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Originally Posted by martyh
the police driver was trying to catch up with car which was out of sight
the car might well have proved to have been stolen and inside there may well have been criminals the officer doesn't know this at the time only hindsight proved otherwise ,it could quite easily have been the other way round given the area and most often is
this has been stated soooo many times in this thread
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It happens in most cities but police drivers do not seem to travel at such high velocities in chases there.
But first and foremost this was not a chase and he was alone so if the were other people on board that car he had no back up so his use of excessive speed once again comes into question.
If he had radioed for assistance he would have been told not to pursue but try to keep in contact if possible.
Remember in that video he came to a T - junction and turned left and after a few seconds he decided that he had gone the wrong way, next he turned around and proceeded towards the incident area and then for reasons only known to him he accelerated up to speed far in excess of what would be thought prudent given the the surroundings and the type of road.
This road was a single carraigeway with crossings and houses in close proximity to the road plus it was neither straight nor level so obviously unsighted as to what may be around the next bend, yet he continued to accelerate and around the next corner we catch a glimpse of his victim starting to cross the road oblivious to the oncoming speeding car that showed no blue lights or even a siren to warn of his approach.
If she had heard a siren then she may not have attempted to cross at that moment and survived his passing at such a speed.