Golden — The Denver undercover police officer who hit a schoolteacher’s car Aug. 22 while chasing a suspected gang member has been cited for a misdemeanor traffic violation.
Clement Bourgeois was issued a citation Wednesday by Lakewood police for careless driving resulting in serious bodily injury.
Bourgeois has a Nov. 19 appearance in Jefferson County Court.
The charge was lodged after Lakewood police consulted with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, said Lakewood spokesman Steve Davis.
“It doesn’t appear there was any favoritism in the charge,” Davis said. “It was the most-appropriate charge in the situation.”
Bourgeois was driving an unmarked Dodge pickup truck with no lights or siren as he chased suspected gang member Manuelito Santistevan.
As the two vehicles sped through the intersection of West Ninth Avenue and Gray Street, Bourgeois hit a car driven by Edith Mack.
Mack’s car flipped, and she was hospitalized with a broken hip. Mack is a tutor in English as a second language at Molholm Elementary School, which is about two blocks from the crash site.
Staff writer Ann Schrader can be reached at 303-278-3217 or aschrader@denverpost.com.
