Manhattan DA charges 2 NYPD officers with covering up another’s DWI crash
Two NYPD officers were charged Friday with covering up for a third officer who crashed his car while he was drunk, prosecutors said.
Two NYPD officers were charged Friday with covering up for a third officer who crashed his car while he was drunk, prosecutors said.
Two NYPD officers who responded to a victim’s 911 call about a drunk SUV driver crashing into his car let the suspect flee after arriving at the scene to find the hammered driver was an off-duty cop, Manhattan prosecutors charged on Friday.
Two police officers were arrested in Manhattan on Friday and charged with covering up a drunk-driving crash involving an off-duty officer.
“The defendants allegedly went to great lengths to protect a fellow officer from accountability,” said District Attorney Bragg. “This type of conduct significantly harms the public trust in law enforcement. Everyone must be treated the same under the law, regardless of their position or background.”
The 12 jurors found that the man, Randy Rodriguez Santos, had intentionally killed the men, rejecting his lawyers’ argument that they must find him not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. The jury took less than a day to reach a verdict. Mr. Santos, 31, faces life in prison at his sentencing in April.