
@Open Your Eyes – The public deserves to know the truth. I find it interesting that you can’t see that this is totally out of character for Cassilly. Finally, a time when he is supposed to go after someone, whose actions took a life and offered absolutely no aid or assistance, then went about his business like nothing happened. If the Task Force didn’t raid his house, then his identity may have never been discovered. Like I said, I just can’t believe you can’t see that this is totally out of his character…….
segram99 says
While Soul’s at it, maybe he can enlighten us how he is privy to information that Borys an informant. Insider info with the States Attorney? He may be more in bed with the Administration than he lets on. Informant himself maybe?
SoulCrusher says
Please read the comment directed at Mike Welsh on October 2nd, 2015 at 3:07 pm. What do you think I meant by “There has to be a reason and that reason will always be held behind closed doors”. Look, the gentleman in question, has family that is either connected politically or involved in the Criminal Justice System or he is an informant. I’m betting on the latter. I guess he could be a member of whatever religious cult you Nazis follow up there, but I’m betting on informant. The actions of Cassilly clearly do not follow the norm of his convictions. Good lord, it was just last week that they forced that Corn fellow to take an Alford Plea even though they knew he was innocent! Get real Seagrams & Welsh! Especially you Mike Welsh, I thought you had better character than your latest comments reflect……
Ralph says
I read the comments in several posts by Mike Welsh and find them to be totally in character for his usual position. He seems to stick with the facts that are available and stays away from speculation.
SoulCrusher says
I didn’t care much for his comment on October 2, 2015 at 1:07 pm. Maybe I took it the wrong way. With the constant annoyance of Open Your Eyes, who just happens to be Cassilly’s PAL (Personal A$$ Licker), I may have been a little harsh on Mike Welsh. For this Mike, I apologize. I still say the Grand Jury is convened to determine if the probability of a criminal act has been committed and that a Grand Jury is led by the prosecution, regardless if that path leads to the truth. I don’t approve of Grand Jury Indictments and believe in the use of Preliminary Hearings where a defendant can at least provide evidence to the contrary of the prosecution. The convening of a Grand Jury is basically a sham and the prosecutor can inject any lie he feels necessary to get the job done. Absolutely nothing prior to a criminal trial or a plea of Guilty can be considered a fact and in Harford County the facts are usually skewed based on error and prejudice. Especially in the case of an Alford Plea where the accused never admits to guilt and is normally forced, or as you guys like to say coerced, to take the god forsaken plea. Once again I apologize to Mike Welsh for getting a little hot under the collar and hope he realizes that it is genuine.
Failed High School says
Well, he has the right to remain silent. Constitutional rights don’t only apply to certain people.
Yeah, its easy to find the offending vehicle. It was a snow storm. Who positively identified the driver? Some grainy ass security camera footage can barely do that on the inside of a business.
Going to guess smart phone GPS will play a key role?
I’m just happy to see the suspect charged with something, even the weak stuff.
The Money Tree says
Yes, agreed that any conviction has to be based upon the evidence available for only the issue at hand but his guy has a ticket for doing nearly 70 in a 45 already which tells me something about him. He got away with this one but I have no doubt he was racing around in the ice in his big man truck because his attitude is he doesn’t care about anybody else – he’s the same guy in any 4×4 that runs up 6 inches off your bumper no matter the conditions and irregardless of the posted speeds because he thinks that truck gives him the right. He doesn’t care that it’s unsafe or that imagine there might one day be a dog in the road or heaven forbid a man pushing a snow blower, they should have moved. For all we know he was drunk at the time…we’ll never know because he stopped long enough to entangle the snow blower from under this car, maybe even move the poor victim out of the way and then raced off. I can’t imagine a bigger jerk.
Failed High School says
Replace “4×4″, ” big truck” et all with “atypical Harford county driver.”
Sorry, I’ve experienced piss poor driving from all types.
Commom courtesy is gone in this “all about me” generation. People don’t even let you merge onto I95 from the ramp when they are all at a standstill backup from a motor vehicle crash.
Failed High School says
70 in a 45? That’s a daily occurrence for hundreds of people in Harford County, if not, a similar speed variance exceeding the limit.
Heck, I’ve been east and west bound on Route 40 when a bunch of a Sheriff and State Police cars are “running code” going the other way. So? I’ve seen people actually SPEED way up after, to the point they must be traveling 85/90 in the 55 mph limit. I guess they thought what I thought. Hughhh? “Guess there are no cops running ‘traffic’ up ahead.”
The Money Tree says
Nearly every day. It is insane. Through neighborhoods and no caring one hoot.
Failed High School says
Right, and days like today, when its raining, you NEVER see any law enforcement running radar/laser in the favorite parking lots
Friday would be a good day to see the state setup in the cementary by Ripken Stadium on 22. Raining? Nope. Sunny summer day? 2-4 cars pulled over. Nope, not me, I don’t drive fast.
I understand it can be a hazard for personal safety, but most people drive more FAST in the rain when they can ‘get a way with it’
Love me some SoulCrusher says
The list of misdemeanor charges and such a low pre-set bond set, make the impression that this guy is in fact involved with the authorities either related or an imformate. Let’s not forget that this guy “hid” for weeks or even months before he was “found”. Then it took even more months to actually charge him. They were waiting because he was giving them “information” to help lessen his charges.