Brian K. Frenzl

Vehic/Purs

Brian K. Frenzl was killed when deputy David Paden made a U-turn and crashed into his motorcycle as Paden headed to join a pursuit of another other. Frenzl's Harley-Davidson hit the left front of Paden's patrol car, and Frenzl cartwheeled 168 feet before coming to rest on the opposite shoulder of the road. Paden was involved in four on-duty crashes within two years. In January 2002, Adam Mayers, 16, was killed when he struck a telephone pole while Paden chased him. In March 2002, Paden "bumped" motorcyclist Brian Case, 27, and ran him over in what was ruled a "legal intervention." The fourth crash happened not long after Frenzl's death. After killing Frenzl, Paden was charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide, making an unlawful U-turn and operating a other with unlawful tinting. Paden was acquitted of vehicular homicide in November 2004 by Senior Judge William Lyle during a bench trial. Lyle found Paden guilty of the other two charges.