01-16-2004, 09:53 PM
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The sky calls to us ...
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Location: CT
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Most people who get pulled over just get pissed off
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FROSTBURG, MD JANUARY 15- Allegany County authorities continue to investigate a bizarre incident that occurred during a traffic stop Wednesday near Frostburg. Moments after state police pulled a man over for a seatbelt violation, the driver pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head as a trooper approached the car.
We have heard about it so many times in cities all across the nation... a routine traffic stop ends in tragedy. On Wednesday Allegany County proved to be no exception. Maryland State Trooper Reese Llewellyn made what was supposed to be a routine traffic stop on Hoffman Hollow Road in Frostburg. After exiting his patrol car, Llewellyn witnessed the man he stopped pull out a handgun and shoot himself in the head.
Jim Pyles of the Maryland State Police said, "no longer can we refer to a traffic stop as a routine traffic stop. It's an unknown traffic stop or it's a high-risk traffic stop. Yesterday was a prime example. I'm sure the trooper, being a 5-year veteran in the Maryland State Police never thought in 25 years that anything like this would have happened."
After seeing the man slump over in his truck Llewellyn called for emergency medical assistance and then approached the truck with an emergency care unit. He was later taken to Memorial Hospital where his condition has not been released. However, one fact remains: A new understanding between law enforcement officials and commuters needs to grow.
Pyles explained, "best advice I can give is pull to a safe area, hands on the steering wheel, 10 and 2. If we can see your hands then we know we're not going to get hurt. We want to see your hands. If it's nighttime hours flick your dome light on so we can see what's going on in the vehicle."
Investigators say they still don't know why the man tried to kill himself.
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