The Salt Lake Police Department is defending itself in the case of the man accused of a string of hit-and-runs in the city and questions about why Pham wasn't arrested after the initial hit-and-run last August.

The Salt Lake Police Department is defending itself in the case of the man accused of a string of hit-and-runs in the city and questions about why Ahn Pham wasn’t arrested after the initial hit-and-run last August.

A department spokesman told KSL TV that the case was investigated as an aggravated assault. But, it was determined that there wasn’t enough probable cause to arrest Pham, despite having a license plate number, a victim, and two witness accounts of what happened.

  • jeffw@lemmy.worldM
    320·
    8 months ago

    Minor property crimes don’t deserve jail time. They deserve fines

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      191·
      8 months ago

      FTA:

      KSL went seeking answers after the probable cause statement said that the victim, Samantha Mathews, told police that Pham allegedly tried to lure her into his car. When she refused, Mathews told police that the car sped up and hit her.

      This is not a fender bender in a parking lot. This is an attempted abduction (probably attempted rape,) turned into an attempted murder.

            • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
              62·
              8 months ago

              I didn’t post it.

              The only edit to my comment was from an auto-incorrect “gender” to “fender”

              The article says the dude tried to force a woman into his car and when he failed, ran her over. Which is pretty much my definition of “dangerous man”

                • Ejh3k@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  42·
                  8 months ago

                  Damn dude. You just keep taking Ls so much that you delete shit?!

                  You must have been very wrong at this point.

                  • jeffw@lemmy.worldM
                    25·
                    8 months ago

                    I stand by my original point, I just deleted this thread. Most hit and runs are minor accidents. People should not be jailed for them

    • JoBo
      111·
      8 months ago

      Minor property crime?

      What exactly do you think a hit and run is?

      • jeffw@lemmy.worldM
        215·
        8 months ago

        A car crash where you typically do less than 2-3k in damage. It does not require bodily injury to be a hit and run