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Bishop With DUI Record Kills Cyclist in Hit and Run Accident
Cyclists in Baltimore City are angry because the first female bishop of The Episcopal Church of Maryland has not been charged with murder after a hit and run accident on Saturday. Heather Cook hit Thomas Palermo and fled the scene leaving him there to die. The community of cyclists are demanding that she be charged for her crime.
Reportedly Cook fled the scene and was chased down by fellow cyclists who were also at the scene of the crime. Detective Jeremy Silbert, spokesman for Baltimore Police department, said officers were called to respond to a car accident at the 5700 block of Roland Avenue. Once they arrived officers found the 41-year-old man injured but alive. The biking enthusiast was rushed to Sinai Hospital but died from his injuries.
Bishop Cook was placed on leave from her ministerial duties according to Diocesan Bishop Eugene Sutton. He emailed … click HERE to continue reading
