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.
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
Use your discretion and consider the situation from the driver’s perspective when you can and when appropriate
After a wrong-way driver struck 25 LASD recruits on a training run, LE leaders and instructors should study this incident and consider changes to recruit training activities
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
The officers were hit as they waited for a tow truck after a suspected car thief crashed in a pursuit
The man suffered major injuries and was transported to a hospital, where he died
An Orlando firefighter pulled a Seminole County deputy from his patrol vehicle seconds before it became engulfed in flames
The suspects were on their way to Panama City Beach when their vehicle had a flat tire and deputies stopped to assist
The lawsuit claims the officers, who were in three vehicles, never commanded the driver to stop nor did they turn on their lights and sirens
Justices ruled that the K-9 jumping onto the car door and sniffing at the seam constituted trespassing, leading to illegal search
“He hit me with the car,” a Sarasota officer said after escaping serious injury from being hit head-on
Deputy Jeremy McCain was critically injured when a gate went through the windshield and pinned him in his car
William Dwyer stands by his officers’ decision to not wait for an ambulance and to rush the 4-month-old to the hospital
San Diego County deputy pushes a man out of the way as the driver of the stolen truck speeds away
Joseph Barlow died Monday from injuries sustained on Friday when he was struck head-on during an escort to a funeral home
Suspect jumps out of the truck with skateboard in hand and begins leading officers on a short pursuit
Tajze Mullins caused extensive ceiling, electrical and duct work damage to the Area 3 headquarters room
The driver was found guilty of reckless driving and sentenced to 90 days in jail, which he has already served
An attorney said some of the officers allegedly returned to the scene of the crash and warned witnesses not to talk to investigators
A Piqua officer was on patrol in the early morning when he came across a car driving in reverse
Tourniquet training credited with saving the life of the wounded officer
Representatives held a town hall call and found 87% of people in the call supported new pursuit legislation
Video shows a trooper with a flashlight directing traffic and then running to the side of the highway as the truck quickly approaches
A state trooper was outside his vehicle removing stop sticks that had been placed to stop the driver when the car crashed head-on into a patrol vehicle
Bill increases the areas of reasonable suspicion where an officer can begin a pursuit but includes communication requirements
Troopers were unable to stop the driver unless there was probable cause he was a suspect in a violent crime or drunken driving
Officer Steven Wren, who was 37 at the time, suffered a multi-level compression fracture of his thoracic spine
Mount Pleasant officers pulled Tamara Palmer over for suspicion of drunk driving after she hit the curb multiple times and failed to stay in the lane
Dash cam shows collision as Volusia County deputies attempted to stop a group of speeding, reckless motorcyclists
Surveillance and body camera videos show officers digging out people in two vehicles from underneath a building collapse
Dealers would have to enter information into an electronic database to help law enforcement trace the parts
“This is tragic. We haven’t had multiple children killed in a very long time. It’s bad,” one trooper said
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