Motorcycle officer killed in accident had green light

[mr_noize2]

Even with a siren and emergency light on, we are sometimes invisible. The officer was 35.

Some quotes from the article.


A Prince William County motorcycle officer who was killed in an accident Saturday afternoon was driving through a green light with his lights and siren on when his cycle was hit by a minivan, authorities said in an update released on Tuesday.

Police said he had his emergency lights and siren activated and a green light as he headed south on Nokesville Road. Police said a 2001 Dodge Caravan driving by a 47-year-old woman from Gainesville pulled out of a shopping center, attempting to make a left onto northbound Nokesville Road, crossing in front of the officer.


Virginia officer killed in accident had green light, police say - Crime Scene - The Washington Post

[californiacruiser]

Yep, that is exactly why I ride like everyone on the road is actively trying to kill me. Not like they don't see me; but like they see and want me dead. So far has served me very well.

Prayers to the officer's family, so sad they have to deal with this.

[scawein]

Originally Posted by californiacruiser

Yep, that is exactly why I ride like everyone on the road is actively trying to kill me. Not like they don't see me; but like they see and want me dead. So far has served me very well.

+1.....I am always watching and keeping as safe a zone around me as I can.....green light, double yellow lines, speed limits or not. They all fail to the wayside compared to my perception of being safe.

Very sad to lose a biker, even worse to lose one of our public servants. We ask them to put their life on the line, but not for this.

Feel bad for the family.

[Ama]

Thats unbelievable, of course soccer mom in a van ..unreal

[evilrider]

driving like everyone is trying to kill you is the only way to survive. its the reason i didnt get totaled when the loser ran a red at 60mph +. im still putting the monster back together but i came out of it okay and i can now tell everyone icon jackets are awesome.

[darkside]

Sh!t like these why I ride lesser these days. RIP

[Mike7202]

uhh ohhh. a few years back there was a spate of fatality/very bad accidents that made the news in prince william county (the county where this occurred) in which the drivers that caused the accidents were illegal immigrants. it caused a pretty big backlash in that county. Dont know any details on this accident but I hope this $hit doesnt blow up like the Godfather

[Mr.Anderson]

Man that's sad, he left behind a wife and 3 kids.

[mr_noize2]

Originally Posted by Mike7202

uhh ohhh. a few years back there was a spate of fatality/very bad accidents that made the news in prince william county (the county where this occurred) in which the drivers that caused the accidents were illegal immigrants. it caused a pretty big backlash in that county. Dont know any details on this accident but I hope this $hit doesnt blow up like the Godfather

Mike there were two accidents out in the Gainsville area which involded people with non-usa sounding names. In one of the articles, people bashed the suspect as illegals before knowing all the facts. but the driver did not have a drivers license and hid in the back of the van he was driving. The police needed the witnesses to identify the driver.

Also, Prince William use to have a program that they checked people they suspected are not legally in the country. I read in a article that they stopped the program because it was not finding a enough suspects being here illegally.

[mr_noize2]

Here is another news peice with pictures. The lady made a left in front of him, trying to enter a shopping center. Both vehicles were totaled due to a fire.

http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/2047609...#axzz2GnZIghYJ