Placer County CEO faces discipline or dismissal in wake of fatal Rocklin car crash

The Placer County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting Friday to decide the fate of Todd Leopold, the county’s executive officer, who was placed on paid administrative leave weeks after being involved in a fatal Rocklin collision earlier this year.

An agenda posted to the county’s website says the meeting will contain an “evaluation of performance, discipline or dismissal” of the county executive in a closed session, meaning it will not be open to the public.

Last week, the Board of Supervisors placed Leopold on paid administrative leave during another special meeting, seven weeks after he was behind the wheel in a crash that killed 18-year-old Anthony Williams.

This week, Placer County officials have not responded to repeated requests for information about Leopold’s fate or the matter discussed last Friday. And the Rocklin Police Department has denied multiple requests by The Bee for the accident report.

Leopold publicly acknowledged being the driver in the fatal crash nearly two months after it happened.

Leopold’s public admission in a written statement came two days after the Rocklin Police Department announced it had completed its investigation into the collision. The agency said officers determined the motorist, whom they did not identify, was not at fault and would not face criminal charges. The Police Department has said it would only release a report on the completed investigation to Williams’ family and those involved in the incident, citing motor vehicle code.

The Placer County District Attorney’s Office then announced it was reviewing the findings of the police investigation and would independently decide if any criminal charges were necessary. It’s unclear when the District Attorney’s Office will release its findings.

This story was originally published June 2, 2022 at 3:32 PM.