Posted on 09/24/2022 3:52:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The newly released video of the September 16 incident shows Rios-Gonzalez – a suspect in a road rage case – asking why she was pulled over as she is handcuffed and put into a cruiser which was parked on railroad tracks.
Rios-Gonzalez is left in the vehicle alone as officers search her truck. Minutes later, a train horn is heard and officers express alarm as the train barrels into the cruiser, crumpling the side and pushing it dozens of feet into a field. Officers can be heard on the video calling for medical assistance.
The vehicle that was hit was a cruiser from the Platteville Police Department, which was assisting with the traffic stop. Platteville Police Chief Carl Dwyer said the officer who parked on the railroad tracks has been placed on paid administrative leave pending investigation by the CBI.
Fort Lupton police say the case they were pursuing against Rios-Gonzalez has been referred to the Weld County District Attorney, but no charges had been filed as of Friday evening.
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Hmmm, this seems like a huge safety issue.
but light flashing! (I guess the train does not slow-down, change lane, or stop in these situations)
Maybe the cop was still in Training.
Or, maybe he just lost his Train of Thought.
Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5N2b_ZxXow
but light flashing! (I guess the train does not slow-down, change lane, or stop in these situations)
= = =
But I’m a Cop.
Stop for my car.
Meow?
You’re on the right track.
Geez, that’s right down the road here.
His boss is gonna rail him good!
I smell a YUUUGE settlement for Ms. Yareni Rios-Gonzalez! She’ll get enough from the county, that she can hire a chauffeur, so she never has to worry about a road rage charge ever again!
Doesn’t the Platteville Police Department teach their Officers about traffic safety? Basic common sense would suggest that a train-police cruiser collision would turn out far worse for the cop car than the train.
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Pretty good considering how early it is.
Officer Dumb bunny should have already been fired.
Platteville is a tiny town with no money. The settlement costs will probably bankrupt them. I suppose the Weld County Sherrif department can take over the police functions. Maybe that would be for the best anyway.
Maybe the cop was still in Training.
How late in training is the "Don't Park on Railroad Tracks" Block?
A manifestation of a typical cop mentality that rules are for other people to follow.
Negligent homicide.
What dipwad of a cop would park his car on railroad tracks???
Dude needs to go to jail.
These bleeps didn’t even get up to “traffic safety.” Not seeing what “traffic” was involved. But they should have covered the chapter about using railroad tracks as a parking lot. And how is it that a local cop doesn’t know that trains come thru, oh, every now and then?
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