Thursday, 4:30 PM
Off-duty officer cited for negligent mv homicide in girl's death
By Andrew Ryan, Globe Correspondent
An off-duty police officer was cited for negligent motor vehicle homicide today after prosecutors alleged he was driving a dump truck last weekend and struck and killed a 10-year-old girl who was riding her bike in Foxborough.
Mansfield police officer Aaron Fine, 33, was also cited for negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding greater than reasonable for given conditions, and improper operation while approaching a bicycle, according to the Norfolk County district attorney's office. Negligent motor vehicle homicide is a misdemeanor punishable by 2.5 years in prison.
Rose Shatz died after she was hit in front of her home on Willow Street at about 2 p.m. on Sept. 2. She was a fourth-grader at Mabelle M. Burrell Elementary School.
Fine, who joined the Mansfield department in the summer of 2002, has been suspended with pay while the case is reviewed by the town's legal department, according to Police Chief Arthur M. O'Neill.
Earlier this week, fine was cited for driving a class B truck without having the proper license.
