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Demit

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22. It was more than a "car accident." It was a high speed police chase.

Sun Sep 3, 2017, 04:58 PM

Sep 2017

The Utah police department made a foolhardy choice to engage in a high speed chase that caused this truck driver's injuries. From what I read, they could've picked the suspect up at any time, without the drama. They screwed up all around. They were *hoping* to find drugs in the victim's system.

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Utah police reveal patient defended by heroic nurse was a cop [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2017 OP

Rigby is in Idaho,not Utah n/t Dale Neiburg Sep 2017 #1

Without body cameras, Mr.Bill Sep 2017 #13

Absolutely. I want her to file a civil law suit against the officer. He damn well knew the law... iluvtennis Sep 2017 #21

I hope she does, too. Mr.Bill Sep 2017 #26

And in the video he actually admitted to the other cop that there was no probable cause, tblue37 Sep 2017 #28

Wow, seems like he thinks cuz he's a cop, he's above the law. iluvtennis Sep 2017 #34

This is what happens when the police can only think Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #2

I don't think that the Salt Lake police were trying to help the victim. yardwork Sep 2017 #5

Yes. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #10

That was the impression I got PatSeg Sep 2017 #33

It is not just protecting their own; it is part of the militarization question everything Sep 2017 #20

Plot thickens. delisen Sep 2017 #3

This was already reported days ago and Rigby is in Idaho, not Utah. yardwork Sep 2017 #4

I wouldn't have had the nerve to post the story if I had known how much is wrong with it. Sorry. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #6

Not your fault at all. It's an important story. Too bad it has so many errors. yardwork Sep 2017 #14

Thanks for posting this story Judy- reading your post is how I found out about this side of it. NBachers Sep 2017 #17

Yes this was in the original story d_r Sep 2017 #7

Is there any reason a truck driver from Idaho can't be in Utah? TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #8

The article identifies the trucker's police department as being in Utah. It isn't. yardwork Sep 2017 #15

The hell you say! Waddya know. She did the right thing. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #9

I hope to hell she does. SergeStorms Sep 2017 #12

Cover-up? DetlefK Sep 2017 #11

Hoping for that, more like. See my post upthread. yardwork Sep 2017 #16

More likely they wanted to try to prove that he had nothing in his system... SeattleVet Sep 2017 #18

It was more than a "car accident." It was a high speed police chase. Demit Sep 2017 #22

I agree. yardwork Sep 2017 #24

I doubt that the Salt Lake City police and Utah State Patrol knew he was a reserve officer in Idaho. yardwork Sep 2017 #23

most likely the cop didn't yet know lapfog_1 Sep 2017 #19

Why hasn't Jeff Payne been fired yet? Loge23 Sep 2017 #25

Powerful police unions make it hard to fire a cop no matter what he does. nt tblue37 Sep 2017 #29

Yet another session of: Wait what???? DK504 Sep 2017 #27

Not jail. She was cuffed in the cop car for 20 minutes, then released, with no charges filed. tblue37 Sep 2017 #30

NOT "one of theirs," but a reserve officer from another state ( Idaho). nt tblue37 Sep 2017 #31

sue sue sue sue sue sue sue sue! samnsara Sep 2017 #32

This police dept and the officer involved need to feel the pain of a lawsuit.... Historic NY Sep 2017 #35

Why did they want his blood? JohnnyRingo Sep 2017 #36

The patient was burned... Whiskeytide Sep 2017 #37

Thanx JohnnyRingo Sep 2017 #38

The pitiful hand-wringing of the Mayor, and the Police Chief, in particular, Joe Chi Minh Sep 2017 #39