Snapped a pic of the bike chase accident from last weekend, a lil blurry, was trying to snap a pic fast with all the cops staring m
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Yeah he was driving to fast for the exit and put the car off the side of the road instead of hitting the biker. I call it a good save instead of bad driving for not hitting him. He thought the bike was going to take off on him like so many of them do in the area cause he sped up the ramp.

 

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So what happened with the bike? Did the guy stop? Or keep going?

 

I call it a bad move IMO. I mean pursuing an street bike for such a distance in a v6 impala cruiser.. not to good of an decision. the officer chased the biker from 29 to Leesville/460. Pursuing something at such high speed whats really expected from the out come? the cop already had one of the bikes tag. If they didn't pull over from the start what makes em think there just going to give up 15miles down the road doing 100+mph.Apparently they have realized the same thing. They have considered changing the policy to pursue someone like this, Tho I'm 100% positive thats not going to happen, buts it really is something to think about.The bike got away that night. If the come would of stopped the chase after getting the tag number would this have happened? not likely. I just think theres smarter ways to handle high speed chases, especially with vehicles capable of 140+ such as bikes.

 

Amen to that!

It's kind of hypocritical to chase a motorcycle at high speeds and then the person running is going to have the book thrown at them for running and endangering everyone elses lives on the road, where the officer was clearly putting the rest of the public in danger equally.

I know nothing about this particular incident, but I can't justify an officer putting everyones life in danger because of what was probably going to originally be a speeding ticket, wheelie, whatever it was... Chasing someone who just killed 7 people, robbed a bank, etc... If it was something like that, there would be justification--but not for a moving violation. The worst part is that if the officer killed someone chasing another vehicle, it's not their fault. It's the fault of the person they were chasing

 

... and you would have blamed the police for not stopping the motorcycle if it had plowed into a pedestrian or another vehicle, killing them.

 

A high-speed chase in Campbell County has left one sheriff’s deputy in the hospital and a Lynchburg man facing charges.

The deputy, Sgt. T.A. Emerson, was released from the hospital Monday, but will remain out of work for six months while his spinal fracture heals, said Major Steve Hutcherson of the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.

Emerson lost control of his cruiser at the Leesville Road exit on U.S. 460 at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, shortly after he began chasing two motorcycles traveling more than 100 mph, Hutcherson said.

The man he was chasing, Roger Lee Johnson of Lynchburg, is facing charges of hit and run, reckless driving, felony eluding arrest and being a habitual offender.

The chase began after Emerson saw two motorcycles speeding north on U.S. 29, near the intersection with Virginia 24, Hutcherson said.

The pursuit continued onto U.S. 460, where the two motorcycles split - one heading east and one heading west.

Emerson chased the motorcycle heading west on U.S. 460, which authorities believe was driven by Johnson.

At the Leesville Road exit, the motorcycle driver braked hard, Hutcherson said, and turned quickly like he was heading up Leesville Road into the city.

Emerson couldn’t stop in time, and swerved to avoid hitting the motorcycle. That’s when he lost control of the cruiser and hit an embankment.

The crash comes as Campbell County deputies still are coping with the pursuit-related death of a deputy in April.

“You’ve got to weigh the consequences,” Hutcherson said. “We’ve got people running over 100 miles per hour on motorcycles. If you don’t do anything, it’s a bad situation all the way around. They have a potential for hurting themselves or someone else if you don’t pursue. If you do … there’s a possibility that one of our guys can be hurt or killed.”

Hutcherson said Emerson broke a vertebra in his lower back. He has been confined to a back brace and will be out of work for six months while his spine heals, which his doctor expects will proceed without any complications.

Emerson was able to provide the motorcycle’s license plate number, which led investigators to the registered owner of the bike, who then led them to Johnson, Hutcherson said. Investigators do not know who was driving the other motorcycle.

Johnson has several prior convictions, including obstruction of justice, assault and battery, driving on a suspended license, possession and distribution of cocaine and driving while a habitual offender.






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Oh, and Johnson witnessed the accident and sped off afterwards, not even bothering to check on the condition of the deputy who wrecked (and nearly died) to save his life, there are several witnesses to this fact.

 

Thanks for posting that..... Think about it if the cops don't try to catch some of these guys then what kind of message does that send ? Your damned if you do and your damned if you don't ..... They will throw the book at this guy in which they should ....

 

Ok how would you handle it ?