http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7678968/

5/27/2010 2:55:58 PM

dang

5/27/2010 2:58:12 PM

how many Trooper/Officer Goodnight's are there? I swear I've gotten speeding tickets in like 3 states from officers named 'Goodnight'

5/27/2010 2:58:59 PM

you have underestimated the sneakiness

5/27/2010 2:59:43 PM

He should be fired, jailed, and executed.
End of debate.

5/27/2010 3:01:49 PM

Is this the same guy that owns the comedy club

5/27/2010 3:01:56 PM

Goodnight, sweet prince...

5/27/2010 3:02:03 PM

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"A state Highway Patrol trooper was pursuing a speeder at 120 mph when he collided with a car that turned into his path, killing two people, according to a report released Thursday."

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"His 2009 Dodge patrol car was traveling at 95 mph at the point of collision, the report states."

so which is it?

5/27/2010 3:02:09 PM

He was traveling at 120, braked hard, and hit the car at 95?

5/27/2010 3:03:01 PM

Quote :

"Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff Gordon"

5/27/2010 3:03:08 PM

murder would imply he intentionally killed them. at least get your laws right

5/27/2010 3:03:13 PM

^^when the lady turned out onto the road his spotter should've been all like "car high"

5/27/2010 3:03:43 PM

^^^^^Probably means that he was traveling at 120, but upon seeing the car and attempting to avoid it, had slowed to 95 at the point of impact.

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:04 PM. Reason : ^,^^,^^^,^^^^]

5/27/2010 3:03:57 PM

and they're saying the guy they hit "failed to yield"

5/27/2010 3:05:31 PM

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"He was traveling at 120, braked hard, and hit the car at 95?"

that's how i read it too

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:06 PM. Reason : FUCK THE POLICE]

5/27/2010 3:05:53 PM

I think he just really wanted a goddamn liter of cola.

5/27/2010 3:06:44 PM

Quote :

"He was traveling at 120, braked hard, and hit the car at 95?"

Quote :

"Probably means that he was traveling at 120, but upon seeing the car and attempting to avoid it, had slowed to 95 at the point of impact."

probably...though "when he collided with a car" and "at the point of collision" usually mean the same thing

bad WRAL!

5/27/2010 3:06:45 PM

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"he crash report notes that Allmond "failed to yield" when entering the intersection and that Goodnight tried to slow and swerve to avoid the collision. "

5/27/2010 3:06:54 PM

120mph to give someone a speeding ticket. Way to kill two people you idiot cop.

5/27/2010 3:07:26 PM

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"murder would imply he intentionally killed them."

Where have you been?
Not that I agree with it, but murder charges are being handed out like hotcakes.
Kill someone negligently while drunk driving? Some places will charge you with murder.
The teller has a heart attack during your bank robbery? You're charged with murder.

This cop can't claim "I'm only doing my job." He wouldn't have been fired had he chosen not to pursue the speeder.
He chose he actions, and people died. He's at least guilty of negligent manslaughter, and should definitely go to jail.
Fuck him to hell.

5/27/2010 3:10:57 PM

how many more people have to die at the hands of these mindless meatheads before we say enough is enough?

5/27/2010 3:12:36 PM

before we say enough is enough...and then...?

5/27/2010 3:15:27 PM

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"and they're saying the guy they hit "failed to yield""

Well you are supposed to yield to emergency vehicles with flashing lights.

5/27/2010 3:15:53 PM

yeah especially ones that travel almost 200 feet in one second.

5/27/2010 3:16:37 PM

^^well, we don't know what the intersection looked like, but if the trooper was going more than double the speed limit, the guy might not have seen his lights in time

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:17 PM. Reason : ^^]

5/27/2010 3:17:12 PM

120mph, no siren

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"before we say enough is enough...and then...?"

before we say enough is enough and provide better funding for law enforcement so they aren't relegated to hiring these bottom of the barrel high school bully fucktards to protect society

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:17 PM. Reason : d]

5/27/2010 3:17:47 PM

Quote :

"^^well, we don't know what the intersection looked like, but if the trooper was going more than double the speed limit, the guy might not have seen his lights in time"

The other driver still did technically fail to yield.

"failed to yield" is a statement of fact - they're not blaming the other driver with this statement.

5/27/2010 3:21:25 PM

Tax collectors gone awry.

Quote :

"I think he just really wanted a goddamn liter of cola."

winner

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"they're not blaming the other driver with this statement"

of course they're not

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:24 PM. Reason : .]

5/27/2010 3:23:18 PM

Quote :

"The crash report notes that Allmond "failed to yield" when entering the intersection and that Goodnight tried to slow and swerve to avoid the collision"

pretty damn hard to yield to someone approaching you at 120mph. probably didn't even see him.

5/27/2010 3:23:31 PM

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"The other driver still did technically fail to yield. "failed to yield" is a statement of fact - they're not blaming the other driver with this statement."

The innocent by-stander that was hit and killed by the stray police bullet failed to dodge the bullet.

