04/09/08 - Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle is defined as operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner that unintentionally results in death

Local Police have declined to identify the driver, first saying the case was under investigation and yesterday saying his name would not be made public because he will not be charged.

Driver won't be charged in death By Martin B. Cassidy Greenwich Time - Staff Writer Quote: "I feel just as bad for the guy driving the truck as I do for my sister," Watson's younger brother, Edwin Watson, said. "It was just a terrible tragedy" Story: Police will not bring a negligent homicide charge against the driver of a garbage truck that struck and killed a 63-year-old Milbank Avenue woman in January, Greenwich Police Sgt. Timothy Berry said yesterday. Stamford prosecutors late last week rejected an application for a warrant seeking to charge the truck's driver with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle and cite him with unsafe backing in the death of Elizabeth Watson. Watson was struck around 6:30 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 31 by a Finocchio Brothers sanitation truck as it backed out of an alley near 12 Havemeyer Place, where it had been emptying dumpsters, police have said.... ....Watson worked at many Greenwich Avenue stores since the 1970s, stores such as D.W. Rogers clothing store, Woolworth's department store and Mead's stationery that have since disappeared, her family said. Most recently, she had worked at Pet Pantry on Railroad Avenue. Watson's younger brother, Edwin Watson, 58, of Norwalk said his sister was walking to work at the Pet Pantry when the accident occurred. Please See: Elizabeth Watson 1944-2008 Sunday, February 10, 2008 By Bill Clark This afternoon the sanctuary at the First Presbyterian Church was just as full as it had been for the regular morning service. We were there to honor our beloved friend Elizabeth Watson, who was killed in a tragic accident a week ago Thursday. Elizabeth stood only about four feet tall, but her physical stature was no measure of the huge impact she had on those who knew her. For some forty years she sang in the church choir, and rarely if ever missed a Sunday. Her enthusiasm for everything was infectious. She was child-like in her simplicity. Her emotions were nothing if not genuine. She loved life. Elizabeth, you see, was slightly impaired. Not retarded - that's too strong a word, although those who didn't get to know her might have labeled her as such.... ======================================== Please send comments to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com