A few facts that must be share with the defense atty.
David Njuguna, 30, broke both wrists in the crash, which could be an indicator that he held fast to the steering wheel as the car careened into the Ford Explorer SUV where Trooper Thomas Clardy was sitting. There were no skid marks indicating that he ever tried to stop the vehicle.
Several witnesses—including a police officer—described seeing a Nissan Maxima veer across three lanes of traffic and then steady itself in the breakdown lane before plowing into the rear of the cruiser on March 16.
On March 15, the day before the crash, Njuguna complained on his Facebook page that he had trouble sleeping, writing, “Couldn’t get enough sleep, even my medication is not working.”
Worcester County DA’s Office have obtained a search warrant for the Event Data Recorder “or black box” inside the Nissan Maxima driven by Njuguna, which can determine, among other things, how far the accelerator pedal was pressed, whether the driver was wearing a seatbelt, and whether the brakes were ever applied.
Three years ago Njuguna penned a Facebook post that read, “Just did 160 mph from Springfield to Webster in 25 minutes, good thing I wasn’t pulled over, i’m never ever going to do that again … Y.O.L.O ….”
Prosecutor Jeffrey Travers has said that Njuguna bought marijuana cigarettes before the crash and had marijuana in his system after the incident. Njuguna had a card allowing him to use marijuana for medical purposes.
Good luck with your defense.
