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Criminal Charges Filed in Accident Which Killed Officer

Dan Frith

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Posted by Dan FrithOctober 16, 2008 2:27 PM

Tags: automobile accident, Jason Maxey

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There was a sad story in today's Roanoke Times newspaper. A 25 year old man from Ohio (Brooks Ryan Leisure) has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the traffic accident death of Jason Maxey. Maxey, a police officer with the Rocky Mount (Virginia) Police Department, was off duty at the time of the accident.

The accident occurred on Route 220 (a four lane highway) in Roanoke, Virginia at 2:00 AM last Saturday morning. The investigation surrounding the accident indicates that Leisure was traveling in the wrong direction on this divided highway. A police officer who responded to the wreck reported that Leisure appeared to be intoxicated and smelled of alcohol.

Most Roanoke bars close at 2:00 AM. My bet is that drunk driving just cost one man his life and ruined the lives of many others. My condolences to everyone involved in this preventable tragedy!

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