SORRENTO, Fla. (WFLA) — A Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace deputy resigned from his place after slamming right into a stopped car whereas taking a look at pornographic images on his telephone.
Deputy Tristan Macomber was heading southbound on Nation Street 435 in Sorrento on Nov. 6 when the crash occurred, in line with an inner investigation report obtained by NBC affiliate WESH.
The opposite driver was reportedly stopped forward for a college bus with flashing lights.
When first questioned, Macomber advised officers that he tried to cease, however the “brakes on his patrol car locked up.”
The deputy additionally suggested that his patrol automobile’s speedometer had simply been calibrated, and the anti-lock braking system (ABS) mild was on.
Through the inner investigation, officers reviewed the deputy’s physique digicam footage, which reportedly confirmed him choosing up his cellphone a minute earlier than the crash.
Macomber later advised officers that he was taking a look at textual content messages from his colleagues, however the physique digicam footage confirmed that was not the case, in line with the interior report.
In one other interview with the Workplace of Skilled Requirements, Macomber admitted that he was on his private telephone taking a look at “inappropriate photos,” later clarified to be pornographic materials.
Macomber did say his ABS mild was on throughout the crash however confessed that was “extra of a deflection than a real cause for the car crash,” the report mentioned.
Along with violating a basic order about utilizing handheld digital gadgets, the sheriff’s workplace discovered Macomber in violation of basic orders relating to departure from reality in giving testimony. He additionally was not carrying a seatbelt.
Macomber was dealing with termination when he determined to resign, the sheriff’s workplace advised WESH.
It is unclear if the opposite driver was injured. Nonetheless, Macomber’s physique digicam footage confirmed the opposite driver concerned within the crash getting out of their automobile and telling him they have been OK earlier than shifting their automobile out of the roadway.
