This is why it's a law to pull over for emergency vehicles with their lights on. It was a head on collision, so the 2 cars were headed towards each other. It was at night, so if the cop had his lights on, the mustang would have easily seen them and should have pulled over like you're supposed to. He probably just kept driving like most people do because the law doesn't apply to everyoneEspecially if you're in a rush. I say all this assuming the cop had his lights on. If he didn't, that's different. I agree that the cop shouldn't try and chase bikes, but he was just responding to a call, which is his job.
Oh, you mean casting blame like everyone saying the cop is an idiot, a rookie, and he's gonna get fired? Like I said, things would be different if the cop didn't have his lights on. But ASSUMING he did, he was not in the wrong.
the accident happened at an intersection, and it was not head on. just because the newspaper said so doesnt mean its true. look at the way that car is twisted guys, you can see where the front of the patrol car plowed into the drivers side fender/door. meaning the mustang was crossing the intersection as the officer blasted through the intersection. therefore he WAS in the wrong. yes drivers are supposed to yield to emergency vehicles but considering the damage it was clear that the cop was traveling at a high rate of speed through an intersection where the mustang likely had the right of way at which time the cop is to slow before entering the intersection to keep this very type of thing from happening. its likely that the guy in the mustang never saw the cop until it was too late...lights or no lights, theres no doubt the cop was going so fast that there wasnt even a chance to react and get out of the way
Oh, you mean casting blame like everyone saying the cop is an idiot, a rookie, and he's gonna get fired? Like I said, things would be different if the cop didn't have his lights on. But ASSUMING he did, he was not in the wrong.
the accident happened at an intersection, and it was not head on. just because the newspaper said so doesnt mean its true. look at the way that car is twisted guys, you can see where the front of the patrol car plowed into the drivers side fender/door. meaning the mustang was crossing the intersection as the officer blasted through the intersection. therefore he WAS in the wrong. yes drivers are supposed to yield to emergency vehicles but considering the damage it was clear that the cop was traveling at a high rate of speed through an intersection where the mustang likely had the right of way at which time the cop is to slow before entering the intersection to keep this very type of thing from happening. its likely that the guy in the mustang never saw the cop until it was too late...lights or no lights, theres no doubt the cop was going so fast that there wasnt even a chance to react and get out of the way
now i know why the police in my city have a no-chase policy on bikes.
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