Man Gets Court Date for Funeral Procession Interruption
Is it really that hard to stop for a minute when you see a procession of funeral cars going down the road? Apparently it is because we have one of these stories at least every other week. In this story, however, the man who interrupted the funeral procession is getting a summons to appear in court.
Stephen Hillel Krug, age 63, was driving his black Ford pickup truck in Cross Lanes, West Virginia on September 16. There was a procession of hearses and funeral cars going by for a fallen police officer – Patrolman Jerry Jones. He was caught in friendly fire just a few days before and lost his life at the young age of 27. As his processions winded through the downtown Charleston area, Krug failed to stop his vehicle at the intersection where the cars were going through. Luckily, nobody was hurt in this story.
State Police Cpl. Patrick J. Mooney was directing traffic that day for the procession. When he saw the truck go through the stoplight, he got the plate numbers and later reported him to the authorities. Now, Krug is required to appear in court to face two charges – failure to yield the right-of-way to a funeral procession and failure to obey a police officer.
Finally, someone receives some justice for not observing their surroundings out on the road.
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