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.
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
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The driver of the semi reportedly did not see an officer directing them away from the power lines that had overtaken a roadway
The 23-year-old deputy’s name has not yet been released; the driver was arrested for DUI manslaughter
The deputy was finished with his job duties in the afternoon, but driving a county-owned vehicle is considered duty work
The officer was traveling on his motorcycle when a vehicle entered the roadway from a parking lot, causing his motorcycle to collide with the car
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Nicholas Gutierrez had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer, but was released
Both officers were charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident
Trooper Toni Schuck struck the drunk driver’s vehicle, which was traveling over 100 mph, in an effort to save nearby road race runners
Sheriff Alex Villanueva initially stated investigators believed the crash was a “deliberate act” and that there was probable cause to make the arrest
Colbie Hoffman, 22, faces a charge of evading arrest and detention, causing the death of Officer Brandon Paul Tsai
Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, who was driving an SUV and on his way to work when he crashed into the recruits, is being held on $2M bail
The suspect began shooting at police after they attempted to stop him for driving erratically
The suspect stole two vehicles – carjacking one after entering a home – and crashed into LEOs’ vehicles
A judge sentenced Darrell Brooks Jr. on 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and 61 counts of reckless endangerment
‘We need a tourniquet': LASD recruits render aid to wounded after driver plowed into them during run
“We need an airway for him,” one recruit shouted, while another was heard repeatedly saying, “We need help, here. Help, here.”
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the range of the most serious injuries included head trauma, broken bones and “loss of limb”
San Jose PD’s air support team tracked the sideshow from above and then boxed cars in with a large police presence on the ground, detaining hundreds of cars
The truck crashed into Deputy Joel Baker’s car after being unable to stop in time for a red light
Brandon Paul Tsai lost control of his cruiser and struck a light pole while trying to stop a car with a fake paper license plate
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The troopers, who were inside the cruiser at the time of the crash, were assisting on a different crash scene at the time of the collision
A recently arrested shoplifter gave detectives a tip to their main suspect: a convicted felon who wanted to sell the items for drugs
The SRO was driving to work when he heard a call over the radio about a man driving the wrong way at high speeds
Teens are breaking windows and starting Kia’s with a screwdriver and USB cable before showing them driving in the stolen car
The 14-year-old was driving the car of a 71-year-old man found slain in his home
Video shows how officers blocked in the ambulance as the driver pulled into a gas station
Officers used spike strips to stop the drivers, but they circumvented the police measure, speeding through two counties before being apprehended
The suspect sped off as officers attempted to approach the vehicle, which led to an officer firing shots at the passenger side – narrowly missing another officer
The officers had recognized a black sedan as matching the description of a vehicle involved in a recent shooting
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