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 Today News 10NBC uncovered exclusive new details
in the case against a retired state trooper accused of driving drunk
and killing a 90-year-old man. Frank Murray was involved in another
accident two and a half hours before the deadly crash.
Every time retired state trooper Frank Murray walks into court,
he holds his head high but every time one local family sees him, it
brings back the pain they're going through.
“He had head trauma, concussion, slight bleeding of brain, broken
ribs, collapsed lung and stitches to knee.” And the list of Ryan
Sutter’s injuries goes on. Sutter's father is sick over the
accident. His son was driving this motorcycle and crashed into
Murray’s car less than three hours before police say Murray hit and
killed Harry Thorton.
Rochester police blamed Sutter for the accident in their report,
saying Sutter sped up to go through a yellow light on Exchange
Street.
Murray was free to go and then just after 1:30 Sunday morning,
police say he was legally drunk when he hit and killed Thornton, who
was walking along Genesee Street.
Sutter's father says he just wants to see justice done. “If the
accident was properly investigated, my son's accident, Mr. Murray
may have been taken off road and the second accident may not have
happened.”
Murray had a 0.08 BAC at the scene of the fatal crash, the second
one. Rochester police say Murray seemed sober at the first crash but
a witness on this report from the first crash told News 10NBC he
didn't see Sutter speed up at the intersection. In fact, he said
Sutter slowed down.
Murray's lawyer had no comment today. The investigation into the
deadly accident will be presented to a grand jury next month.
Right now, Murray is only charged with a misdemeanor DWI
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