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Fotzlid · 11-19-2009, 09:14 PM

The criminal charges are the more serious of the two. The criminal charges need to be resolved before the issue of negligence.
If the cop is found guilty, then the issue of negligence is moot.

Then there is the question of the level of negligence. The tape clearly shows the Mazda suddenly cut in front of the cruiser. The cruisers brake lights were only one for a second at the most before the collision. Who is more negligent in that case? The speeding officer or the driver that actually caused the crash?
Yes the officer was speeding and the occupants of the other vehicle could have survived a slower collision, but would the collision have occurred if the other driver stayed in his lane?

11-19-2009, 09:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
Fotzlid Junkie Location: Greater Boston area	The criminal charges are the more serious of the two. The criminal charges need to be resolved before the issue of negligence. If the cop is found guilty, then the issue of negligence is moot. Then there is the question of the level of negligence. The tape clearly shows the Mazda suddenly cut in front of the cruiser. The cruisers brake lights were only one for a second at the most before the collision. Who is more negligent in that case? The speeding officer or the driver that actually caused the crash? Yes the officer was speeding and the occupants of the other vehicle could have survived a slower collision, but would the collision have occurred if the other driver stayed in his lane? Last edited by Fotzlid; 11-19-2009 at 09:17 PM..