DAVID BAUM_NJ_POLICE
| Tracking # |
2024-00092 2022-17063 2024-00092 OPRA-2024-00092 |
| Submitted | Jan. 18, 2024 |
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From: Karen Rodriguez
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records and documents held by Summit Police Department regarding a Tesla crash that occurred on May 19, 2022.
According to media reports the crash happened on Route 24 at milepost 9 in Summit, NJ at around 2:00pm.
David M. Baum, 57, was the driver of the Tesla and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The records requested include but is not limited to:
Incident report
Investigative records (interview transcripts, scene models)
CAD report
All video and audio recordings (dash cam, body cam, mobile video, interviews, video of the scene)
All photos
Radio dispatch recordings
911 calls
After action reports
The following links may help find the records:
I request that the records I seek be provided in electronic format.
In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a journalist with Scripps News, I request this information for news gathering purposes. Scripps News is a national news network and a subsidiary of the E.W. Scripps company. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
The New Jersey Open Public Records Act requires a response time of seven business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than this amount of time, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $20. Should you deny my request, or any part of the request, please state in writing the basis for the denial, including the exact statutory citation authorizing the denial.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Karen Rodriguez
From:
Untitled City of Summit Open Public Records Request Reference # OPRA-2024-00092 Dear Karen Rodriguez , Your OPRA request has been submitted to the City of Summit. The City Clerk’s Office will contact you on the next business day. Your OPRA request sought access to the following information: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records and documents held by Summit Police Department regarding a Tesla crash that occurred on May 19, 2022.
According to media reports the crash happened on Route 24 at milepost 9 in Summit, NJ at around 2:00pm.
David M. Baum, 57, was the driver of the Tesla and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The records requested include but is not limited to:
Incident report
Investigative records (interview transcripts, scene models)
CAD report
All video and audio recordings (dash cam, body cam, mobile video, interviews, video of the scene)
All photos
Radio dispatch recordings
911 calls
After action reports
The following links may help find the records:
https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/essex/police-fire/nj-tesla-driver-dead-others-critical-in-chain-reaction-crash-with-tractor-trailer/832958/
https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/update-shorts-hills-resident-killed-after-his-tesla-rear-ended-tractor-trailer-route-24#:~:text=David%20M.,Dodge%20Ram%20sustained%20moderate%20injuries.%E2%80%9D
I request that the records I seek be provided in electronic format.
In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a journalist with Scripps News, I request this information for news gathering purposes. Scripps News is a national news network and a subsidiary of the E.W. Scripps company. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
The New Jersey Open Public Records Act requires a response time of seven business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than this amount of time, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $20. Should you deny my request, or any part of the request, please state in writing the basis for the denial, including the exact statutory citation authorizing the denial.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Karen Rodriguez
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Request Address (If applicable): Block/Lot/Qualifier (If applicable): Do not reply to the sending address of this email as this account is not monitored. A copy of your request is attached. Thank You, Rosemary Licatese City Clerk
From: Summit Police Department
Untitled City of Summit Open Public Records Request Reference # OPRA-2024-00092 Dear Karen Rodriguez , The City of Summit has received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request dated 1/18/2024 10:52:00 PM . Your request is in review and will be responded to within 7 business days. During the review process you will be contacted if there is a need for clarification of the requested records or if an extension of the response deadline is needed. Your OPRA request sought access to the following information: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records and documents held by Summit Police Department regarding a Tesla crash that occurred on May 19, 2022.
According to media reports the crash happened on Route 24 at milepost 9 in Summit, NJ at around 2:00pm.
David M. Baum, 57, was the driver of the Tesla and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The records requested include but is not limited to:
Incident report
Investigative records (interview transcripts, scene models)
CAD report
All video and audio recordings (dash cam, body cam, mobile video, interviews, video of the scene)
All photos
Radio dispatch recordings
911 calls
After action reports
The following links may help find the records:
https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/essex/police-fire/nj-tesla-driver-dead-others-critical-in-chain-reaction-crash-with-tractor-trailer/832958/
https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/update-shorts-hills-resident-killed-after-his-tesla-rear-ended-tractor-trailer-route-24#:~:text=David%20M.,Dodge%20Ram%20sustained%20moderate%20injuries.%E2%80%9D
I request that the records I seek be provided in electronic format.
