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Guess I should sound in from a 10 year veteran. Cops are under payed indeed. Most all have other jobs to pay the bills. As far as this incident. Stupid on both parties. Cop first for speeding. Speed was posted at 40, so without a emergency should of never been going that fast. Second was the vehicle that turned in front of two headlighted vehicles one coming at a high rate of speed. Many people when making a left turn in front of traffic make this mistake see it all the time. The laws state that you must yield the right of way while turning left or right onto another roadway. So based on the principles that are in this incident the teenagers vehicle will show at fault. Even though the Cops vehicle was speeding it is not as much on the varible of the vehicle turning left into the front of the speeding vehicle. I know most cop haters will say that I am taking up for my own. Well thats horse s''t and if you can do it better and sit in a car for 12 hours, deal with everyone's problems, and put your life on the line for such small pay I say join the force today...........
The officer should be prosecuted for his crimes of speeding and reckless driving but thats it. We as officers are being held in the public's eyes as a waste till someone needs us or we make a stupid mistake like this.
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