According to State election documents, Tim filed as a Republican candidate for Charles County Sheriff on 9/17/09

Tim’s a great candidate for sherif. In 2005 he wrapped his corevette around a telephone pole on Burnt Store road while driving drunk and was flown to the shock trauma and spent weeks in the hospital and months out of work. As a good old friend of Fred he was never charged with the DUI.

I’m sure plenty of folks would love for him to be our sheriff.

Truth Teller - 18 September 2009 07:59 PM

Tim’s a great candidate for sherif. In 2005 he wrapped his corevette around a telephone pole on Burnt Store road while driving drunk and was flown to the shock trauma and spent weeks in the hospital and months out of work. As a good old friend of Fred he was never charged with the DUI.

I’m sure plenty of folks would love for him to be our sheriff.

Is there any truth to this? Can you back this up with some documentation?
If not, you need to zip it.

Oh No looks like you struck a chord - YES there is truth to that assertion and it will certainly be a MAJOR issue if this idiot continues to run for elected office

Manny - 20 September 2009 04:24 PM

Oh No looks like you struck a chord - YES there is truth to that assertion and it will certainly be a MAJOR issue if this idiot continues to run for elected office

No cord was struck. I was simply asking whether or not the info. was true or just
a lot of bunk. I’ve heard other “made up” wild tales that have absolutely no
basis in truth what so ever.

If what Manny says is in fact true, then of course it will be an issue for Crawford.
Crawford is a stand-up guy as far as I know. As for whether or not he was drinking
and driving. I would chock that up to ‘everybody makes mistakes’ and leave it at that.

If my memory serves me correctly, ‘George Bush’ was arrested for drunk driving and
he went on to become a Governor and then President of The United States.

I think that MADD and SADD and all other victims of drunk drivers will disagree with you.  Just because Crawford only injured himself this time does not give him a pass as far as the public is concerned.  He is neither a “stand up guy” or a viable candidate for office.

Like I said Manny, Crawford is a stand-up guy ‘as far as know’. As for the drinking
and driving issue, was Crawford ‘sited’ for DUI? Is there a police report somewhere
that documents that he was driving while under the influence? If not, its a non-issue
and nothing more than a rumor. Like I said before, I have heard some really
‘despicable’ unsubstantiated rumors put out about certain officers simply because
someone had a ‘beef’ or a score to settle. I’m not saying that what you are saying
is not true. What I am saying is, where is the proof?

As far as I’m concerned, Crawford deserves a fair shake, and not to be ‘derailed’
by some ridiculous rumor started by someone looking to ‘settle the score’. Or by
someone angry with him because he {Crawford} got a promotion that they felt they
should have received.

Proof is proof and rumor is rumor. All I’ve heard so far is rumor. Is there an
‘accident’ report? Where is it? What does the report say?

I can’t speak to the validity of the rumor. But here’s a news story from the St. Mary’s Today where Sheriff Davis confirmed that there was a beer bottle in the vehicle.

A report to ST. MARY’S TODAY that Crawford’s vehicle was littered with beer cans was referred to Sheriff Davis who has reported that one beer bottle was found in the wrecked car and that the incident was listed as having the presence of alcohol for that reason.
The presence of the beer bottle is not indicative of Crawford being intoxicated or even having consumed alcohol.
Sheriff Davis said that only blood alcohol records will reveal what level, if any, of alcohol was present in Crawford’s system.  When blood tests are provided by the Sheriff, those results will be reported.

Being that those blood tests were never reported, we can assume that Davis never provided them… or that they were never done.

Maybe Crawford should offer up these blood results to clear this all up - How about it Tomahawk?

I can see where this would be an issue for some. There was a past Sheriff who was reported to the MD State Police after he was observed drinking an alcoholic beverage and got into his county owned vehicle and drove home. Whatever became of that?

The Quack - 21 September 2009 10:27 AM

I can’t speak to the validity of the rumor. But here’s a news story from the St. Mary’s Today where Sheriff Davis confirmed that there was a beer bottle in the vehicle.

A report to ST. MARY’S TODAY that Crawford’s vehicle was littered with beer cans was referred to Sheriff Davis who has reported that one beer bottle was found in the wrecked car and that the incident was listed as having the presence of alcohol for that reason.
The presence of the beer bottle is not indicative of Crawford being intoxicated or even having consumed alcohol.
Sheriff Davis said that only blood alcohol records will reveal what level, if any, of alcohol was present in Crawford’s system.  When blood tests are provided by the Sheriff, those results will be reported.

Being that those blood tests were never reported, we can assume that Davis never provided them… or that they were never done.

Thanks for clearing that up Quack. It appears now that Crawford was indeed driving
after drinking. As to whether or not he was actually impaired, that’s another question.

The way it looks is that after the blood test at the hospital, Crawford came in just under
the legal limit, which made it a judgement call for Davis. I have very little use for Davis
and think he was a ‘mediocre’ Sheriff at best, but I do agree with this particular call.

To Manny and Truth Teller, I stand corrected…

The way it looks is that after the blood test at the hospital, Crawford came in just under
the legal limit,

I commend you for acknowledging your mistake. Curiously I would like to know how you went from this is a rumor and “zip it” to what you purport as a “fact” - that “Crawford came in just under the legal limit”.  The previous entry indicates that the results of a blood test were never disclosed?

