Maryland Bishop at wheel in fatal hit-and-run

[Misfit]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9fc5.../diocese-bishop-responsible-fatal-hit-and-run

The first female bishop at the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Baltimore, a diocese spokeswoman said Monday.

Bishop Suffragan Heather Cook, who's in the diocese's No. 2 spot, was driving the car that hit 41-year-old Tom Palermo on a sunny Saturday afternoon, diocese spokeswoman Sharon Tillman said. Palermo died at a nearby hospital.

In an email Sunday, Maryland diocese Bishop Eugene Sutton told clergy members that Cook initially left the scene but returned about 20 minutes later "to take responsibility for her actions."

 

[onel0126]

http://m.christianpost.com/news/pol...-says-her-fate-is-out-of-their-hands--132122/ Had this woman playing dress up on Sunday's been a Catholic Bishop, he would be in jail already and the WaPo would not have buried it on page 5 of the Metro section. It would have been plastered on A1 above the fold.

 

[Hank]

The bicyclist was a friend of a friend. Sad story. Disappearing for a half hour is totally suspect, especially in light of her last brush with the law.

 

[Hank]

A high-ranking leader in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was charged Friday with manslaughter for allegedly driving drunk and sending text messages when she struck and killed cyclist Thomas Palermo last month, prosecutors said.

Bishop Suffagan Heather Elizabeth Cook turned herself into police mid-Friday afternoon and was being processed at Central Booking, police said. A court commissioner was expected to determine her bail in the evening, a judiciary spokeswoman said.

She faces numerous other charges including leaving the scene of a fatal accident and driving under the influence. Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Cook's breath alcohol content was .22, nearly triple the legal limit in Maryland.

Both the manslaughter and leaving the scene charge carry a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...lermo-announcement-20150109-story.html#page=1

 

[RoseRed]

A high-ranking leader in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was charged Friday with manslaughter for allegedly driving drunk and sending text messages when she struck and killed cyclist Thomas Palermo last month, prosecutors said.

Bishop Suffagan Heather Elizabeth Cook turned herself into police mid-Friday afternoon and was being processed at Central Booking, police said. A court commissioner was expected to determine her bail in the evening, a judiciary spokeswoman said.

She faces numerous other charges including leaving the scene of a fatal accident and driving under the influence. Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Cook's breath alcohol content was .22, nearly triple the legal limit in Maryland.

Both the manslaughter and leaving the scene charge carry a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...lermo-announcement-20150109-story.html#page=1

Good.