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Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review begins.
Department of Correction commissioner Frank Strada said that although he believes his agency followed proper execution protocol, "stepping aside is in the best interest of Tennesseans."
Frank Strada resigned as Tennessee's corrections commissioner after Christa Pike's botched lethal injection left her hospitalized on a ventilator.
The state's governor said Frank Strada would step down as an independent review examines what went wrong.
Frank Strada, commissioner of the Department of Correction, will step down this month, Governor Bill Lee said.
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada he will resign days after the execution of Christa Pike was botched, the governor said.
Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.
Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review began.
Christa Pike remains alive but unconscious and intubated after her failed execution on Wednesday, her lawyers said.
