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Public safety commissioners hear call for renewed distracted‑driving effort and an allegation against a CapMetro manager
Summary
During public comment the commission heard from Scott Johnson urging a new distracted‑driving working group and from Carlos Leon alleging misconduct by a CapMetro official and saying he will post a draft report to the public EDIMS site.
The Public Safety Commission opened Jan. 5 with public comments spanning traffic‑safety advocacy and an allegation directed at a transit official.
Scott Johnson, a founding member of the Vision 0 Alliance (now Vision 0 Task Force), reviewed the local history of distracted‑driving rules and enforcement and asked commissioners to consider convening a new working group on distracted driving and public education. "We need another one," Johnson said, noting past ordinances and that enforcement levels have changed over time. He asked staff to share his presentation with commissioners for follow up.
Another speaker, Carlos Leon, used his public comment time to accuse a CapMetro senior official (identified in his remarks as Daryl Jamail) of misconduct. Leon told the commission he prepared a draft report for APD's Special Investigations Unit and said the draft alleges violations of Texas penal‑code provisions; he asked that the report be posted on EDIMS for public access. Leon described a pattern of alleged retaliation and misrepresentation by CapMetro management; no APD staff or CapMetro representative made a substantive response on the record at the meeting.
The chair concluded public comment and the commission moved on to its agenda.
These allegations were made during public comment and remain allegations in the record; the commission did not vote on or investigate the matter during the session. If formal inquiry or law‑enforcement action is to occur, it would follow procedures outside this meeting.
