FOXNews.com is reporting that a state trooper was suspended for 15 days without pay after he was recorded on a 911 tape saying “too bad” to a caller seeking help after a motorcycle accident involving Justin Sawyer, 21, who died of a severe head injury a week after the crash last August.
Russell Shepard, a friend of Sawyer’s, called 911, which was routed to the state police barracks in Montville. When he reported the accident, Peasley said, “Yeah … too bad,” and hung up, according to a tape obtained by WTNH-TV.
Shepard said he was shocked, believing he reached a wrong number.
Another friend made a second call. “Yeah,” the officer responded. “Help will get there. Shouldn’t be playing games.”
A third emergency call was answered by a different dispatcher, who asked about Sawyer’s condition and advised those nearby to not touch him.
Sawyer’s father, Jim Sawyer told reporters “I am absolutely outraged every time I hear that ‘too bad’ and then click.”