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.
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, the majority (seven of 10) vehicle accident deaths thus far in 2017 were single-vehicle collisions — this must end
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Police noted that enforcement of the seat belt law will also be a focus of the initiative
A Consumer Watchdog said the collision highlighted the need for stricter police oversight of the technology
The deputy narrowly escaped being squashed between two vehicles
Updating of current policies and the development of new policies consume a great deal of time, but are extremely important
The woman was driving so fast and recklessly that police decided it was not safe to pursue the vehicle
The vehicle went over an embankment, crashed 15 feet below and flipped upside down
The department used the incident to inform the public not to drink and drive
Authorities say the deputy had just pulled over a driver when his rear window shattered
Sean Cullen was 31 and had been a trooper for about two years
It was unclear whether the suspect was running away from his marriage
The chase began about when the deputy saw a truck ram another vehicle and speed off
She’s being held on $400 bail.
When the man refused to get out of the car, the deputy reached in to pull him out
Deputy Travis Russell was on duty and not responding to a call for service at the time
Other buses took the children to school
Another officer was heading to the scene to assist when an accident partially disabled his vehicle
Officials say 25-year-old Vincent Harrison was on the side of the highway when he was hit
Walking to the trooper’s vehicle, the prosecutor tells the trooper ‘I can’t believe you’re doing this’
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The realistic gun was in the suspect’s waistband
The judge had previously worked in the drunken driving bureau of the Monroe County DA’s office
The Legislature has failed in recent years to ban photo radar statewide
A speeding car ran a stoplight and struck the 60-year-old woman in her vehicle
Officers told the woman no one had to know about the arrest
The suspect was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot
Prosecutors say Nassau County Officer James Olivieri’s October 2012 death was the man’s fault
Police released the video to help promote roadway safety
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An internal investigation concluded the officer acted within department policy
The suspect moved the cuffs from his back to the front of his body, hopped in the driver’s seat and took off