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02 December 2015

Highway Patrol Refuses to Release 911 Tape from Cyclist Death Incident Involving Judge Matthew Gary

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Sacramento Bee investigative reporter Brad Branan has published a new article about the traffic fatality involving Judge Matthew Gary and cyclist Margaret Bengs. The California Highway Patrol declined a request by the paper to release the 911 recording from the incident, according to the Bee:

Peter Scheer, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, said the CHP is not required to release the recording, but added that nothing in the law prohibits its disclosure. Given the public interest in how the CHP is handling the investigation of a judge, he said the agency should release the recording, especially since the investigation does not appear to involve criminal activity.

“Unless there’s some particular reason other than just trying to save the judge from personal embarrassment, some specific legal reason, they should be releasing it, because it is a matter of public interest,” he said. “The people will want to know if he’s getting preferential treatment.”

Gary has repeatedly declined to discuss the crash, and the CHP has said it is conducting an impartial investigation.

To read the full article at the Sacramento Bee, click here. For a list of Sacramento Family Court News articles about controversial Judge Matthew Gary, click here.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article47636890.html#storylink=cpy

28 November 2015

Highway Patrol Admits Errors in Initial Account of Traffic Fatality Involving Judge Matthew J. Gary

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A new investigative report by Sacramento Bee reporter Brad Branan has revealed that the California Highway Patrol released incorrect information about the traffic fatality involving cyclist Margaret Bengs and Sacramento Superior Court Judge Matthew Gary:

Family members and bicycle advocates say the California Highway Patrol botched key details in its investigation of a fatal bicycle crash this month involving a Sacramento Superior Court judge, deepening their skepticism about the agency’s handling of the case.

On Nov. 2, Judge Matthew Gary was driving his Toyota pickup truck on Fair Oaks Boulevard when he hit a bicycle ridden by Margaret Bengs, 66, who died the next day. Shortly after her death, a CHP spokeswoman said Bengs appeared to be at fault, in part because she was not wearing a helmet.

But a witness who stayed with her until paramedics arrived said she was wearing a helmet, and Bengs’ family says she had two helmets among her belongings at the hospital. Her relatives also note that Bengs died the day after the crash, not two days after, as the CHP had first reported.

Anne Bengs Maffucci said her sister suffered a crushed skull, two broken arms and a shattered kidney in the crash, and was taken off life support at the family’s request.

“The CHP seems a bit negligent,” Maffucci said. “I hate to say this is a cover-up, but it seems like they are trying to slough this off like everything is OK.”

To read the full report at the Sacramento Bee, click here. For a list of Sacramento Family Court News articles about controversial Judge Matthew Gary, click here.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article46790980.html#storylink=cpy

17 November 2015

Sacramento Superior Court Controversy: Blame for Death of Cyclist by Judge Matthew J. Gary Spurs Debate on Reddit

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Judge Matthew Gary's role in the death of Margaret Bengs has sparked a debate on the Reddit social media site.

A Sacramento Bee investigative report questioning the CHP account of a fatal traffic incident involving Judge Matthew Gary and 66-year-old cyclist Margaret Bengs has been posted to Reddit, an entertainment, social networking and news website. The article was posted to the Sacramento "subreddit," a category featuring news, information and commentary about the city. The Sacramento subreddit has over 10,000 followers.

The post generated 31 comments, some of which expressed skepticism at how the CHP has handled the investigation of the incident. "This story is so fucked up. CHP trying to blame the victim," said one commenter, whose user name is NXNW83. "[I]t's pretty obvious that they're starting by making assumptions of the guilt of the victim," NXNW83 added in a follow-up post.

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