Boston Police: Officer violated department rules in fatal South Boston crash

adamg — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:09:46 -0400

Channel 5 reports that the Boston Police Accident Review Board determined Officer Jesse Stotts violated several department rules when he plowed into Ann-Marie McNally of South Boston on Nov. 10.

McNally died and Stotts suffered injuries that continue to keep him off the job. At the time, Stotts was responding to a report of an officer in trouble. The board said Stotts entered the intersection of West Broadway and D Street at 52 m.p.h. even though his view of the intersection was obscured.

In July, the Suffolk County DA's office determined that McNally was not at fault but that it could not bring charges against Stotts because of state laws on responsibility when an officer is responding in an emergency. However, the DA's office called on Boston Police to review its emergency-response procedures.

It is up to Commissioner Ed Davis to determine whether Stotts is disciplined.