http://www.9news.com/news/article/33...torcycle-crash
Littleton Police Officer killed on his personal motorcycle while riding off duty. Common left-turn incident. Police suspect the driver that turned on him was intoxicated.
RIP rider/officer. Condolences to the family and department.
RIP rider and officer... man too much of this going on
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First off RIP to the officer and condolences to his kin.
Secondly, if this happened to ANYONE other than the officer it wouldn't have made a head line. It ain't a level playing field. The media is fucked
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I absolutely do not disagree that the media is fucked. Although I will say that the vast majority of the far-too-many fatal motorcycle accidents so far this year have been on local news.Originally Posted by Nick_Ninja
Secondly, if this happened to ANYONE other than the officer it wouldn't have made a head line. It ain't a level playing field. The media is fucked
Huh? There's an article on basically every fatality.First off RIP to the officer and condolences to his kin.
Secondly, if this happened to ANYONE other than the officer it wouldn't have made a head line. It ain't a level playing field. The media is fucked
But not by all major news outlets like 4, 7, 9, 31, 2, et. al. The other fatalities aren't sensationalized like this incident is being reported.
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As it turns out he was on duty (reporting to court to testify), it's a LODD for a public servant. That deserves news IMO. And who cares if it got extra attention because he's a cop honestly? If it makes just one phone-texting asshole put the phone down, look up, and save one of our lives as a result, then a little air time is worth it. Worst case, OMG you "had" to listen to it get reported a couple extra times. If your time was that valuable you wouldn't spend it in front of a TV anyway.But not by all major news outlets like 4, 7, 9, 31, 2, et. al. The other fatalities aren't sensationalized like this incident is being reported.
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An now the PBA wants to classify this as an on-duty incident to extrapolate insurance and pension monies to the 'victims'. I call BULLSHIT on this one, if and only if, the guy didn't have his chinstrap secured this claim should have a BIG RED DENIED plastered all over the claim remittance. Any other rider, if caught in an at fault accident, would be denied benefit reimbursement without the opportunity to dispute the claim. just watch the preferential treatment spew on this one.As it turns out he was on duty (reporting to court to testify), it's a LODD for a public servant. That deserves news IMO. And who cares if it got extra attention because he's a cop honestly? If it makes just one phone-texting asshole put the phone down, look up, and save one of our lives as a result, then a little air time is worth it. Worst case, OMG you "had" to listen to it get reported a couple extra times. If your time was that valuable you wouldn't spend it in front of a TV anyway.
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RIP officer. I wonder if this will lead to any toughening of penalties for left-turners, or simply written off as another DUI caused accident.
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RIP! Too many deaths in such a short amount of time.
The story said he was wearing a helmet, but it fell off. Wonder if it would have made a difference. So sad either way.
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I hate to say this, but he may have forgotten to cinch his helmet. I cannot believe that I am admitting this, but occasionally I will ride to the store or something closeby in town and when I get there, I go to take off my lid and I realize I never cinched the strap. It has never happened when I go canyon riding, but it worries me nonetheless.
RIP officer, Godspeed.
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I read that too…I don't think I've ever forgotten, but my chin strap is so damn annoying that I know when it's NOT on…
Rest in Peace, it's a shame that we have these accidents in our society...
I got the story from channel 7 and the only thing that was mentioned was that the guy was not immediately assumed intoxicated…I believe they said the officers on scene gave the guy a breath-a-lyzer/field sobriety test.
Rip, and thank you CSC, I was fully expecting to see something anti-cop in here, and to my relief haven't. Thanks guys.
95% of all accidents after 8pm involve alcohol. So much so that my agency dispatches a DUI car with every night time crash. And they're always needed. Also, whenever someone else is seriously injured or killed in a crash, it gives us the authority to force a blood draw for toxicology, so they'll know for sure if alcohol was involved.
I thought if you refuse the breathalizer, it's not assumption of guilt, but you still get taken in. Once at the station they can draw your blood no matter what. no?
RIP to the officer, this has been a bad spring
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Ironic you say this because last week I was leaving work on my bike and hopped on 25 to head home. Something was smacking my helmet and I realized I didn't cinch up either. I was freaked out and got off on a exit and quickly did that on the side. I really felt vulnerable out there. Just goes to show the importance of getting everything ready when you take off. RIP!I hate to say this, but he may have forgotten to cinch his helmet. I cannot believe that I am admitting this, but occasionally I will ride to the store or something closeby in town and when I get there, I go to take off my lid and I realize I never cinched the strap. It has never happened when I go canyon riding, but it worries me nonetheless.
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