Overview
- Colonel Geoffrey Noble retained 21CP Solutions to independently assess policies, notifications, supervisory response, and documentation tied to the Quigley incident, alongside active internal affairs probes.
- The department introduced immediate changes that require a captain to respond to injury crashes, mandate prompt notifications to command, and add supervisory sign-offs on initial investigative steps.
- Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office is leading the criminal investigation into the crash, and no charges have been filed.
- Court records show Sgt. Scott Quigley’s hospital toxicology registered a 0.114 blood alcohol level after the Dec. 12, 2023 head-on collision; he has denied intoxication and disputed criminal liability.
- The Middlesex DA says prosecutors learned of the BAC on Jan. 27, disclosed it the next day, and now oppose a hearing or dismissal in the paused Phan retrial, while defense lawyers allege a cover-up and press for testimony and sanctions.