Colorado Springs Police Officer G. Lucero Fails to Protect or Serve Accident Victim
The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by a reader who only provided the first name Shannon (Shae), via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page.
Note: This isn’t the first time Officer Gilberto Lucero’s behavior and demeanor has been called into question. In March 2015, we received another submission regarding Officer Lucero.
Date of Incident: November 4, 2016 (Around 6:30pm)
Officer Involved: Officer Gilberto Lucero
Department Involved: Colorado Springs Police Department – 217 Division
Department Phone No.: (719) 444-7240
I had just gotten into a bad car accident. The other driver had tried to beat the light, and I couldn’t see him coming because the other cars that did stop blocked my view of that lane. I thought all was good until it was too late. I was heading west and as I was making my left turn heading south, the other driver hit me so hard that, when all was said and done, my car was facing north east on the corner of Fillmore and Wood.
I’d never been in an accident where I was hit so hard my air bag deployed and I was freaking out! I’m in a panic, I’m scared and shaking. People are running up to me from out of nowhere asking me if I was OK and telling me I should sit down. I’d said I was fine, just a nervous wreck.
When the policeman showed up, he started barking at me; I need your license, I need your insurance, etc… I handed him my license and told him I couldn’t get the rest of it because the glove box wouldn’t open. It had gotten crushed in the accident. He began yelling at me, “Are you towing this or am I going to have to do it” He showed no concern for my well being. He was just barking a million and one orders at me. Get all the stuff out of your car, I need your insurance info, you need to fill out this form, if you don’t get this car towed I’ll tow it.
I turned and looked at him and said, I’m trying to do the best I can. I’m a ball of nerves and you’re not helping. I can only do one thing at a time! I was already on the phone with the insurance lady and she said “would he like to speak with me? So I looked at him and said, “Do you want talk to the lady?” He said I don’t fucking want anything to do with that! You need to get your car moved out of the middle of the road! I thought my car isn’t in the middle of the road the other person’s is! Mine was crunched up against the corner curb! And yes, he did use that cuss word and he walked away, temporarily.
Within about 10-15 minutes the tow company came and that seemed to satisfy him. He told me to go wait over at the 7-11 for the tow guy. After I was done and I filled out the paperwork, he was so desperate for me to get done. I said well I need the other person’s insurance info. You haven’t given me anything! He yelled at me, “I told you already I would call you back when I get that info!” And he then handed me a ticket!
What!? Why? I didn’t run the light! The other guy did. He said with such an attitude. Like I was a criminal! (I’m still shaking from the fear and shock of accident.) With that attitude he asked me how did I know the other person ran the light. I said because after yellow comes red! It was yellow and everyone else had stopped. That’s how I know he ran the light! Because after the light is green and it turns yellow what comes after that red! I’ve got common sense! They didn’t knock that out of me!
He was just so rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and not at all worried about me and my well being. I was just an annoyance to him. He was no help at all. That’s what I thought police were for. To help you, not make you feel like a bother and a criminal! I was appalled with his pushy bossy and down right RUDE attitude!! He was in no way there to help out or make me feel safe! It was just the opposite! And the strange thing about this whole nightmare is the one thing that stuck in my head was his name. Officer Lucero!
The rest of the accident is a blur. I can’t even remember what I wrote on that piece of paper he so urgently wanted me to fill out. But I do remember his name and what he looks like. That’s how much of an asshole he was. His name stuck in my head. When I was telling my friend about the accident she paused and said something’s not right, and she remembered hearing his name before about harassing the handicapped lady. We got online and now I’m telling you my story.
Thank you very much for taking time to read this. If you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated. And if anyone out there reads this and was witness to this accident, please, I know Lucero didn’t even try to ask anyone else what happened. It was on Fillmore and Wood right where the 7-11 is. It happened on the 4th of Nov. 2016, around 6:30pm, just over a week ago. To be exact, ten days ago. Thank you! And thank you to those people who did show concern and consideration for me and the other driver in the Academy driving school car. Who also is fine just fyi.
– Sincerely, Shae
