WTOP - Manslaughter Trial Of Prince George's Officer Begins; Officer On Trial In Fatal Crash - October 28, 2008
LEONARDTOWN, Md. (AP) - A trial is under way for a Prince George's County police officer charged in a deadly seven-car crash on the Capital Beltway. Officer Scott Campbell is charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter in the May 30, 2007 chain reaction crash near Forestville. Two people were killed and 15 were injured. Police say Campbell had positioned himself to stop a speeding motorcycle on the Inner Loop, but the motorcycle rider swerved in front of civilian vehicle and sped away. Campbell's car hit the civilian's. That car rolled down an embankment onto the Outer Loop, where five other cars crashed into each other. WJLA reports that jurors must decide if Campbell properly performed his police duties or if he acted in reckless and negligent manner. The trial began Monday. The trial was moved from Prince George's County to Leonardtown in St. Mary's County.
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