Mionske also points out that Deputy Council, who had previously been charged twice with DUI and excessive speed, was allowed to leave the scene before investigating officers arrived, and the Highway Patrol investigating the crash did not administer a blood test for alcohol level.On Sunday morning, March 9 ... At about 10:25 A.M., a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy heading the opposite direction in his cruiser crossed the double yellow line and drove head-on into the three cyclists. Matt Peterson (top photo) was killed instantly; Kristy Gough (bottom photo), who died after being Life-flighted to a local hospital, had her left leg severed, and Christopher Knapp sustained a broken arm and leg. The three cyclists were five minutes away from their finish at Stevens Creek Reservoir when they were struck. ...
The sheriff’s deputy, 27 year old James Council, who eyewitnesses later reported had been speeding and driving erratically for several miles, was reported to be “walking around in a daze" following the crash, saying that he “must have fallen asleep."
As one cyclist was lying dead in the road, another lay dying, and a third was writhing in agony, the Deputy is reported to have paced the road, saying "my life is over" and "my career is over."
Mionske dissects the media coverage of the fatal crash and highlights some striking bias. He also points out that Deputy Council is not cooperating with crash investigators.
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