NY District Attorney Sandra Doorley Apologizes After Confrontation With Police Officer Goes Viral

Statement by District Attorney Sandra Doorley
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Sandra Doorley Releases Apology Video In Response To Viral Confrontation With Officer
By Gary Craig
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
April 29, 2024

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2024/04/29/sandra-doorley-releases-apology-video-after-confrontation-with-webster-officer-rochester-ny/73496476007/

Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley Monday released a video which she hopes will serve as an apologetic response to the internationally viral video of her refusing to immediately pull over for a speeding ticket and then chastening a young police officer.

In the video, released around 6 a.m. Monday, Doorley apologizes to the officer and the community and says she will take steps of discipline against herself, including submitting an attorney grievance complaint for investigation.

The video comes after a bevy of calls for her resignation and a request from New York Governor Kathy Hochul that Doorley's actions be investigated by a prosecutorial misconduct commission.

Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley Monday released a video which she hopes will serve as an apologetic response to the internationally viral video of her refusing to immediately pull over for a speeding ticket and then chastening a young police officer.

In the video, released around 6 a.m. Monday, Doorley apologizes to the officer and the community and says she will take steps of discipline against herself, including submitting an attorney grievance complaint for investigation.

The video comes after a bevy of calls for her resignation and a request from New York Governor Kathy Hochul that Doorley's actions be investigated by a prosecutorial misconduct commission.

Meanwhile the officer's composure and professionalism stand in stark contrast to Doorley's reproachful attitude toward him, after she refused to pull over immediately while speeding and instead continued into the driveway of her Webster home.

Doorley telephoned the Webster police chief during the interaction, called Crisafulli an "asshole," and flashed her district attorney badge. Meanwhile, she also said she'd handle the ticket herself, a statement laden with ethical issues because of questions of whether she intended to dispose of it.

In her video, Doorley said that she'd had a particularly difficult day, after a weekend with three homicides, including the fatal shooting of a cab driver David Treese III after he picked up a fare. Her husband also received medical news of concern, she said.

Still, Doorley said, all people have stresses and what precipitated the incident with the officer does not stand as an excuse. "I've been humbled by my own stupidity and I am fully to blame," she said.

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Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley

https://www.monroecounty.gov/da#SandraDoorley

Elected in 2011, Sandra Doorley is the first female District Attorney in Monroe County history. In 2015 and 2019, Doorley was re-elected to her second and third four year terms. Prior to assuming office, Doorley served the District Attorney's Office with distinction for nearly twenty years, successfully prosecuting thousands of high profile criminal cases and compiling an impressive record of victories. After joining the office in 1992, Sandra Doorley served under two consecutive administrations in the following capacities:

Chief of the Felony DWI Bureau (2004-2005)
Deputy Chief of the Major Felony Bureau (2005-2008)
Second Assistant District Attorney (2008)
First Assistant District Attorney (2008-2011)
Homicide Bureau Chief (2008-2011)

Sandra Doorley is recognized as a leader in the prosecution of cold cases using DNA evidence and has successfully obtained indictments and convictions in such cases, including the 1976 murder of a young girl in Rochester and the conviction of a serial sex offender for murder and sexual assault. In January 2011, Sandra Doorley was honored by the New York State District Attorney's Association with the Robert M. Morgenthau Award in recognition for her "professional accomplishments, honesty, integrity and commitment to the fair and ethical administration of justice." In 2014, Sandra was presented with the Stop the Hurt Award by Alternatives for Battered Women, recognizing her successful prosecution in the murder trial of Brockport College freshman, Alexandra Kogut. In July of 2015, at the District Attorney's Association of the State of New York Summer Conference, The New York State Prosecutor's Training Institute awarded Sandra Doorley the Prosecutor of the Year Award. In 2020, she was sworn in as President of DAASNY during the summer conference of 2020. In addition to her duties as District Attorney, Sandra Doorley continues to assume the role of lead prosecutor on several current and pending homicide and cases.

Sandra Doorley is a graduate of the Syracuse University School of Law and completed her undergraduate studies at the University at Albany. She currently lives with her family in Webster.