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.
Officer William “Jerry” McCarthy was pursuing a woman driving with an expired license when she slammed his squad
The officer was making a turn when he lost control of the cruiser and drove up the pole
Someone opened fire on people in South Los Angeles at a carwash, then sped off, causing a 9 car pileup that killed 1
Here are some of the coolest police cars from around the world
One officer was killed and and other was critically injured and lost his leg in the collision
Though the name of a station does not appear anywhere in the photo, it resembles a Tulsa squad car
Officer Brian Johnson apparently shot himself while driving in his marked cruiser
Quentin Tarantino’s 1964 Chevelle Malibu was recovered in the San Francisco Bay area earlier this week by police
Officer Joseph “Shane” Robbins was unresponsive when a medical crew found his cruiser off the road
The suspect abruptly exited his car, got back in and hit the gas, despite the officer standing in front of his vehicle
The department’s Polaris Ranger all-terrain vehicle will be able to go many places traditional squad cars can’t
The fully restored 1970 Plymouth Satellite police cruiser was initially used to develop a friendly relationship with the community
One officer promised he wouldn’t go home without saving the man; all of the victims were hospitalized
Officer Chad Key, a husband and father of 3, was hit by a man charged with drunk driving 3 times before
A teen driver failed to stop at a stop sign, crashing into Officer Douglas Hanna’s truck
Both the officer and pedestrian were found at fault for their actions, the man did not have a green light
Chad Peery was paralyzed in 2011 when he tried to neutralize a bar fight; he’d been struggling with rehab ever since
One occupant of the suspect’s vehicle was ejected from the car and died; both officers are okay
Peggy Sylvester, 50, was on her way to work when her vehicle veered off the road
In a city of boundless bling, Dubai police also are in hot pursuit after adding a Lamborghini to its fleet
The man laid on the officer to protect him when the fire prompted bullets in the squad to explode
Both officers were in their squad when the vehicle struck, causing extensive damage
The officer was dragged 20 feet, and still managed to get up, get in her squad and pursue him
Fla. police were pursuing a sport utility vehicle when it headed in the wrong direction
The officer was released from the hospital after suffering head pain, the suspect was arrested
The unidentified driver then got out of his car and used a blunt object to attack people
The officer’s squad was hit from behind by a semi, causing both vehicles to burst into flames
Two men driving an unlicensed motorcycle fled from police, prompting the officers to stop the vehicle
The girl was held against her will by a woman with an airsoft gun and forced to drive to Philly
