Good Grief. More Senatorial Shenanigans

[classicman]

Cambridge Police unsuccessful in search for Galluccio night of Cambridge crash

Cambridge police have released the incident report two days after state Sen. Anthony Galluccio was cited for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident Sunday evening.

The six-page report contains a detailed incident report filed by Officer Christopher Sullivan, along with a crash report filed by one of the two victims, and citation issued to Galluccio. There are also two witnesses involved.

According to the report, police tried to contact Galluccio that night after a witness recorded Galluccio's license plate. Police went Galluccio's current Trowbridge Street address, but found that nobody was home. Polcie scanned the neighborhood along with Galluccio's old residence at Sunset Road for his car, but still found nothing.

Galluccio turned himself in at Cambridge Police Department headquarters Monday morning.

On Tuesday afternoon as police released the official crash report, Galluccio released a statement about the incident, claiming he panicked and left the scene of the accident at Linnaean and Garden streets. He also said he notified Cambridge Police about the incident. He also said promised he would take care of any damages and plans to offer an apology to the driver.
Police are still investigating.

More unbiased reporting - I read about 6-7 articles on this - NOT ONE reported his party affiliation. The only one that did say he is a DEMOCRAT was NPR. I couldn't even find a fox story on it.

The incident report is included here.

Originally Posted by classicman

Cambridge Police unsuccessful in search for Galluccio night of Cambridge crash

More unbiased reporting - I read about 6-7 articles on this - NOT ONE reported his party affiliation. The only one that did say he is a DEMOCRAT was NPR. I couldn't even find a fox story on it.

The incident report is included here.

It looks to me like the top media outlets in Boston reported his party affiliation:

Boston Globe (Boston.com) - Galluccio, a Cambridge Democrat, collided with the other vehicle...

Boston Herald - The Cambridge Democrat said in a statement he regrets his decision, yet he refused to elaborate...

WBZ (CBS) - Sen. Anthony Galluccio, a Democrat from Cambridge, turned himself in Monday....

WHDH (NBC) - Galluccio, D-Cambridge, said in a statement that he regretted making "a serious error in judgment" when he left the scene...

NECN (New England Cable News) - Massachusetts State Senator Anthony Galluccio, Cambridge Democrat, is embroiled in controversy over his actions Sunday afternoon.

I think most style guides suggest including party affiliation in parenthesis the first time the name appears in an article, unless it is otherwise mentioned at or near the top of the story.

IMO, the issue should be consistency...when reporting, that the same standards are applied to all elected officials.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Redux

IMO, the issue should be consistency...when reporting, that the same standards are applied to all elected officials.

Thanks for the links - when I heard about it I googled it and as I said the first articles didn't list his party. Neither did the video I watched on it - all 4 minutes of their story.

I wholeheartedly agree that it should be consistent. My opinion is that it hasn't been. Hence I brought it up.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by classicman

.... I couldn't even find a fox story on it...

Don't worry, Fox would report that he is a Democrat - regardless of his actual affiliation.

[richlevy]

I think drunk hit-and-run drivers should have the book thrown at them, Republican or Democrat.

The prize still goes to PA. State Senator Thomas Druce, who served two years working in a prison hospital for the fatal hit and run of a Marine Corps veteran.

Why the light sentence?

a) Dauphin County is a Republican stronghold
b) The victim was intoxicated and poor.
c) The victim was a black man and the trial was in Central PA.

Thomas Druce, 44, was released on parole from the Laurel Highlands prison in Somerset, a minimum-security facility with a special unit for geriatric male prisoners, state Corrections Department spokeswoman Sue McNaughton said.
He will spend the next two years on parole, subject to conditions that include mandatory drug testing and an alcohol ban.
Druce was a fourth-term state legislator and considered a Republican rising star when Harrisburg police, acting on an anonymous tip, first questioned him about the death of Kenneth Cains in January 2000 - six months after the accident.

Another source, from before Druce was convicted.

Conspiracy theories abound. Two years for killing a man and insurance fraud?