any elements of this case are up in the air. 

Abramson said Romero, who wore a white shirt and brown slacks to court, was married with four kids and is a lifelong New York resident, barring a brief time living in the Poconos. He's worked in private security jobs since leaving the NYPD and Abramson said Romero's current employer  stands behind him  after the incident.

Abramson said he expected there would be an  excellent resolution  in the case.  He is a responsible person,  he added.

Irvine was commuting home from work in his dark blue Volkswagen hatchback when he nearly collided with Romero on the Manhattan side of the bridge on the W. 179th St. entrance ramp, officials said.

Medics rushed Irvine to Englewood Medical Center in New Jersey, but he could not be saved. The longtime Flatbush, Brooklyn, resident and his family had recently moved to Valley Cottage in Rockland County, N.Y.