Would Ganeshananda, his lawyer asked, be willing to talk to the man who had driven the Mercedes that day?... Advertisement This time, the former state trooper said “ yes.” A devastating crash On the afternoon of April 14, 2016, Ganeshananda was inside his patrol car parked on the right shoulder of the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, Md., helping a motorist whose vehicle had broken down.... It was the afternoon, but he had been sleeping off his night shift....