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"how many more people have to die at the hands of these mindless meatheads before we say enough is enough?"

Private law enforcement, perhaps?
Tougher penalties for [actual] crimes? -- I for one would like to see a minimum of a life sentence for those that kill. Actual murder?...then you get no parole.

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:25 PM. Reason : ]

5/27/2010 3:24:31 PM

I'm surprised they haven't blamed the driver of the Skylark and charged him with manslaughter yet. Isn't that the norm when you can't blame the victim and they don't want to take credit for their actions these days?

120 MPH in a 65 to catch up to a guy going 15 MPH over is ridiculous and uncalled for.

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:29 PM. Reason : l]

5/27/2010 3:26:29 PM

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"The innocent by-stander that was hit and killed by the stray police bullet failed to dodge the bullet."

Given that this isn't something codified by law ("standers by shall yield to bullets!"), there won't ever be a reason to state such a failure in an incident report.

Here's the intersection

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5/27/2010 3:26:43 PM

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"The innocent by-stander that was hit and killed by the stray police bullet failed to dodge the bullet."

you'd have a point if all bullets had flashing lights and everyone were taught in drivers ed to yield to them

but of course that's silly and your analogy is what i've come to expect from you: bullshit

5/27/2010 3:27:22 PM

these guys receive training on when and in what manner to pursue speeders

this asshole ignored that training and killed two people including a kid

he should be hung

5/27/2010 3:28:13 PM

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"I'm surprised they haven't blamed the driver of the Skylark and charged him with manslaughter yet"

Surprised? sure. But you don't actually agree with that, do you?
Why the fuck should the driver of the Skylark be charged with anything other than speeding?

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"by standers by shall yield to bullets"

JFC, you fucking morons.
I was making a point, and not that by standers by shall yield to bullets. What fucking idiots you are.

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:30 PM. Reason : ]

5/27/2010 3:28:52 PM

My take on this, seeing as we don't have very much information:

-If his siren was on, it's the fault of the people pulling out in front of him. Still sad that people died, though.

-If he just had his lights on without the siren, then that was incredibly unsafe and we (probably) could not have expected the other car to know he was coming. His fault, and he needs to face some punishment or reprimand for it, even if it's just being fired. At thee very least, he should be fired in this case.

5/27/2010 3:28:59 PM

Here's a better pic of the Honda:

5/27/2010 3:29:40 PM

He was probably texting.

5/27/2010 3:30:13 PM

Flashing lights do not insure the right-of-way.

Especially not at 120 mph.

5/27/2010 3:30:39 PM

Quote :

"Kill someone negligently while drunk driving? Some places will charge you with murder. The teller has a heart attack during your bank robbery? You're charged with murder."

Killing someone while driving drunk will get you manslaughter charges.

By definition, if a death (guy having a heart attack) occurs during the commission of a felony (armed robbery, et al), that's murder.

Chasing a criminal down the highway and accidentally killing two people in a car that didn't hear sirens and see lights and know that they needed to stop is regretful collateral damage caused in the line of duty.

PS - idiots who don't know how to act when police are running down the road (or any other emergency response vehicle, for that matter) deserve whatever they get.

5/27/2010 3:30:43 PM

split in half

fucking christ

5/27/2010 3:30:45 PM

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"Why the fuck should the driver of the Skylark be charged with anything other than speeding?"

why should the trooper? regardless of your OPINION, the person he hit was breaking the law, while the trooper was not

i'm not defending him, just pointing out that of the two people who actually broke the law, one is dead and the other, i presume, got away

now i'm waiting for the bitching and moaning about how the law is taking away our liberties...and go!

5/27/2010 3:30:46 PM

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"Surprised? sure. But you don't actually agree with that, do you?"

No...That stuff is getting ridiculous though.

5/27/2010 3:31:05 PM

That fucking corgi "failed to yield" too, I bet.

Two people dead for speeding.

5/27/2010 3:31:47 PM

give all cops and state troopers motorcycles instead of cars

5/27/2010 3:32:09 PM

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"Flashing lights do not insure the right-of-way."

actually, they do...especially since he had a green light

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:34 PM. Reason : insure it, no...lawfully give it to them, yes, it does]

5/27/2010 3:32:36 PM

^^ You trying to ride double up on the back of a motorcycle when you get arrested.

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:33 PM. Reason : s]

5/27/2010 3:32:56 PM

give all cops and state troopers motorcycles mario karts instead of cars

5/27/2010 3:32:57 PM

It has been argued by me...that two sets of guys met up at the Sac-O-Suds, at the same time, driving identical metallic mint green 1964 Buick Skylark convertibles.

5/27/2010 3:34:42 PM

the trooper did not have a green light

and even if he did, neither a green light nor flashing lights on the vehicle guarantee right of way - the law still requires that ALL drivers exercise due caution

[Edited on May 27, 2010 at 3:38 PM. Reason : s]

5/27/2010 3:35:04 PM