Gerry Mitchell


Appeal denied: County cop convicted, transparency still elusive Published on Oct 12th, 2012 32 comments Five years after the notorious Gerry Mitchell case in which an officer went uncharged despite striking a wheelchair-bound pedestrian in a crosswalk, the Albemarle County Police Department seems to be...
Officer blamed: Police ticket own in pedestrian incident Published on Jan 25th, 2012 15 comments The last time an Albemarle County Police cruiser and a pedestrian tangled, it was the pedestrian who got the ticket in an incident that gave law enforcement a black eye and a lawsuit. This time,...
Crossed over: Artist Mitchell dies four years after crosswalk incident Published on Dec 4th, 2011 12 comments Less than two months after settling his lawsuit against the Albemarle County police officer who struck him in a crosswalk in November 2007, artist Gerry Mitchell has died. "The idea of not seeing him...
Crosswalk case: Taxpayer payout ends cops' black eye Published on Oct 24th, 2011 30 comments The injured plaintiff had already agreed to eschew hot-button terms like "Code of Blue" or "Code of Silence" when the lawsuit alleging a police conspiracy went before a jury. But the suit filed by...
Big reveal: Judge demands cop's tale in wheelchair case Published on Aug 31st, 2011 15 comments The cop-hitting-the-wheelchair case moved a step closer to trial on thte morning of Wednesday, August 31 as a judge in Charlottesville Circuit Court ordered Albemarle County to produce a statement...
Crosswalk bombshell: Officer texting before hitting wheelchair man Published on Aug 29th, 2011 77 comments For nearly four years, the dashcam video of a County police cruiser striking a wheelchair pedestrian in a crosswalk in broad daylight was the most shocking aspect of the case. Now, a new court filing...
Mitchell's suit: City released as crosswalk trial advances Published on Feb 24th, 2011 10 comments More than three years after disabled artist Gerry Mitchell was struck by an Albemarle County Police cruiser and then ticketed, his $850,000 lawsuit against the City of Charlottesville and two police...
Push back: Mitchell hearing delayed indefinitely Published on May 21st, 2010 78 comments Artist Gerry Mitchell, one year after the crosswalk incident. FILE PHOTO BY WILL WALKER A hearing scheduled for Friday, May 21, in Gerry Mitchell's $850,000 suit against the City of Charlottesville...
Sovereign immunity: City to argue for dismissal of Mitchell crosswalk case Published on May 18th, 2010 20 comments Artist Gerry Mitchell, one year after the crosswalk incident. FILE PHOTO BY WILL WALKER In November 2007, wheelchair-bound pedestrian Gerry Mitchell was tossed into the street when he was struck in...
Crosswalk fallout: Gerry Mitchell files suit Published on Jun 16th, 2009 45 comments Artist Gerry Mitchell, one year after the crosswalk incident. FILE PHOTO BY WILL WALKER First came the accident. Then the bad publicity. Now, 18 months after Gerry Mitchell was struck in his...
Safer streets: Crackdowns, crosswalks help peds Published on May 8th, 2009 5 comments A city public works crew installs a new crosswalk on April 22. Using city employees instead of outside contractors to implement pedestrian safety recommendations has offered "huge savings," says City...
Wheelchair shocker: Viewers find accident video disturbing Published on Jan 10th, 2008 16 comments Mitchell, pictured here in UVA hospital on November 7, two days after the accident, was hospitalized again on New Year's Day and will soon be moved to a nursing home where he hopes to regain...
Wheelchair video released Published on Jan 7th, 2008 50 comments Albemarle County Police released the dash-cam video tape shot from the front of Officer Gregory C. Davis' patrol car when he struck wheelchair pedestrian Gerry Mitchell in a West Main Street...
No apology: Mitchell charges dropped, city not sorry Published on Jan 3rd, 2008 4 comments Gerry Mitchell won't face charges, but he wants his name cleared.FILE PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Gerry Mitchell may be an invisible man. Two months ago, he was struck by an Albemarle police cruiser...
Crosswalk crossfire: Longo memo raises new questions Published on Jan 3rd, 2008 3 comments Charlottesville police chief Tim Longo wrote a memo to explain two crosswalk incidents, but some say it raises more questions than it answers.FILE PHOTO A memo sent by the Charlottesville...
We've all let down Gerry Mitchell Published on Dec 13th, 2007 2 comments Reading your follow-up this week on the Gerry Mitchell story [Fall-out: Who ordered ticket for run-down pedestrian?, I found myself saying "guilty as charged"– meaning myself as guilty. Yes, I...
Fall-out: Who ordered ticket for run-down pedestrian? Published on Dec 13th, 2007 0 comments Gerry Mitchell is struggling to recover from a shoulder injury related to the accident.FILE PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO What did they know and when did they know it? That's the question now being...
This man: was hit by a police cruiser in this crosswalk-- then given a ticket Published on Dec 6th, 2007 0 comments Gerry Mitchell was hit, then ticketed. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO Heading home from a trip to Reid's supermarket on Preston Avenue about a month ago, Charlottesville artist Gerry Mitchell stopped...