In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a journalist with Scripps News, I request this information for news gathering purposes. Scripps News is a national news network and a subsidiary of the E.W. Scripps company. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
The New Jersey Open Public Records Act requires a response time of seven business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than this amount of time, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $20. Should you deny my request, or any part of the request, please state in writing the basis for the denial, including the exact statutory citation authorizing the denial.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Karen Rodriguez
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Request Address (If applicable): Block/Lot/Qualifier (If applicable): If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the City of Summit to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at Government.Records@dca.nj.gov, or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Sincerely, Rosemary Licatese City Clerk
From:
Dear Karen Rodriguez,
In response to your OPRA request, please see the attached letter.
Thank you,
Nicole Kotiga, RMC
Deputy City Clerk
City of Summit
512 Springfield Avenue, Summit NJ 07901
Office: 908-273-6400 Direct: 908-277-9416
Fax: 908-273-2977
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the City of Summit. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the sender is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error.
From: Summit Police Department
Dear Karen Rodriguez,
In response to your OPRA request, please see the attached letter.
Thank you,
Nicole Kotiga, RMC
Deputy City Clerk
City of Summit
512 Springfield Avenue, Summit NJ 07901
Office: 908-273-6400 Direct: 908-277-9416
Fax: 908-273-2977
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the City of Summit. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the sender is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error.
From: Summit Police Department
Dear Karen Rodriguez,
In response to your OPRA request, please see the attached letter.
Thank you,
Nicole Kotiga, RMC
Deputy City Clerk
City of Summit
512 Springfield Avenue, Summit NJ 07901
Office: 908-273-6400 Direct: 908-277-9416
Fax: 908-273-2977
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the City of Summit. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the sender is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error.
From: Karen Rodriguez
Hello Rosemary,
Thank you for your response. In order to narrow my request I need more information about the "17 hours of video footage" that are responsive to my request.
What kind of video footage is it? (Is it body camera, dash camera and/or surveillance video?)
When was is it taken? (Is it video of officers responding to the accident? Is it video of officers arriving after the accident to help with traffic?)
Is it one video or multiple videos?
On Feb. 21, 2024 at 11:09AM I called the office number listed on your letter (908) 273-6400. I spoke with a woman who said this information wasn't available and she transferred me to Jennifer, the police department records person. Jennifer did not answer, so I left a detailed voicemail and I'm hoping she calls me back.
As I attempt to get the information necessary to narrow my request, I ask the city of Summit to waive the Feb.23, 2024 deadline and hold my request open until I have further information.
thank you,
Karen
From: Summit Police Department
Dear Karen Rodriguez,
In response to your OPRA request, please see the attached letter.
Thank you,
Nicole Kotiga, RMC
Deputy City Clerk
City of Summit
512 Springfield Avenue, Summit NJ 07901
Office: 908-273-6400 Direct: 908-277-9416
Fax: 908-273-2977
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the City of Summit. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the sender is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error.
From: Summit Police Department
Untitled City of Summit Open Public Records Request Reference # OPRA-2024-00092 Dear Karen Rodriguez , The City of Summit has fulfilled your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request dated 01/22/2024 . The official Records Custodian received your request on 01/22/2024 . As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 03/15/2024 . Your OPRA request sought access to the following information: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records and documents held by Summit Police Department regarding a Tesla crash that occurred on May 19, 2022.
According to media reports the crash happened on Route 24 at milepost 9 in Summit, NJ at around 2:00pm.
David M. Baum, 57, was the driver of the Tesla and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The records requested include but is not limited to:
Incident report
Investigative records (interview transcripts, scene models)
CAD report
All video and audio recordings (dash cam, body cam, mobile video, interviews, video of the scene)
All photos
Radio dispatch recordings
911 calls
After action reports
The following links may help find the records:
https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/essex/police-fire/nj-tesla-driver-dead-others-critical-in-chain-reaction-crash-with-tractor-trailer/832958/
https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/update-shorts-hills-resident-killed-after-his-tesla-rear-ended-tractor-trailer-route-24#:~:text=David%20M.,Dodge%20Ram%20sustained%20moderate%20injuries.%E2%80%9D
I request that the records I seek be provided in electronic format.
In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a journalist with Scripps News, I request this information for news gathering purposes. Scripps News is a national news network and a subsidiary of the E.W. Scripps company. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
The New Jersey Open Public Records Act requires a response time of seven business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than this amount of time, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $20. Should you deny my request, or any part of the request, please state in writing the basis for the denial, including the exact statutory citation authorizing the denial.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Karen Rodriguez
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ The records are being transmitted to you via Email . Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b. the cost associated with this request is $0.00 Request Address (If applicable): Block/Lot/Qualifier (If applicable): You have a right to challenge the decision by the City of Summit to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at Government.Records@dca.nj.gov, or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Sincerely, Rosemary Licatese
City Clerk
Please download these attachments from the links below:
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