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.

  • 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

                  • Ejh3k@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    32·
                    8 months ago

                    That’s unfortunate that you deleted everything. You should let people know just how bad a take you make.