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Originally Posted by Fotzlid
The argument about it being at night and difficult to judge is BS. That was a well lit main road. There were 2 cruisers heading towards that oncoming car, one of which was pulling away from the other at a good clip. If you can't judge the speed of the lead cruiser in that situation, you shouldn't be allowed on the road to begin with.
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Originally Posted by percy
65-70 mph is not that fast. Given that 4 headlights were approaching the intersection, at any rate of speed, tells me the deceased either misjudged the speed of the oncoming cars or simply wasn't paying attention.
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Here's the intersection the turning car was at while they were waiting to turn (two lanes to the left of where this picture was taken.)
utopia milford ct - Google Maps
The turning driver was waiting at a flashing red light and determined that it was clear. The cop car that hit them was coming around the curve way up in the distance at three times the posted speed limit, and coming around the curve, however slight, makes it harder to judge the speed of oncoming traffic. From their vantage point, the cop probably appeared to be speeding (everyone does around there,) but having driven that road many times, I can say there's no way that they could reasonably be expected to assume a car is coming toward them at 94mph. If he had been going a few mph slower, they would have made the turn safely.