Montgomery County deputy 'failed to control speed' in crash that killed fellow colleague: DPS

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The deputies were escorting a prisoner from Oklahoma to Montgomery County when the crash happened. While the report lists the deputy at fault, he has not been issued a citation or charged.

Luke JonesA Montgomery County deputy was speeding when he crashed, killing another fellow deputy, according to a DPS report.A crash report obtained by Eyewitness News Thursday indicates a Montgomery County sheriff's deputy "failed to control speed" when he crashed into an 18-wheeler in February, killing a fellow deputy.

No criminal charges have been filed in connection with the crash, and Francis hasn't been issued a citation for speeding. Attorney Brent Mayr, who's tried cases involving crashes, said that even if Francis is found to be negligent, investigators would have to find extreme negligence to warrant criminal charges.

"Once they have said, 'We've learned everything that there is to know about this,' at the end it, that may be all that happens, that a citation is issued," he said.

 

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