Leesburg City Commissioner Jay Hurley faces no criminal charges from crash that killed Steve Tuttle, 46, on U.S. Highway 441 on April 27

Modified Date: 
Wed, 12/10/2014 - 1:31pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Leesburg commissioner won't be charged in fatal motorcycle crash

Steve Tuttle, 46, of Leesburg died when Hurley made a sharp right turn from the center lane of U.S. Highway 441 in front the biker, who slammed into the side of Hurley's pickup.

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"He did a wrong thing," Lawrence said of Hurley. "He needs to pay the consequences…I don't know if or when I will experience closure." In September, the State Attorney's Office decided not to file criminal charges against Hurley.
Leesburg City Commissioner Jay Hurley won't face criminal charges in an accident that killed a motorcyclist during Bikefest in April. A statement by the State Attorney's Office said there was no proof Hurley committed a crime — "the evidence fails to demonstrate a reckless and wanton driving pattern required to prove a charge of vehicular homicide." However, Hurley violated state driving laws pertaining to "overtaking, passing, changing lanes and changing course," along with improper window tint. Tuttle's mother, Jeannie Lawrence of Leesburg, said she and her family were "beyond sad" when they learned last week that Hurley wouldn't be charged in the death of her son, a "late bloomer" with a "creative mind that was always one step ahead." "We trusted the system that we were raised in and raised to respect," she said. "We're just disappointed and discouraged."
People Involved: 
Steve Tuttle
Jay Hurley

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