Ga. Fireman Suspended for Video of Dead Woman
A Georgia county has suspended a firefighter for using his personal cell phone to take gruesome video of a woman killed in an SUV crash that was later received by the dead woman's parents.
Spalding County officials said in a statement that the firefighter has been placed on "investigatory suspension" while an outside firm determines whether any laws or internal policies were broken.
The firefighter, who was not identified, took a video of the injuries suffered by 23-year-old Dayna Kempson-Schacht, who died July 17 when her car crashed into trees. She died instantly.
The video spread after the firefighter shared it with his co-workers and others outside the department.
Jeff and Lucretia Kempson were trying to recover from the shock of losing a daughter when they learned people were texting and sharing of photos of their child's death. Not only that -- somehow, the photos got sent directly to them, CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor reported earlier this week.
Video of Ga. Woman's Horrific Death Goes Viral
The mother of two lost control of her car and hit a row of trees just off Highway 19-41 near Griffin, Ga. The coroner told her parents Dayna died instantly.
But two-and-a-half months later, the Kempsons' pain deepened immeasurably when they received a video on their cell phone -- 30 seconds filled with graphic images of their daughter -- taken moments after her death.
Jeff Kempson said, "It was bad enough that we lost our daughter. And now to have to deal with something like this, it's just beyond words."
In the video, someone can be heard saying, "Hold that down for me. That's really bad. Oh my God."
It was shared with other firefighters, and then shared again at a local bar. Soon, the video went viral.
Glor reports investigators say they don't believe any laws were broken, in either taking or sharing the video.
But that's small comfort for the Kempsons.
Lucretia Kempson said, "When I close my eyes, it's not fair that that video is what I see of my daughter."