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.
Officers often share their near misses with their close friends, but rarely are these stories, and the lessons learned from them, shared with officers across the country
Making reasonable decisions is the most important aspect of emergency driving – risk versus gain thresholds should be mentally established before an incident occurs
Police spokesman Andreas Bode told reporters the driver of the vehicle killed himself after the crash
The crash also prompted a bomb scare after a safe was found inside the vehicle
Hundreds of police from across Connecticut and the nation gathered to honor Trooper Kevin Miller
Corporal Dale Hallman served five years with the Saluda County Sheriff’s Office
Authorities also played dash cam footage of the incident at a news conference
As the shots ring out an officer can be seen jumping on the hood of the police cruiser to flee the car that tried to ram him
Police said the officer became trapped in the driver’s compartment as the car sped away
Trooper Kevin Miller died when his police car crashed into the back of a tractor trailer
Sgt. Shaun Hampton also said the vehicle “sustained scratches, dents, and a shattered rear window” caused by vandals in the crowd
The crash that killed Trooper Kevin Miller happened when his car struck the back of a slow-moving tractor trailer
Details about the crash and what caused it were not immediately available
Sgt. Cade Brenchley said he recalls exiting his vehicle before everything went “black”
Public safety officials posted the video to remind drivers to “slow down, move over and just drive”
Investigators are trying to determine why a man drove a flaming minivan full of propane tanks and gasoline cans through the main gate of a California Air Force Base
Deputy David Manning died while pursuing an intoxicated driver who police said “consumed the equivalent of 16 malt beverages” before the incident
While PDs spend a lot of effort training officers on safe traffic stop tactics, one solution is to minimize the time officers actually spend engaged in traffic stops
Trooper Tyler Parker lost control of his vehicle during intense rain and struck a tree
Officials weren’t immediately naming the driver or what caused the crash
Police said the deputy suffered a broken toe during the incident
Having an ‘eye in the sky’ can be a key tool for both foot pursuits and short-range vehicle pursuits
The deputy managed to make it out without any injuries, authorities said
Jim and Doug discuss best practices for report writing, and ponder what the future holds
There are several theories as to why early police vehicles came to be known as ‘paddy vans,’ a term still in use today
A Boston police spokesman says the officers in the stuck vehicle “would like to thank the Elsa-impersonator for the assist”
Investigators found no difference in first responder recognition of scene hazards between a walk-around size-up and UAS flyover video
Reserve Officer Christopher Lawton was run over by a truck in a parking lot while working undercover
“Don’t drive impaired, till death do we part doesn’t need any help,” Sgt. Chriswell Scott said
Deputy David Manning, 24, started working for the sheriff’s department in November
The New Jersey State Police said the rookie “displayed the poise of a veteran” and saved lives
The officer was dragged at speeds as high as 71 mph