A Rochester-area district attorney issued a public apology Monday after a video of her heated traffic stop argument went viral.
Sandra Doorley, elected as Monroe County District Attorney in 2011, was clocked on April 22 going 55 mph in a 35 mph zone.
Doorley had pulled into her garage when officer Crisafulli steps out of his car and approaches her at the top of the video.
Crisafulli gets frustrated, asking Doorley to stay outside for the traffic stop.
You say you’re a DA?” She replies, “I’m the DA … I’m the DA of Monroe County.” “I just don’t understand the hostility towards me.
Monday morning, a week after the traffic stop, Doorley issued an apology video.
She said she is taking steps to hold herself accountable, including referring the incident to a district attorney from another county for review.
Still, Doorley said, all people have stresses and what precipitated the incident with the officer does not stand as an excuse.
After a video of her acrimonious altercation during a traffic stop went viral, a district attorney from the Rochester area publicly apologized on Monday.
Sandra Doorley, who was chosen as the district attorney for Monroe County in 2011, was observed speeding on April 22 at 55 mph in a 35 mph zone. The policeman was approached by her when she got home, rather than pulling over right away. She told the Democrat and Chronicle, a part of the USA TODAY Network, that there was tension during the interaction at first.
However, the footage captured by the officer’s body-worn camera revealed more than just friction. Doorley repeatedly mentioned that she was the DA, called the officer a derogatory name, and stated that she did not care that she was exceeding the speed limit by twenty miles per hour.
In addition to cooperating with the investigation into the ticket for speeding, Doorley has entered a guilty plea and promised to discipline herself in the same way that she would someone else in her office.
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Tense exchange captured on body camera: “I understand the law better than you.”.
Doorley and policeman Cameron Crisafulli’s conversation at her Webster, New York, home, which is outside of Rochester, was captured on body camera footage.
She told the D&C that while an officer followed her with his lights on, she had called Webster Police Chief Dennis Kohlmeier from her car. She stated that since she didn’t stop right away, she wanted the chief to identify herself to the officer so he would know there was no chance of him being in danger following the stop.
At the top of the video, Doorley had pulled into her garage when officer Crisafulli gets out of his car and walks over to greet her.
After making another call to Kohlmeier, she hands the phone to Crisafulli and exclaims, “Go away!” as she storms out of the garage.
Frustrated, Crisafulli asks Doorley to wait outside for the traffic stop.
She tells him, “I know the law better than you,” while he makes a supervisory call.
Watch the entire conversation on video. Note: Graphic language is used in this video.
He asks, “What’s the reason you’re so against what I’m doing? I’m doing my job,” as the argument goes on. Are you a DA, as you claim?
“I’m the DA… I’m the DA of Monroe County,” is her response. “.
“I simply don’t get why people are so hostile toward me. “I’m carrying out my duties,” Crisafulli declares.
Doorley continued by denouncing the policeman.
After asking if he knows what Crisafulli has been up to all day, Doorley informs him that there have been three murders in the city of Rochester.
“Do you really think I care if I was going 20 miles over the speed limit?” she queries.
Doorley, who appears to be more composed, accepts the traffic ticket at the conclusion of the 26-minute video captured by Crisafulli’s body camera.
Sandra Doorley, the DA of New York, releases an apology video.
A prosecutorial misconduct commission was asked to look into Doorley’s actions after the video went viral and brought calls for her resignation, as the D&C reported. Additionally, New York Governor Kathy Hochul made this request.
A week after the traffic stop, on Monday morning, Doorley released a video apology.
Doorley begins the 30-second video by saying, “Last Monday I failed you and the standards that I hold myself to.”. I apologize for that. I fully accept responsibility for what I did, which was wrong. “.
She said that among the actions she is taking to hold herself accountable are sending the incident for review to the district attorney of a different county.
Doorley revealed that she had a very challenging day at work and that her husband had given her some worrying medical news.
Nevertheless, Doorley stated, everyone experiences stress, and the reason behind the incident involving the officer is not defense. “My foolishness has humbled me, and I bear complete responsibility,” she uttered.
Robert Bell, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, contributed.
