traffic cop injures himself kicking at passing car. driver charged with serious felony until dash cam shows truth

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traffic cop kicked a car as it drove by seriously injuring himself. It was blamed on a hit & run until citizen came forward with dash cam.

Dashcam footage clears man of felony charge after showing constable injuring himself

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1. article for those who prefer to read the story

Charges against a man have been dropped, after dashcam video surfaced showing the crime he was accused of didn’t actually happen. Not only that, it shows -- a Montgomery County constable -- caused his own injury.

The driver was originally accused of seriously injuring that Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office investigator who was directing traffic at the Ironman North American Championship in The Woodlands last weekend.

Dashcam video from another driver’s car showed Investigator Toby McLaughlin, a 40-year veteran with the Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office, kicking the man’s vehicle as he passed by and hurting his own leg.

The constable’s office initially said McLaughlin was attempting to stop traffic for cyclists, when the driver ignored McLaughlin’s signals, hit him and then took off.

The man was originally charged with failure to stop and render aid causing serious bodily injury and was in Montgomery County Jail with a $30,000 bond before the charges were dropped.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/05/01/dashcam-footage-clears-man-of-charges-after-showing-constable-injuring-himself-in-the-woodlands/

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2. Better, by far, that someone should be convicted of a felony,

than that a cop admit to having fucked up.

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6. I think that is an Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. quote.

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5. OBVIOUSLY an AI constructed fake-film...

designed to besmirch this fine public servant that never beats his wife or dog.

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8. He tried to frame the driver on fake charges...

…that would have led to time in prison, plus a record and all that entails.

The cop should be arrested and charged.

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3. would that now be ...former police officer nt

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4. not yet... just "thoughts and prayers" to him

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7. No, he's suspended while they investigate.

Translation from cop speak: He’s getting a paid vacation.