Manny - 22 September 2009 05:45 AM

The way it looks is that after the blood test at the hospital, Crawford came in just under
the legal limit,

I commend you for acknowledging your mistake. Curiously I would like to know how you went from this is a rumor and “zip it” to what you purport as a “fact” - that “Crawford came in just under the legal limit”.  The previous entry indicates that the results of a blood test were never disclosed?

Well, what I’m trying to do is give Davis the benefit of the doubt. I’m going to assume
that the reason that Davis chose not to go forward was because Crawford’s blood
alcohol tests indicated a level below the legal limit. I also realize that giving
Davis the benefit of the doubt is probably misplaced. I know that Davis has shown
favoritism in the past. Was that the case here? I don’t know. As much as I think that Crawford is a decent guy, if his blood alcohol level indicated that he was intoxicated {.08}
or higher and Davis looked the other way, then Davis was derelict in his duties for not
taking some type of action. To be honest though, I’m glad that Crawford caught a break.

Why would you be glad that he caught a break?  He broke the law crashed his car and could have killed or injured another person - If you “catch a break” doesn’t that just allow you to continue with the same course of action with no recourse?  I am sure there are many other citizens that would have wanted to “catch a break’ too for breaking the law.  Bottom line is that when MADD and SADD get through with him - he will no longer be a candidate.

Manny - 22 September 2009 01:55 PM

Why would you be glad that he caught a break?  He broke the law crashed his car and could have killed or injured another person - If you “catch a break” doesn’t that just allow you to continue with the same course of action with no recourse?  I am sure there are many other citizens that would have wanted to “catch a break’ too for breaking the law.  Bottom line is that when MADD and SADD get through with him - he will no longer be a candidate.

Manny, you’ve really got it in for Crawford don’t you?

Even though I have a hard time believing anything that comes out of Davis’s mouth, it’s
quite possible that there was in fact only one empty beer bottle in Crawfords car. It’s
also quite possible that Crawford was not impaired or intoxicated. He may very well have
only had one beer and either dozed at the wheel or simply lost control of his car
after swerving to avoid a deer. Since there are no reports to say other wise, it’s
only fair to give the man the benefit of the doubt.

MADD and or SADD will have no right to attack Crawford unless they can produce a
hospital blood alcohol record that will show that Crawford was under the influence
on the day of the accident. If they are unable to produce the test results, which
I’m sure they will not. MADD will just have to ‘zip it’.

Then I guess we will have to have Crawford produce those records.  The testimony of the Rescue Squad workers who saved his life will tell you just how strong the odor of alcohol was and the fact that the accident was in the early morning hours after a Redskins game where there were many many witnesses that are aware of the amount of alcohol that Crawford consumed that day will be strong evidence of Crawford’s level of alcohol - The records are still out there and my strong suspicion is that Crawford will never let anyone see them - he knows he was drunk and he will never be man enough to admit his mistake.

Why are sure that the blood results will never be produced?  That is a very bold statement.

And no I do not have it in for Crawford - just people that are not honest about their mistakes.

Zip It? What is that suppose to be ?  If you don’t want to hear the opinions of others you are in the wrong place!  MADD will not adhere to your request to “zip it” I can assure you.

If all that you say is true Manny, then the information should be on the police
accident report. If it’s not, then it s a non-starter and you’re just whistling
in the wind.

Come back when you’ve gotten a copy of the accident report, then we can evaluate
what it says and discuss it further. As Sargent ‘Joe Friday’ would say ‘just the
facts’.

Manny you say that the medics said this and certain witness said that and blah…
blah…blah. If it’s not in an official unbiased report, then it did not happen. End
of story.

Now lets touch on the fact that Crawford is running for Sheriff. Do I think that
Crawford would make a good Sheriff, yes I do. I also think that Dave Williams will
make a good Sheriff as well. I’m an ‘Independent’ that leans Democratic, so I’m for
Williams, however if I were an Independent that leaned Republican I would have no
hesitation backing Crawford.

Can’t you still be legaly ‘impaired’ when your under the legal limit? Doc said that the blood tests showed the Tim Crawford was under the legal limit and it was a judgement call for Davis. If even one alcoholic beverage led to Crawford being impaired and contributed to the accident, wouldn’t that be grounds for charges?

Sounds like a lot got swept under the rug.

Not too many people like the St. Marys Today reporter but he usually doesnt print B.S. If he said there were reports of the car being litered with beer cans Im sure that report wasn’t made up. I find it hard to believe a single beer bottle was in the car like Davis said. I think he was watching out for his old buddy and that as Doc suggests theres nothing in the accident report.

Hell. after reading all this, Crawford has my vote.

I challenge anyone on here to find a pure candidate that has NO skeletons in his/her closet….good luck with that one!

Maryland Independent article: Current lieutenant enters sheriff race

Sammy - 25 September 2009 12:05 PM

Maryland Independent article: Current lieutenant enters sheriff race

Manny is going to pop-his-top when he sees this.

hey doc, have you ever worked with crawford?

Yes, I once worked with him and his brother..Virgil

I apologise, i meant as a police officer?

simon kenton - 25 September 2009 06:15 PM

I apologise, i meant as a police officer?

No