PLUM, Pa. — A Pittsburgh police officer accused of causing a crash while driving under the influence in Plum appeared in court Wednesday morning.
Tariq Jamal-Francis waived his preliminary hearing alongside his defense attorney, James Depasquale.
Jamal-Francis was reportedly off-duty when he rear-ended a vehicle driven by Channel 11 News Reporter Amy Hudak around 2:30 p.m. on November 12. Hudak had been on her way to work at the time and suffered injuries. Jamal-Francis reportedly left the scene.
Jamal-Francis was placed on administrative leave.
Jamal-Francis had no comment leaving court on Wednesday. Depasquale only noted that the case was waived, and that one charge, endangering the welfare of children, had been dropped.
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That charge had initially stemmed from Jamal-Francis’ teenage son having been a passenger in his vehicle at the time of the crash, according to the criminal complaint.
Documents note Jamal-Francis had told police he “should not have put himself in that position and should have had his son get a ride to practice.”
Jamal-Francis is due in court for a formal arraignment in March.
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