ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In a letter obtained by KRQE News 13, the Santa Fe District Attorney explained why Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brian Lassley won’t face any charges for the deadly crash he was involved in last year.
APD’s report on deadly crash involving BCSO deputy said deputy is partly to blame
In August of last year, police say Lassley was pursuing the driver, Alexandra Gerard, when she hit her brakes, causing him to rear-end her. Gerard’s car then propelled into a cinderblock wall. Gerard wasn’t wearing a seat belt, and there were loose items in her car. She was killed in the crash into the wall.
The case was transferred to Santa Fe to avoid a conflict of interest. In a letter, the Santa Fe DA’s office said they will not move forward with charging Lassley with vehicular homicide, blaming BCSO and the Albuquerque Police Department. The DA’s office said Lassley should’ve never been on patrol in that car in the first place since it didn’t have a dash camera. It also said BCSO shouldn’t have had any involvement in the investigation.
The DA’s office also points to “deficiencies” in APD’s investigation, saying they didn’t collect or seal the victim’s car but rather let it get towed away. The DA’s office also said APD didn’t do a full crash reconstruction…