Comments on: Police Officer Killed After Plowing Into Pickup Truck at 109 MPH Without Seatbelt, Siren, or Lights — Police Charge Other Driver

By: Disintelligentsia

Disintelligentsia — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:25:23 +0000

Simply incredible. I especially like how they did a BAC blood draw an hour after the first one came back with a .035. There is no legitimate reason to do this — the law is that you can’t have over a .08 at the time you are DRIVING, NOT TWO HOURS LATER! The only reason the police had to do this was a CYA. They are well aware that when a person is drinking they don’t reach their peak BAC level for a while because it takes time for the body to digest the alcohol (30 minutes to 3 hours depending on the source of alcohol, the person’s metabolism and whether they ate before drinking). Your BAC will therefore rise for a while after you last had your drink.

In waiting so long to administer a second test the cops were trying to get an artificially high BAC reading to justify their initial verdict on the man. Instead the second reading only shows how careful the man had been after having a drink. He waited long enough after drinking that his BAC had already peaked and was being metabolized out of his system – it’s clear he waited at least 30 minutes after his last drink to drive.

By: FallenKnight

FallenKnight — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:35:32 +0000

I can’t imagine the outcry that this would have generated had the cop been white & the guy he hit been some poor black man minding his own business…..

Oh well, one less a-hole cop abusing his position, so it’s a start.

By: lottakatz

lottakatz — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:56:53 +0000

Mike Appleton
1, May 22, 2009 at 9:10 am
I forgot to add that Mr. Darling’s inevitable lawsuit will not have to go to trial.
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You’re right but it’s a heck of a way to win the lottery, he’s lucky to be alive. The cops that charged him instead of getting him proper medical care should go to jail.

By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:00:23 +0000

Dredd:

“Like the case Harry Reid cites in his book. A controversy arose in his home town when a brothel was placed too close to a school in violation of local ordinances.

They solved the problem!!!

They moved the school.”

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Pity the lost opportunity for real education. I think much could have been learned from simply logging the license plates in the parking lot and then running the names. What a chance at entrepreneurship. I would just want the DC ones.

By: Dredd

Dredd — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:49:36 +0000

Nevada. What happens there should stay there instead of becoming metastatic.

Like the case Harry Reid cites in his book. A controversy arose in his home town when a brothel was placed too close to a school in violation of local ordinances.

They solved the problem!!!

They moved the school.

By: Bron98

Bron98 — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:40:00 +0000

aNON:

“In F***ing Incredible.”

isnt that inF***ingcredible? Far be it from me to be a nitpicking nagging troll.

By: Tsutsugamushi

Tsutsugamushi — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:20:23 +0000

I am positively surprised the unsuspecting citizen has not been charged with manslaughter, i.e. being a “copkiller.”

By: Mike Appleton

Mike Appleton — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:10:32 +0000

I forgot to add that Mr. Darling’s inevitable lawsuit will not have to go to trial.

By: Mike Appleton

Mike Appleton — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:08:40 +0000

I expect that were I to be hit by a car traveling 109 miles per hour, I would have difficulty walking a straight line or responding to questions.

By: Anonymously Yours

Anonymously Yours — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:04:31 +0000

In F***ing Incredible.

By: puzzling

puzzling — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:31:38 +0000

Didn’t we just cover this scenario with police blasting through red lights?

I wrote at the time that should an offending officer strike another vehicle with such an unsafe maneuver, that the police would instantly assert that “the citizen [is] at fault.” It looks like that’s exactly what has happened here, and I’m sure it’s common practice.

Do such claims get the family added compensation in the officer’s death? Or is the interest of the department only to deflect the reality that these testosterone-driven high speed responses truly risk public safety?

By: Buddha Is Laughing

Buddha Is Laughing — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:43:40 +0000

Were I a member of the Nevada bar, Mr. Darling would be getting pro bono representation for a fact.