Michael Davey:Weymouth police officer hit video

Michael Davey, 34, had been on the Weymouth police force for about five years and also served in Iraq as a member of the Army National Guard.



A Weymouth police officer looks down onto West Street in the area where Officer Michael Davey was struck by a motorist while working a traffic detail earlier today.

He was hit while working a detail by 79-year-old Ronald Gale of Weymouth, authorities said today.

Norfolk District Attorney William Keating said Gale’s license has been suspended because he is an immediate threat to public safety. The Registry of Motor Vehicles said Gale’s driving record was otherwise spotless.

Davey was working a police detail in the intersection of West Street and Route 18 this morning when he was hit. He was directing traffic at a utility work site when Gale drove his Mazda pick-up through a stop sign and hit a Toyota Camry and kept going slamming Davey against a utility truck and finally pinning him under his pick-up, authorities said.

Gale’s wife, Frances, 78, told the Herald today they would have “no comment until the investigation is complete.”

Davey, a National Guard veteran of the Iraq War, testified earlier this year at the murder trial of Ryan Bois, a man convicted of breaking into the Weymouth home of his grandmother in 2007 and raping and murdering his 6-year-old cousin Joanna Mullin.

Davey’s father is a retired Weymouth police officer.

Weymouth police Chief Tim Carr said Davey was a “vital part” of the Mullin case. A teary eyed Carr also added the force is “distraught” by the loss of Davey.

Gale is charged with motor vehicle homicide, speeding, failure to stop at a stop sign and two negligent operation charges. More about:Michael Davey
Add Your Comment

Upcoming Topic

Name (required)

Mail (required) (hidden)

Website Or Blog