NYPD Officer Suspended Without Pay for Refusing to Help Dying Girl
NYPD Officer Alfonso Mendez was suspended without pay when he allegedly stood by and did nothing but harass a mother who was trying to get her dying 11-year-old daughter to the hospital.
Briana Ojeda suffered a major asthma attack at a park less than a mile away from a hospital. While her mother was frantically trying to drive her daughter to the E.R., she accidentally turned the wrong way down a one-way street and hit another car. Mendez approached and as Briana’s mother pled for help, the officer denied knowing CPR (a life-saving technique that all departmental officers are trained in). Instead of helping, he issued the mother a ticket for the accident. By the time the mother got Briana to the emergency room, it was too late…she was dead.
The officer faces departmental action for failing to act and a possible civil lawsuit from the family. All states have some type of penalties for officers accused of misconduct. This is why is it critical to contact a local, skilled criminal defense attorney if you are a police officer accused of misconduct.
Police officers need criminal defense lawyers as well. And claims against police officers are on the rise…especially in large metropolitan cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland. Officers face departmental action, criminal and civil penalties for alleged misconduct. If accused, don’t go at it alone. Be sure to contact an experienced attorney.
