ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Greece Police Officer Casey Voelkl has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Greece, Greece Police Department, Supervisor Bill Reilich, and Deputy Supervisor Michelle Marini for what he calls “retaliation” against him in the wake of former Chief Drew Forsythe’s DWAI crash.
Forsythe pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges, driving while ability impaired and leaving the scene of a property damage accident, months after the October 2021 crash.
According to the DA’s office, Forsythe was driving home from a fundraiser in his police-issued vehicle around 1:30 a.m. when he crashed on 390. Forsythe continued driving until his car had only one working wheel.
According to Voelkl’s lawsuit, Forsythe used his police radio “hours after the crash” to call a sergeant to his location. A lieutenant and another officer also arrived to the scene, where Forsythe claimed he had swerved to hit a deer.
Court documents claim Voelkl, who was deputy chief at the time, was called about the crash at 2:00 a.m., but had “no reason to reject the officers’ assessment that there was no crime to investigate.” Voelkl says he was able to speak with Forsythe at around 8:30 a.m., and Forsythe told him Greece Town Supervisor Bill Reilich was “in command of all matters relating to the accident.”
Court documents say Voelkl realized Reilich was giving inaccurate information to the media that same day, and that other officers were working to find out who took pictures of Forsythe’s...
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