Here's why he was reckless and should be at least suspended without pay until the outcome of the trial..
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Mello confirmed that neither Milford cruiser had its light bar or siren on, and that neither officer was being dispatched to another call at the time of the crash.
State law requires police officers traveling without lights and sirens, and not dispatched on a call, to obey prevailing speed limits, the chief said.
Wynne said that he was told by state police that Anderson was traveling at 94 mph just before the impact. "That is 138 feet per second, which doesn't leave much reaction time for another driver,'' he said.
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Ok, so we know that they weren't responding to a call. They weren't obeying speed limits, they were reckless in driving (both cops were going far to fast), and the result ended in a crash. That is reckless and deserving of a heavy suspension or firing. If someone driving a tractor trailer gets into an accident, more times than not, the person driving will be fired.
You can say that the other car suddenly pulled out in front of the cop, but if the posted speed limit is 40 miles an hour, and a car looks far enough to turn in front of, then most people will go, however since this was at night and the cop at that point was traveling
138 ft. per second that is a difficult speed to judge which is why it would appear that the other car "suddenly" pulled out in front of the cop. If the cop(s) were going the correct speed limit or slightly over, the car would have been out of the way with plenty of time to spare.