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.
If the police car was marked as such and not appearing to be a civilian vehicle, you are correct. Common sense would indicate that if you were going 16 mph above the posted speed and saw a police car, you slow down, and take your chances of either bring pulled over or not.