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Innocent woman killed in police pursuit

Guest_holy_j_*	12/04/2012, 07:51 PM Post #1


AN INNOCENT mother has been killed and her teenage daughter injured after police ran a red light during a pursuit of a stolen vehicle today. The tragic crash comes as it emerged this afternoon that the two officers did not have official permission to engage in the pursuit, which claimed the life of a 50-year-old Dianella mother and left her 16-year-old daughter in hospital. Police said two Gang Crime Squad constables in a marked Ford Territory had been chasing the stolen grey Audi sedan when they contravened a red light and hit the Toyota Corolla travelling south through a green light on Alexander Drive at 11am. "It is understood the Gang Crime vehicle went through a red light chasing the Audi which had also gone through a red light before it,'' Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan said. "That crash has resulted in the death of the driver of that car, a 50-year-old woman.'' http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/police-car...?fb_ref=rec-top

soontobegran View Member Profile	12/04/2012, 07:59 PM Post #2
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Very very sad for the family and friends of the victim and I am sure the police people involved will be in serious trouble and will regret this action forever. What else can you say! This post has been edited by soontobegran: 12/04/2012, 08:01 PM

LambChop View Member Profile	12/04/2012, 08:02 PM Post #3
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Tragic mistake by the Police, they will live with that decision forever, as will the family be impacted forever. As for the criminals they were chasing, they couldn't give a flying truck... a pox on them.

purplecrayon View Member Profile	12/04/2012, 08:05 PM Post #4
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Having seen recently a stolen car, speeding and going through a red light very fast with no warning, crash into another car with an innocent person in it, I have a strong view on people criticising the police. There was no police chase on the incident I witnessed, and innocent people were very badly injured. It is not the police that cause the tragedies in these situations it is the criminal/s who stole the car. The article I saw implied it was the police's fault. It is tragic for the woman's daughter and their family and friends. Let's get a whole lot tougher on those that steal the cars and drive recklessly and dangerously.

hayleymumof3 View Member Profile	12/04/2012, 08:06 PM Post #5
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QUOTE I am sure the police people involved will be in serious trouble and will regret this action forever. Until the crash investigation unit has finished their investigation I would refrain from making those type of comments that I bolded. Did you miss this part of the article? QUOTE Today, Mr O'Callaghan confirmed the officers had activated their lights and sirens although a witness at the scene told Channel 10 they hadn't. While sad what about a little personal responsibility for the driver, how did she miss the speeding car going through seconds before the police car did and miss seeing the police car.

LambChop View Member Profile	12/04/2012, 08:09 PM Post #6
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purplecrayon - the fault part is that the Police didn't follow 'chase protocol' designed to keep innocents safe. Yes they should be 'allowed' to chase, but clearly being in public, safety is paramount.

LambChop View Member Profile	12/04/2012, 08:15 PM Post #7
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QUOTE While sad what about a little personal responsibility for the driver, how did she miss the speeding car going through seconds before the police car did and miss seeing the police car. Depends how fast they were all travelling and if in fact the police car did have its lights on. Guess the investigation will reveal more facts.

hayleymumof3 View Member Profile	12/04/2012, 08:15 PM Post #8
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Lambchop where your there? Did you witness the crash? Were you in the police car? If you answer no to all of these questions you can't state QUOTE that the fault part is that the Police didn't follow 'chase protocol' Until all the investigations have been concluded I would refrain from making those kind of comments about the police.

Currywurst View Member Profile	12/04/2012, 08:17 PM Post #9
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QUOTE (hayleymumof3 @ 12/04/2012, 08:06 PM) Until the crash investigation unit has finished their investigation I would refrain from making those type of comments that I bolded. Did you miss this part of the article? While sad what about a little personal responsibility for the driver, how did she miss the speeding car going through seconds before the police car did and miss seeing the police car. The speeding car did not hit and kill her the police car did. If the lights and sirens were not on then she may not have even been aware that they were being chased. From the article it would appear the police are at fault. Must await the investigation but I really feel for the family of the two that were killed.

Guest_holy_j_*	12/04/2012, 08:17 PM Post #10


QUOTE (hayleymumof3 @ 12/04/2012, 08:06 PM) While sad what about a little personal responsibility for the driver, how did she miss the speeding car going through seconds before the police car did and miss seeing the police car. are you serious??

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