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 crash happened during a snow squall and sent 24 people to the hospital, police said
A suspect drove straight at Chicago officers, pinning one of them against a squad car
Search of the scene hadn’t been completed because of vehicles still burning
Troopers Martin Mack and Branden Sisca cut the stop short when they received a higher priority call
The man stumbles, then turns around and shoots into the cruiser’s windshield, video shows
The troopers were trying to detain a pedestrian when the suspect struck all three people
“Mom, you can’t lie to the police, you did drink,” the young boy said
Investigators are still piecing together details about an incident described as “DUI-related”
The driver crashed while attempting a stunt on an extremely steep Los Angeles street while spectators recorded videos
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Officer Ruben Munoz was investigating an earlier crash when he was struck
The two troopers reportedly were trying to get a pedestrian off the road when all three were struck
Officer Phia Vang served with the Fresno Police Department for 26 years
"[The driver’s] quick actions I am sure saved lives,” said Luis Alvarez, Fort Lauderdale’s acting police chief
Thankfully, no one was injured in the extraordinary accident
The Colorado State Patrol emphasized the need for owner vigilance
Yakima police can’t remember a year with as many traffic deaths as 2021
A Vermont state trooper had a front-row seat to a harrowing rollover crash
The cruisers’ new lighting and signage technology make rooftop lights unnecessary, lawmakers said
The pursuit began when a man refused to pull over for traffic violations
Officer Jeff Buettner suffered minor injuries himself, but helped calm and treat other motorists
The man fatally shot Lt. Aaron Allan when Allan came to his aid after a car crash
A patrol officer and dispatcher were treated for minor injuries
The program will ramp up patrols in an effort to clamp down on aggressive driving and criminal activity
The institute asks first responders to report incidents and plans to analyze the data
Two officers were monitoring traffic when a tire detached from a passing truck
No arrests had been made in connection with the crash, although at least one person was detained at the scene, police said
All three occupants died on impact, police said
Police say the driver was “watching a movie” when his Tesla crashed into a cop car
Cellphone video shows the stolen cruiser ramming into another cop car
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