Cop running red light kills biker, then has 4th on-duty crash, AL officials say
A former Alabama officer is accused of crashing four times while on duty, including one wreck that killed a 67-year-old motorcyclist, news outlets reported.
Roy Adams Jr., 45, who formerly worked for the Mobile Police Department, was indicted April 17 on a charge of vehicular homicide, WALA reported.
“Adams was indicted for disregarding the rules of the road and caused the death of Sumner Howard,” Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood said in a statement, WALA and WPMI reported.
According to the indictment, Adams drove his patrol vehicle through a red light at an intersection “without both visual emergency lights and audible siren,” crashing into a motorcycle driven by Howard, WALA reported.
The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital after the collision in July and died from his injuries two weeks later, according to WKRG.
Adams was previously involved in two car crashes while on duty — including one earlier the same day Howard was hit — and one wreck after, WPMI reported.
He turned himself in to Metro County Jail on May 2, a spokesperson for the Mobile Police Department told McClatchy News in a May 5 email.
“Adams has not been employed with the department for approximately three weeks, and his separation was not related to the investigation,” the police spokesperson said. “He resigned voluntarily.”
This story was originally published May 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM with the headline "Cop running red light kills biker, then has 4th on-duty crash, AL officials say."
