To the Editor: Officers made the correct call

To the Editor:

I just read a letter to the editor where a subscriber laments a person being charged with reckless driving instead of assault IV. I have been out of law enforcement for many more years than I care to think about so I may be all wet, but in my day reckless driving was a much more serious offense than assault IV. Memory fades but I recall reckless driving as being a misdemeanor criminal offense punishable by up to a year in jail, a fine of $1,000 and 10 points on your driving record. Assault IV typically got a 10 day suspended jail sentence with a $25 fine and no points on your dr...