PC guilty of girl's crash death.

jumpy · 05-01-09, 04:23 PM

3 years.
Not sure if it ought to be more

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8028666.stm

AVGWarhawk · 05-01-09, 09:08 PM

I have to agree here, his speed and non-use of lights/siren were a serious lack of judgment. 91+ going after a car in that 'possibly' was involved in a crime was not justified. Felony crime committed or not, racing through the city streets at 91+ is never justified.

Jimbuna · 05-02-09, 03:28 PM

I've been in similar situations on a few occasions in the past and must say this is a terrible tragedy. There was no intent....simply a serious breach of judgement and a failure to adequately assess the situation at the key moment.

Justice has taken it's course but sadly....that will not return the child to her family.

How very very tragic

AVGWarhawk · 05-02-09, 04:08 PM

It happens a lot here in Baltimore City Jim. Not always a fatality but wrecked cruisers at intersections. No siren or lights going. For the most part it usually happens when a traffic stop is being effected and the driver attempts to run. In the city, let him go or there will be trouble driving high speeds through city streets. For the most part the driver is running because of some overdue parking tickets. This incident is a shame and truely, at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Jimbuna · 05-03-09, 07:55 AM

Precisely.......when in built up areas with high volumes of traffic and pedestrian numbers just let them go, but not in an obvious way, they only highten the danger levels for what is usually a paltry offence.

On the open road it's a different matter though....keep em in sight because there's nothing been built thus far that can travel faster than a radio signal.

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jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	sentenced 3 years. Not sure if it ought to be more http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8028666.stm __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I have to agree here, his speed and non-use of lights/siren were a serious lack of judgment. 91+ going after a car in that 'possibly' was involved in a crime was not justified. Felony crime committed or not, racing through the city streets at 91+ is never justified. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-02-09, 03:28 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I've been in similar situations on a few occasions in the past and must say this is a terrible tragedy. There was no intent....simply a serious breach of judgement and a failure to adequately assess the situation at the key moment. Justice has taken it's course but sadly....that will not return the child to her family. How very very tragic __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-02-09, 04:08 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It happens a lot here in Baltimore City Jim. Not always a fatality but wrecked cruisers at intersections. No siren or lights going. For the most part it usually happens when a traffic stop is being effected and the driver attempts to run. In the city, let him go or there will be trouble driving high speeds through city streets. For the most part the driver is running because of some overdue parking tickets. This incident is a shame and truely, at the wrong place at the wrong time. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-03-09, 07:55 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Precisely.......when in built up areas with high volumes of traffic and pedestrian numbers just let them go, but not in an obvious way, they only highten the danger levels for what is usually a paltry offence. On the open road it's a different matter though....keep em in sight because there's nothing been built thus far that can travel faster than a radio signal. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!