“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent: it is force. Like fire, it is a troublesome servant and a fearful master.” – George Washington
“In all that people can individually do for themselves, government ought not to interfere.” – Abraham Lincoln
Trooper injured by drunk driver in 2003 dies
By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff
Trooper Ellen E. Engelhardt, who was left in a permanent vegetative state after being struck by a drunk driver in 2003, has died, State Police said today.
Trooper Ellen Engelhardt“It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of Trooper Ellen Engelhardt, who was not just a valued colleague but also a dear friend who dedicated her career to protecting the citizens of our state. Since suffering the tragic injuries inflicted upon her in the line of duty by a drunk driver, Trooper Engelhardt has been an inspiration to every member of this Department for the courage, grace and dignity with which she lived,” Colonel Marian J. McGovern, the superintendent of the State Police, said in a statement.
Engelhardt was injured when a car traveling at nearly 100 miles per hour slammed into her cruiser, which was parked in the breakdown lane of Route 25 in Wareham.
The drunk driver, William P. Senne, who was 18 at the time of the crash, was sentenced in 2005 to 2 1/2 years in the Plymouth County House of Correction.
State Police said Engelhardt suffered “traumatic and life-altering injuries” in the crash on July 26, 2003. Her death is considered a “line-of-duty” death, and she is the 32nd member of the force to be killed in the line of duty since the agency’s founding.
A 2.5 year sentence is an absolute disgrace. What’s done is done, though, and cannot be changed; hopefully young Mr. Senne will live with this memory for the rest of his life.
Godspeed, Trooper Engelhardt…
The religion of peace strikes again!
New Jersey Judge Rules Muslim Man’s Right to Rape as Religious Freedom
Just as in what the woman must do, and the definition of the word Islam – some libtard judge in NJ submitted to his will, attempting to make Sharia Law ok here. Fortunately, in the end, an appellate court had some sense. Still though… WTF???
New Jersey Supreme Court: Police must explain breathalyzer test in driver’s native language.
Seriously?? Ignorance of the law (or language) is NOT the problem of the officer. Are they supposed to know every damned language in the world, or have a translator on hand?
Fox News video here.
