While Tracy Morgan was enjoying a standing ovation from Hollywood’s biggest TV stars at the Emmys on Sunday, the lawyer representing the Walmart truck driver who plowed into a car transporting the former “Saturday Night Live” star over a year ago was crafting a statement advocating for his client’s “constitutional rights.” “This is exactly what happens when a prosecutor and a judge allow the victims to dictate what’s important and control the proceedings,” Kevin Roper’s attorney, David Jay Glassman, Esq., said in a statement obtained by TheWrap. “Clearly the last thing on the mind of the Middlesex County prosecutor and.
- 9/21/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
The driver of the Walmart truck involved in the June 2014 crash that left actor-comedian Tracy Morgan seriously injured and another man dead wants the charges against him dismissed. Kevin Roper, who the National Transportation Safety Board found responsible for the crash, has filed for a dismissal of the charges of assault by auto and death by auto, according to legal documents obtained by TheWrap on Tuesday. Roper previously pleaded not guilty to both charges. A date for the motion to dismiss has not been set, Roper’s attorney David Jay Glassman told TheWrap. His legal team is currently evaluating whether...
- 9/9/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Months after Tracy Morgan settled his civil lawsuit against Walmart stemming from last year's deadly highway wreck, the man driving a truck for the retail giant wants criminal charges against him dropped, too.
Kevin Roper, whom the National Transportation Safety Board found responsible for the crash last month, has filed for a dismissal of the charges of assault by auto and death by auto, according to ABC News. Roper previously pleaded not guilty to both.
The 35-year-old Georgia man hadn't slept in 28 hours when he got behind the wheel of a Walmart truck June 7, 2014, causing a multi-vehicle collision on the...
Kevin Roper, whom the National Transportation Safety Board found responsible for the crash last month, has filed for a dismissal of the charges of assault by auto and death by auto, according to ABC News. Roper previously pleaded not guilty to both.
The 35-year-old Georgia man hadn't slept in 28 hours when he got behind the wheel of a Walmart truck June 7, 2014, causing a multi-vehicle collision on the...
- 9/8/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- People.com - TV Watch
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