Ridberg was there when Walters gave Ms. Ross
By Debra"I Am Doing A Much Better Job" Friedman
Greenwich Time Staff Writer
Article Launched: 10/10/2008 07:26:08 AM EDT
Comment:
Yeah, But The Garbage Truck Driver Did Not Carry Her Way Down The Road Dumper Her In The Greenwich Post Office Driveway Before Speeding Off To Crash Into A Telephone Pole At The Bottom Of Greenwich Avenue.
Today, police are withholding the name of a driver who they say identified himself as the person behind the wheel of the Jeep Cherokee that struck and killed 20-year-old Joseph Borselio on Sheephill Road late Sunday night. Local blogs and Greenwich Time forums are filled with posts that question why the name has still not been released days after the incident occurred.
"It's a criminal investigation," said spokesman Lt. Daniel Allen. "We do not identify the people who are involved in criminal investigations."
Police Chief David Ridberg also said it is the police department's policy not to release the name.
"It serves no police purpose to release the name," Ridberg said. "If there was any threat at all to society by a person being at large, we would report the name."
While the department stands by its policy, other agencies in the state said such information is routinely released as a matter of public record.
"The names of the operators are fairly quickly released because it's part of a police document, which is a matter of public record," said Lt. Sean Cooney, spokesman for the Stamford Police Department.
Cooney said every police department in the state is required to fill out an accident information report after a motor vehicle accident takes place. The cover of that report lists the names of every individual involved in the accident and it is almost always made available to the public, even in the case of a fatal motor vehicle accident, according to Cooney.
"Typically we release the cover sheet of the accident report which lists the names and we will say charges may be pending," said Cooney.
When State Police investigate a fatal motor vehicle accident, they also release the names of everyone involved. Sgt. Chris Johnson, a State Police public information officer, said their main concern is ensuring the victim's name is not released until troopers are certain the family has been notified. Once that occurs, Johnson said the identities of everyone involved becomes public information.
"That is their perogative," he said. "Our position on any investigation that involves the possibility of criminal charges being pressed is that we do not identify the people."
Allen also said the cover page of the accident report that lists the name of the driver involved in Sunday night's accident is not being made available to the public - a stance one criminal justice professor called a rarity.
Jospeh Pollini, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan and former New York Police Department lieutenant commander, said in his experience the name of a driver involved in a fatal accident who is a suspect in the death is almost always released, except in rare cases.
"In the case of the identity of a suspect, I find that somewhat odd," Pollini said of the situation in Greenwich. "I spent 30 years with the New York City Police Department and once we identified the name, it was released unless it was a weak case."
If The 20 Year Old Mystery Man Had Been Arrested For Leaving The Death Scene He Might Have Gave A Statement That Night.
Will The Borselio Family Have To Go The Route That The John Bria Family Went?
John Bria Was Left To Die In His Room
And
Joey Borselio Was Left To Die In A Driveway
What If Joey Borselio's Grandparents Can't Afford To Pay A lawyer For Three Years.
Will The 20 Year Old Mystery Driver Walk A Way Like Nothing Happened?
Police are seeking criminal charges against the driver of the sport utility vehicle that struck and killed 20-year-old Joseph Borselio late Sunday night on Sheephill Road, officials said
"This is a fatal accident where criminal charges are going to be pursued," said Lt. Daniel Allen, a police spokesman.
According to police, information is being filed with the state's attorney's office in Stamford, which makes a final determination on whether charges will be brought. The identity of the driver has not been released by police.
However, police said the driver is a Greenwich resident in his 20s.
The driver was heading northbound on Sheephill Road just before midniight when he struck Borselio, who was riding his bicycle in the same lane, police said.
Borselio was carried on the car as a result of the impact, police said. His body was found at the edge of a driveway on Sheephill Road and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The driver's white Jeep Cherokee was found up the road, where police said it had struck a telephone pole before coming to a stop. Police said the driver was standing nearby and identified himself as being involved in the collision.
Sgt. Timothy Berry, who is investigating the incident, did not disclose whether the driver was violating any traffic laws at the time, or if he was operating the car under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
MORE FROM THE GREENWICH TIME:
This summer, the chips were down. Now, they're deep-fried. The teens at the center of the Wiffle ball controversy this summer are now selling their own brand of potato chips and they're aptly calling them Wiffle Chips.
As a defender, Dee Miller doesn't usually pay attention to the noise of the crowd. The Convent of the Sacred Heart junior is too busy trying to prevent the opposition from scoring.
It was almost painful watching U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., putting Greenwich resident Dick Fuld on the spot in congressional hearings this week on the financial meltdown.
The mortgage crisis is responsible for the Wall Street meltdown. It has been festering for months and months and is the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
When all the finger-pointing has subsided and the smoke has settled, who is responsible for this financial mess?
"Round up the usual suspects" Social Security and Medicare recipients - will be the cry in Congress. They are the culprits, as well as are other entitlement programs that help the needy.
This is the usual procedure.
Jim Cassidy
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