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| Bishop Heather Cook faces charge over fatal hit-and-run | Bishop Heather Cook faces charge over fatal hit-and-run |
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| Maryland's first female Episcopalian bishop will face charges over a hit-and-run crash that killed a cyclist in Baltimore, prosecutors say. | |
| Bishop Suffragan Heather Cook will be arrested for vehicular manslaughter over the death of Tom Palermo, 41. | Bishop Suffragan Heather Cook will be arrested for vehicular manslaughter over the death of Tom Palermo, 41. |
| Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said Ms Cook's blood-alcohol level was at .22 after the crash, almost triple the state's legal limit for driving. | Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said Ms Cook's blood-alcohol level was at .22 after the crash, almost triple the state's legal limit for driving. |
| Ms Cook, who was elected bishop in September, has been put on leave. | Ms Cook, who was elected bishop in September, has been put on leave. |
| The Maryland diocese previously said Ms Cook initially left the scene but returned 20 minutes later "to take responsibility for her actions". | The Maryland diocese previously said Ms Cook initially left the scene but returned 20 minutes later "to take responsibility for her actions". |
| The national Episcopal Church has also opened a separate investigation to determine whether Cook violated church law. | The national Episcopal Church has also opened a separate investigation to determine whether Cook violated church law. |
| Bishop Cook became an ordained priest in 1987 and served in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania before returning to the state. | Bishop Cook became an ordained priest in 1987 and served in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania before returning to the state. |
| In a statement, the Palermo family said they "support the prosecutor's efforts to hold Bishop Heather Cook accountable for her actions to the fullest extent of the law". | In a statement, the Palermo family said they "support the prosecutor's efforts to hold Bishop Heather Cook accountable for her actions to the fullest extent of the law". |
| A small makeshift memorial was created near the road where Mr Palermo was killed on 27 December. The road had a designated bike lane. | A small makeshift memorial was created near the road where Mr Palermo was killed on 27 December. The road had a designated bike lane. |
| An eyewitness said he found Mr Palermo on the road and while other witnesses called emergency services he went looking for the vehicle and found it at a light. | An eyewitness said he found Mr Palermo on the road and while other witnesses called emergency services he went looking for the vehicle and found it at a light. |
| "The windshield was completely smashed in, with a hole on the passenger side, and from the damage of the car, there was no doubt in my mind that was the car," Moncure Lyon said. | "The windshield was completely smashed in, with a hole on the passenger side, and from the damage of the car, there was no doubt in my mind that was the car," Moncure Lyon said. |
| "I asked the lady who was driving 'Are you all right?' Then the light turned green, she said 'Yes,' and she left." | "I asked the lady who was driving 'Are you all right?' Then the light turned green, she said 'Yes,' and she left." |
| Ms Cook had previously pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 2010 and was sentenced to a fine and probation, according to court records. | Ms Cook had previously pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 2010 and was sentenced to a fine and probation, according to court records. |