2-18-2012
A Houston man has told police that conservative KTRH talker and former City Councilman Michael Berry rammed his SUV into another car outside the bar T.C.'s Show Baron Converse on January 31st. Click2Houston.com is reporting that Tuderia Bennett told Houston police that he was working as a bouncer at the front door and watched the crash happen. He told police he rushed up to the car after impact and got a good look at Berry behind the wheel. Security camera footage has been viewed of the crash. Bennett told police 'That's definitely the guy.' For sure, 100 percent."
Bennett wrote down the license number from the car that he said caused more than $1,500 in damage to his car. Then, when HPD officers traced that license tag to Berry, the victim said he had no doubt it was him. He said he did not know who Berry was until HPD officers told him and he viewed an online promotional photo of Berry.
Click2Houston.com reports that HPD investigators issued an internal "Significant Event Form" to notify department leaders of the former city councilman's involvement in the hit-and-run. The HPD accident report states that the SUV headed in reverse for about 70 feet on the street before colliding with the car and leaving the scene. HPD officers involved in the investigation said that the Harris County District Attorney's office has declined to file criminal hit and run charges in the case, telling officers that no one can positively identify Berry being behind the wheel for the crime. Bennett said "I'd say that's the government at work. I mean, that's corruption at its best."
The victim told Local 2 Investigates he believes the conservative activist is trying to avoid the issue entirely because of his public stances involving gay people. "If you're going to stand up and say anti-gay things and be conservative and be Mr. Good Guy, and then when something happens that points you out and puts you in a place with the exact business that you aim to shut down, it kind of makes it seem like I need this to go away and I need it to go away quickly," said Bennett.
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