Mixed verdict for ex-cop charged in 2009 Orange crash

MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- A jury came to a mixed verdict in the case of a former Milford police officer charged in connection with the deaths of two teenagers. So, the judge threw out that verdict and sent the jury back to reconsider.

Late Tuesday morning, the jury found Jason Anderson not guilty on two counts of manslaughter in the deaths of 19 year-old David Servin and 19 year-old Ashlie Krakoswiki. Anderson was found guilty of lesser charges, including negligent homicide, and one count of misconduct with a motor vehicle. Anderson was also found guilty of reckless driving.

Anderson’s lawyer, Hugh Keefe, argued the jury’s decision was conflicted.

The jury answered “yes,” when asked whether Servin’s actions played a role in that June 2009 crash. Servin was over the legal limit and didn’t stop at a blinking red light when turning left.

Witnesses say Anderson, not on an emergency call, was driving 94 miles per hour on Boston Post Road. They say he blew through a few lights and didn’t have his sirens on. State’s Attorney Kevin Lawlor argues police know that speeding kills and it was Anderson's actions that took two young lives.

Judge Denise D. Markle agreed with Keefe that the jury’s decision wasn’t legally acceptable and sent the jury back to deliberate.

The jury was sent home and was sent back Wednesday morning.

Anderson was found guilty of Reckless Driving and Misconduct with a Motor Vehicle and not guilty of manslaughter.