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Originally Posted by Fotzlid
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?
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This story is local news for me.
Here's a quote from the defense lawyer from this morning's paper. He has spent much more time reviewing the videotape than we have.
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"They are in that intersection for four seconds and had gone almost through it when their car was struck," Halloran said. "If Anderson was even going 84 miles an hour instead of 94, they would have made it."
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There's no way to anticipate someone doing 94 mph on a local road, especially at night.