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Heather Cook was indicted on 13 charges Wednesday in the death December of cyclist Thomas Palermo in North Roland Park, the Baltimore state’s attorney’s office announced.
Police said her blood-alcohol content was .22 not long after the crash; nearly three times the legal limit of .08 in Maryland.
The charges she was indicted on are as follows:
- Automobile Manslaughter
- Manslaughter by vehicle or vessel – criminally negligent homicide
- Homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, per se
- Homicide by motor vehicle while impaired
- Failure to stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident & failure to remain at scene of the accident that might result in death
- Failure to stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident & failure to remain at scene of the accident that might result in serious bodily injury
- Driving while under the influence of alcohol
- Driving while under the influence of alcohol, per se
- Driving while impaired
- Texting while driving during an accident that results in death or serious bodily injury
- Texting while driving
- Reckless driving
- Negligent driving
Heather Cook was consecrated in September as bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, the diocese’s second-highest position. The church has put her on leave and is investigating her conduct.
Agencies/Canadajournal
