Originally posted by Buick From Hell
With all due respect, that's an oxymoron if I've ever read one! Over labor day weekend here in SLC, some teenagers in a Stealth were zooming thru town at high speeds, lost control, (this is the key factor here!), hit a jeep, then ran over a woman walking her dog before crashing into a tree. "she was not endangering innocent people"? A 100 mph vehicle driven by someone who won't slow it down is simply and irrevocably a LETHAL WEAPON. Do what you must to "disarm" it.
And spike strips--think you could keep from rolling after 4 blowouts at 100 mph? Good luck!
Until then?
If she were driving IN TOWN, I would be a little more sympathetic towards the police.
OK, 60 miles - I thought they said 30?- even 60 miles @ 100 mph thats 36 minutes. You mean to tell me they couldn't have ran the plate and determined that she was not worth a 100 mph chase in that time?
Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?
Given the same scenario with no passenger - I think they could have done better.
Same scenario with no passenger and in town - take her out.
The way this went down - that officer should be on trial for man slaughter.
There was NO way to PIT that vehicle without it turning bad.