Vehicle Incidents and Issues
The Vehicle Incidents and Issues topic deals with issues related to specialized patrols like motorcycle units as well as vehicular risks and challenges to LE, including vehicle crashes involving police and vehicular assaults against officers.
A majority of respondents to a recent survey support revising laws to remove the authority of police over minor violations that now are grounds for a vehicle stop
While there isn’t a safe place to stand when dealing with vehicles, there are tactics you can use to reduce risk
The FREE program has promise as a strategy for reducing vehicle crashes, particularly those stemming from dangerous driving behaviors
The suspect’s pickup truck was hit from behind by a state police patrol vehicle, causing the truck to roll
Both vehicles were responding to a report of a drowning; the victim was treated by EMS at the scene and was reported as stable
Police said the man smashed the driver’s side window of a locked patrol car that had police K-9 Logan inside
Deputy Caleb Boyer has undergone surgery for a broken femur and other injuries; doctors said he has a long road to recovery
San Diego law enforcement and fire agencies will use the unique siren to warn the public about natural disasters, SWAT standoffs and other evacuation incidents
Virginia patrol officer’s dashcam video is another reminder that traffic stops can go from routine to life-threatening in the blink of an eye
Rutherford County Detective Jacob Beu was a U.S. Marine and SWAT team member
Sallisaw officers were the “last line of defense” before the suspect’s vehicle would have entered the area, causing potential “massive casualties”
Felonious deaths decreased almost 18% from 2021 and vehicle crashes were the second leading cause of death
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
The new camera system pair directly with officers’ Axon BWCs allowing officers to sync directly with their dashcam audio
The driver bailed out of his pickup as it sank and was taken into custody after he made his way to shore
Brian Cummings pled guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in relation to a pursuit that reached speeds of up to 100 mph
An officer must notify a supervisor about the pursuit and then come up with a plan to end the pursuit
Among those arrested was a couple who brought their children, ages 1 and 3, to watch the race, police said
“I just see myself as a regular trooper,” said Sgt. Chad McCoy about the praise he has received for crashing into a wrong-way driver
You never know what you will be called to do
City leaders and law enforcement have given warnings before in Fresno after deadly car crashes they say were due to street racing and other dangerous driving
The suspect, surrounded by vehicles, backs into officers and then tears down a Manhattan sidewalk
“Oh Lord, thank you for keeping me safe,” said the Lawrenceville officer after moving his recruit to safety
Audit faults San Diego city agencies, including PD, for unsafe driving costing $31.2M in settlements
The audit found that the PD was responsible for more preventable accidents than any other city agency, accounting for 451
Good Samaritans began knocking on the windshield and climbing on the cruiser to try to reach the 24-year-old deputy
Legislation moves to the Senate, but some representatives and LEOs believe the new bill still does not offer a comprehensive solution
An unknown truck driver pulled the deputy to safety after he was ejected from his cruiser onto the interstate
The agency will use the L3Harris PatrolSim simulator for routine training for new and existing officers and remedial training for officers who get into accidents
Deputies eventually used a PIT maneuver, which pinned the cruiser in with other sheriff’s vehicles
“Our public safety workers were able to scramble to safety and were not physically injured,” the PD said
Suspect had stopped a second time during the pursuit and then accelerated into the Lafourche Parish deputy’s cruiser
Officer Tim Unwin, 31, was killed when his patrol car collided with another vehicle
