Shawn Darin Gill, 46, of Gaithersburg, was driving west on I-70 at about 9 a.m. Jan. 25 when his 2012 Kenworth dump truck struck a 2011 Nissan Rogue stopped at the Interstate 270 interchange, according to police. While a Maryland State Police crash reconstruction report indicated Gill’s distracted driving was a leading cause of the crash, prosecutors declined to pursue charges in a letter sent to the lead investigator July 24.
“We are unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Gill was grossly negligent in the operation of his motor vehicle,” Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Moore wrote in the letter. “Therefore, it is my opinion that no criminal or traffic charges are warranted.”
The driver of the Nissan, 46-year-old Jacob “Jake” Jackson, was killed when the Nissan was pushed forward into the rear of a second dump truck stopped in front of him, causing the Nissan to “instantly burst into flames,” according to a report obtained Thursday through a Maryland Public Information Act Request.
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Lawsuit will not save him
“We are unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Gill was grossly negligent in the operation of his motor vehicle,”
He ran in to the back of a stopped vehicle how much more negligent can you get?
Said distracted driving but didn't say on a phone. Could have been eating a McMuffin or putting ketchup on his hashbrown.
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