Traffic citations dismissed following FHP trooper's death

Nearly 130 traffic citations written by Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Bullock have been dismissed.

Four criminal traffic cases have also been dropped by the State Attorney’s Office.

JOSEPH BULLOCK WAS KILLED INTHE LINE OF DUTY ..

SHOT BY AGUNMAN ON THE SIDE OF I-95.THE IMPACT OF THE TROOPER'SDEATH IS BEING SEEN IN AREACOURTROOMS..

THE COMMUNITIESHE SERVED WITH DEDICATION FORNEARLY 20 YEARS.

ONLY ON 5 -MEGHAN MCROBERTS IS IN MARTINCOUNTY TO EXPLAIN WHY.TROOPER BULLOCK COVEREDMARTIN, ST LUCIE, INDIAN RIVERAND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES.

BUTMARTIN COUNTY WAS WHERE HEMADE THE BULK OF HIS TRAFFICSTOPS ..

AND NOW- WHERE MORETHAN 100 TRAFFIC CITATIONSHAVE BEEN DISMISSED.<< TROOPER JOSEPH BULLOCKSPENT NINETEEN YEARS SERVINGTHE TREASURE COAST, MUCH OFTHAT TIME PATROLLING ON OURINTERSTATE OR TURNPIKE& BUTNEARLY 130 CITATIONS THAT HE'DWRITTEN SINCE LAST SUMMER HAVENOW BEEN DROPPED IN MARTINCOUNTY.

A JUDGE- IN THISORDER- DISMISSING THE CASES&ATTHE REQUEST OF THE HIGHWAYPATROL.“I DONTHOUGHT ABOUT IT.

IT WASACTUALLY HIS CAPTAIN THATBROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OFTHE CLERK, THE CLERK BROUGHTIT TO OUR ATTENTION AND THATHOW WE TOOK CARE OF IT”ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY NITADENTON SAIDTHE TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES&WITHOUT STRONG VISUALEVIDENCE... OR A SECONDTROOPER WITNESS... IT'S HARDFOR THE CASES TO HOLD UP INCOURT.

EVEN WRITTEN CITATIONSAREN'T ENOUGH.“THATAND HEARSAY IS NOT A COURTSTATEMENT OFFERED FOR THETRUTH OF THE MATTER AND ITNOT THAT RELIABLE UNLESSTHERETHE CITATIONS BEING DROPPEDRANGE FROM PRIMARILY SPEEDING&BUT ALSO CARELESS DRIVING, ANDOFFENSES LIKE DRIVING ON ASUSPENDED LICENSE THERE AREALSO 4 CRIMINAL TRAFFIC CASESTHAT HAVE BEEN DROPPED.“THECRIMINAL CASES, YOU KNOW, WEHAD TO DROP, AND THOSE WEREPEOPLE DRIVING WHILE LICENSESUSPENDED&"THE IMPORTANT THINGIS THEY WERE CRIMINALOFFENSES.

HOPEFULLY THEYLEARNED THEIR LESSON.