UPDATE: Corporal Gentile, the officer that was struck while conducting an accident reconstruction, has been released from University of Maryland Shock Trauma, and is now recovering at home, based on the Boston auto accident law he will be able to claim for this accident.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit will assume the accident investigation and reconstruction. At the completion of their investigation it will be determined if the operator of the striking vehicle will be charged. It has been determined that drugs and/or alcohol did not play a factor in this incident.
Corporal Gentile is a nine year veteran of the Aberdeen Police Department, prior to his service in Aberdeen he retired from the Baltimore City Police Department after 25 years of dedicated service. Corporal Gentile is well known for his positive interactions with citizens in the Aberdeen community. Many citizens affectionately refer to him as “Officer Bunk” when they see him at local IronBirds games, where he is a fixture and known for handing out baseball souvenirs to kids in the stands. Corporal Gentile is appreciative for all the well wishes he received following this incident, and looks to return to duty as soon as possible.
From the Aberdeen Police Department:
On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at approximately 10:48 PM, an officer from the Aberdeen Police Department Traffic Unit was in the 700 block of W. Bel Air Avenue conducting an accident investigation. The officer had blocked the eastbound lane of W. Bel Air Avenue with his patrol vehicle, lights activated, and was on foot wearing a reflective safety vest.
A vehicle traveling from a southbound direction on Beards Hill Road turned left onto W. Bel Air Avenue where they struck the officer with their motor vehicle. The driver stopped at the point of impact.
The injured officer was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center via Maryland State Police Medevac Unit. The officer sustained injuries to their head and lower body, and is currently being medically evaluated.
Seems like it would be safer to do accident investigations during the daylight hours.
I think they have to be completed in the conditions that the accident happened. That way they see all factors that could have been involved. Unfortunately, they happen at night, in snow, rain and all kinds of unsafe conditions. Thoughts and prayers for everyone involved!
Agreed. Roadblocks may be needed next time.
The person stayed at the scene huh? That’s rare these days.
Driving is horrendous.
Just today driving Westbound Pulaski heading into Aberdeen an asshole drove down the shoulder at about 50mph and a distance of around 500′ just to make a right hand turn on Spesutia road.
He literally saved about 9 seconds of time, as I was also making a right hand turn and followed the proper lanes to do so.
Guess he was running late for his $9/hour warehouse job.
I couldn’t agree more ! I am so tired of being the “safe driver” that I am & being passed by assholes who think that they are going to get somewhere quicker by doing so ..3x now I’ve been passed on both Beards Hill & Maxa Rd illegally by drivers mad that I’m obeying the speed limit .. I’ll be the first to admit I do so because I was clocked at 37mph & received a ticket .. yet these jerks fly down this road daily & manage to get no tickets …
Right, and just yesterday evening I was on 543 making a left onto Route 40, heading towards Edgewood.
This asshole behind me kept looking down at the 543/Pulaski Light as we were waiting.
He looked down as soon as we got onto Pulaski and braked hard not to hit me at Bata Blvd and Pulaski highway, then he kept looking down once the light turned green.
Yes indeed, I got out of his way so he can run into the back of someone else.
And yes indeed, I routinely look rearview as much as I do forward. I will NO DOUBT make an evasive manuver off to the shoulder if I see someone coming up behind me distracted, I’m not getting rear ended.
My other let peeve are the large amount of assholes who drive FAST as shit to a stop sign and brake the last 10 feet. People are stupid as hell, from my seat I can’t tell if you’re going to stop or keep going.
If only we could get these bad drivers doing some heroin then the HCSD would catch them.
… and if we could get some of the posters here OFF heroin, they might be able to offer germane opinions and/or observations instead of wasting our time thinking they’re clever.
Welcome to the internet?
“Wasting our time.” Huh?
Care to explain how anyone is “wasting our (your) time” when you can voluntarily not and stop reading, and move on at free will?
Clever? Maybe dumping bong water on your tomato plants wasnt such a good idea?
Please, come back and “tell me how it is”
“and if we could get some of the posters here OFF heroin, they might be able to offer germane opinions”
What do the God Damned Germans have to do with it?
Just curious – why the assumption that the guy works a $9/hr warehouse job? Serious question.
It’s called a personal insult.
I also ASSumed a lot of people in the morning I see driving down Spesutia road between 4am and 730am work in all those large warehouses back there.
The truth about those $9 an hour warehouse jobs. You cant be late – you will get fired. I remember working at one and a lady cut off a sewer truck- the sewer truck slammed on the breaks and shit went flying everywhere- her car was covered in shit. But those $9 an hour warehouse jobs you can make 70 grand a year will all the forced overtime.
When I read these posts, I just think of a curmudgeonly old man shaking his fist, “GET OFF MY LAWN!!!”
Also, what’s wrong with a warehouse job? You bitch about people not working. Now you are bitching about someone trying to go make a living. Which is it?
I didn’t bitch about people not working, I bitched about a douchebag driving 500 some feet down the shoulder at 50mph to get to their presumably empolyed $9.00/hour warehouse job. What’s the problem, here? If warehouses paid $100/hour then I would have typed that.
Look on Google maps yourself, look about Mitchell Lane where the self storage is and look at Spesutia road. Tell me how far you think that is, that’s how far this asshole drove up the shoulder as the traffic light turned red.
If you dont like what I’m bitching at, then stop replying to me.
What am I going to do about it? Nothing, I’m just going to laugh at the next asshole driver I see on the way home today.
Take a breath, man. You seem pretty up tight. What is you being on here all high and mighty complaining going to solve?
HCD
Instead of google how about using a compass! Westbound 40 is heading away from ‘deen. Did you two turn right into the rv storage lot or the bbq joint?
If you don’t know the direction you are traveling how about staying off the roads?
Is it eastbound? My mistake. I forget the direction of Pulaski all the time. Can’t remember which is Westbound and which is eastbound.
There is no “North” or “South” on Pulaski/Route 40.
If I used a compass I’d be pointing north asshole!
HCD you are an angry little troll, aren’t ya?
Not exactly little, I’m 5’0″ and weigh 357lbs.
Literally wider than I am tall.
Best wishes to Officer Bunk for a speedy recovery.
This particular cop has pulled me over several times. I agree that he caught me Im not arguing that fact. He hides in places where you cannot see him. He is standing up hiding behind trash barrels and things. One other time he has pulled me over was in havre de grace. Maybe out of jurisdiction. Another time this guy has pulled me over was in Aberdeen. He came the wrong way to pull me over. Like what the hell. Anyways I wish him a speedy recovery.
Dude got me numerous times also lol !
Cpl. Gentile is a good police officer and a very nice guy. Prayers for a speedy recovery.