Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
A battalion chief from Kingman, Arizona has been cited in the traffic death of an elderly woman last July.
On July 7, 2014 Emily Jeanne MacDonald, 75, was crossing the street when she was struck by a Kingman Fire Department pickup truck driven by Battalion Chief Bill Johnston. MacDonald was in a crosswalk at the time. She died two days later.
The accident was initially investigated by the Kingman Police Department, and later by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Last Friday, DPS issued Chief Johnston a citation for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Attorneys for MacDonald’s family have expressed frustration with the length of time it has taken for DPS to complete its investigation. The attorneys are seek $1.5 million for MacDonald’s wrongful death.
