As I understand it, early morning darkness, raining, the officers identity obscured by a yellow vest that may have made him appear to be normal gate security. But if Scheffler didn’t understand while he was jumping the line, I get the impression he didn’t have much of a conversation with Gillis. So I think Scheffler deserves some amount of blame.
I think the detective has been watching too many of those live PD car chases. So much so he may have forgotten he was not in a SUV when he tried the PIT manuver with his leg.
Based on the initial reports, I thought that this was a case where 2 a-holes bumped into each other in a stressful situation, and one of them had a badge. I haven’t seen anything to change that first impression since then.
Scotty also said that another officer had told him to jump the line and proceed to the players’ entrance (he had a marked tag showing he was a player).
So, there seems to be some miscommunication between the officers at one end of the wreck scene and the other end of the wreck scene that primarily caused this whole situation.
The cop lied in his sworn statement. Video proves it. He should be fired on the spot.