Bulldozer-death suit

Pennsylvania State Police acted recklessly when troopers used a bulldozer to pursue a Grateful Dead fan caught growing marijuana on public land, killing him when he wound up under the machine’s treads, according to a civil-rights lawsuit filed Monday.

Greg Longenecker’s family said state police had no business chasing him with a bulldozer – especially over a few pot plants the 51-year-old was cultivating for personal use. His death last July also provoked outrage from a marijuana advocacy group.

Staff/wire reports