Cop said sun was in his eyes, as he kills tourist

[damien007]

"Acting Battalion Chief Whitman shouldn't be making statements with no basis in fact to the media, no matter what his role was at the scene. He was making excuses for the person who struck and killed a bicyclist rather than sticking to the facts, which at that point would have been limited to "An investigation is ongoing into a fatal collision between a bicycle and a car driven by an on duty police officer." If he had done that and stopped there no one would have thought twice about the possibility that the public safety community might be circling the wagons to protect one of their own. Now it looks like there has been a rush to judgement that the accident was the cyclist's fault. Appearances matter when you are dealing with public trust." - Shockwave Rider

Well at least we got his rank correct now, but the rest of is off base, Thats right off base. First, he was there and "we" were not. At the time of his arrival, the sun may have been an issue - hence "likely". Second, it most certainly does matter what his role is (not investigator as to the cause), Third - your assumption that he or anyone else for that matter, that the driver of the vehicle was determined at fault!

I presume you like to raise up your almighty demeanor of placing anyone at fault at this juncture, why because this is what bored persons do when they seek attention to themselves and are not patient to wait until facts unfold, not a newspaper article or an alleged statement. Too quick to judge more times than not gets ones self embarrassed!