COLORADO SPRINGS (USA): The Colorado city has refused to fund the defense of a firefighter. He is accused of running over a woman who was wrapped up under a blanket on a lawn covered in garbage and blankets during an emergency trip despite several evasive maneuvers.
As Colorado Springs’ The Gazette reported on Dec. 13, 2022, the Colorado Springs City Council declined to defend a city firefighter who is facing criminal charges after he allegedly ran over and killed a woman while on fire. in Dorchester Park.
Three factors decide → 6:2 against
The City Council voted 6-2 on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 to dismiss the firefighter criminal defense costs as not in the city’s best interest. City council looks at three factors in deciding whether to defend an employee: whether the act was part of an employee’s duties, whether the person acted in good faith without willful misconduct, and whether the cost of defending the person is in the city service interest , according to the documents made available to the Council. Some board members declined to further explain why they would not defend Wesley Cosgrove, who is facing reckless driving resulting in his death, because discussions on the case were taking place in executive session. Board members Dave Donelson and Stephannie Fortune voted to defend Cosgrove.
A lot of trash around
Firefighters were dispatched to Dorchester Park on 16 October, where a man was reportedly trying to start a fire. They found a fire on a tree stump near the main road. The fire truck was too large to be driven to the scene from the road. Cosgrove drove the fire truck down a dirt road.
According to a press release, there is a lot of debris, garbage and blankets lying around on the lawns. During one of the subsequent evasive maneuvers during the approach, the right rear cufflink rolled onto a woman lying on the ground wrapped in a blanket. Despite the immediate first measures, the woman died. Cosgrove is charged with careless driving resulting in death, a traffic offense. However, the city does not support him in this. As reported, it’s not in their interest…
