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Troubled CT officer sued again after K9 took 'significant piece of flesh' from man who crashed, lawy
Troubled CT officer sued again after K9 took ‘significant piece of flesh’ from man who crashed, lawyer saysMoments after crashing his truck one November 2019 night on Interstate 95 in Old Saybrook, Edward Riccio walked toward a police cruiser pulled over a short distance away alongside the busy highway.
An officer spotted Riccio, jogged toward him and immediately gave a warning: “Get on the ground [or] you’ll be bit,” the officer shouted as he approached with a barking police dog, body camera footage recently obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media Group shows.
Police reports and legal filings indicate responding officers may have believed Riccio was intoxicated and had “fled” from the single-vehicle crash site after talking with paramedics.
The video shows the officer shouted commands for Riccio to get on the ground and turn around more than a dozen times, warning the dog would bite him if he didn’t comply. Instead, Riccio is heard talking over the officer, trying to explain his situation and asking for help.
Then Riccio, who was unarmed, turned his back and took a few slow steps away from the officer, who gave the dog an order: “get him.”
