[Wallace T.]

Why didn't the police officer get into his car or onto his motorcycle and chase the speeder? That has been standard procedure for catching traffic violators for a very long time. The officer used incredibly poor judgment in the fulfillment of his duties. Not that this exonerates the driver, of course, and a $310 fine plus a few points on her driving record seems awfully light. However, you cannot deny that the officer was partially at fault for his lack of judgment.

[SoldierDad]

Not only do I not deny the officer bears responsibility for his part in this case, but I’ve stated that in earlier posts. In reading the details of this case it is my understanding that the process these officers used in stopping speed violators involved a front vehicle who tagged vehicles with radar and then radioed the discriptions of those vehicles to officers down the road who waved the vehicles to a stop while standing on the side of the road. Why they did not use vehicles to stop the speed violators I can’t say. IMHO this tactic was a disaster waiting to happen. But, still, any driver who fails to notice such activity taking place ahead of them and strikes and kills one of those officers is, in my judgement, guilty of more than a simple speeding infraction.