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.
Police officers must personally witness erratic driving before stopping a suspected drunk driver
Vice President Joe Biden’s vehicle was not hit and nobody was seriously hurt
Officer Seth Carson said, “I thought if it hit me it would just hit me, not drive over me like Bigfoot”
Carlos Martinelly Montano, 23, was awaiting a deportation hearing
State police issued 533 traffic citations and 23 summonses and made 36 impaired driving arrests during the first three weekends of Operation Lightning
The officer has not been charged with any violations and it does not appear that alcohol played a factor
The woman was lying under blankets on the grass when the cop drove through the park
Mass. police have launched a campaign telling motorists to slow down and change lanes when passing emergency vehicles
He is survived by his wife, three children, and seven grandchildren
Footage shows officers manning two fire hoses
Doug Barrett’s patrol cruiser was broadsided by a driver who ran a red light, according to a witness
Joseph Collins was charged with drunken driving while his 4-year-old son was in the vehicle
Man who “wanted to kill himself” has been charged with felony aggravated assault and aggravated criminal mischief... “there may be additional charges”
Struck-by incidents are the second leading cause of accidental deaths to law enforcement
One-third of all traffic fatalities in 2008 involved drunk drivers
At mid-year 2010, LEO deaths are up considerably compared last year
Three CHP officers have died in roadside accidents in the past month
The truck rolled several times after hitting the police car
No set policy on roadside stops because each poses a unique danger
The patrol car and fire truck collided while responding to a fire
Cleared of any wrongdoing in an April 2005 accident, Polk County sheriff’s Deputy William Schob is under scrutiny for his second traffic fatality in five years, his sixth traffic accident since joining the force in 1998
The trailer was carrying 30,000 pounds of produce
Prosecutors say the cop was dragged down the street from the window of a pickup truck
Jimmy Binns, a police patron and humanitarian, founded the CopWheels program in 2007 to raise money for law-enforcement equipment and to create memorials for fallen officers
Officer responds by giving the councilman a $165 ticket for blocking a crosswalk
Authorities say the motorcycle officer was hit while on the side of the freeway
Marc Castellano was struck while looking for two people who had abandoned a vehicle
LPR systems will automatically generate an alarm if it detects a stolen or wanted license plate
