Teh One Who Knocks
08-04-2016, 11:15 AM
KPHO Broadcasting Corporation
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PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) -
A man was arrested for excessive speed after he chased an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper who was in his fully marked patrol vehicle.
It happened on Tuesday at approximately 9:40 a.m.
The trooper noticed a car closely following him at 80 miles per hour as he patrolled the U.S. 60 in the east Valley.
Alarmed at the possible motives of the driver, the trooper slowed down and then sped up to 90 miles per hour while activating his emergency lights in an attempt to assess the driver's behavior and get the driver to stop following him.
Eventually, the trooper was able to maneuver behind the vehicle and finally pulled the driver over still not knowing the motives behind his erratic driving behavior.
Following the stop, the trooper arrested 24-year-old John Norman Davis Reynolds for criminal speeding.
When confronted by the trooper, Reynolds said he was pursuing and videotaping the trooper to document the trooper's driving above the speed limit while seemingly not responding to anything.
Reynolds was arrested without incident and booked into the Maricopa County Jail.
DPS says, due to traffic speeds on the Valley freeways, troopers routinely have to travel at speeds greater than the posted speed limit for routine patrol duties including monitoring traffic and when responding to calls for service.
"It is not realistic to believe troopers can effectively do their jobs and not speed," said Lt. Colonel Daniel Lugo, Highway Patrol division Commander. "However, troopers are held accountable to drive with due regard for other motorists. Any citizen who believes a trooper is driving without such consideration should let us know as soon as possible."
If you believe a trooper is driving negligently, do not try to take the law into your own hands, call AZDPS and report the driving behavior so it can be addressed by the trooper's supervisor.
"In light of recent attacks against law enforcement and anti-police rhetoric prevalent in our society today, troopers are on guard at all times and from all potential and perceived threats," said Colonel Frank Milstead, director of the Department of Public Safety.
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PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) -
A man was arrested for excessive speed after he chased an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper who was in his fully marked patrol vehicle.
It happened on Tuesday at approximately 9:40 a.m.
The trooper noticed a car closely following him at 80 miles per hour as he patrolled the U.S. 60 in the east Valley.
Alarmed at the possible motives of the driver, the trooper slowed down and then sped up to 90 miles per hour while activating his emergency lights in an attempt to assess the driver's behavior and get the driver to stop following him.
Eventually, the trooper was able to maneuver behind the vehicle and finally pulled the driver over still not knowing the motives behind his erratic driving behavior.
Following the stop, the trooper arrested 24-year-old John Norman Davis Reynolds for criminal speeding.
When confronted by the trooper, Reynolds said he was pursuing and videotaping the trooper to document the trooper's driving above the speed limit while seemingly not responding to anything.
Reynolds was arrested without incident and booked into the Maricopa County Jail.
DPS says, due to traffic speeds on the Valley freeways, troopers routinely have to travel at speeds greater than the posted speed limit for routine patrol duties including monitoring traffic and when responding to calls for service.
"It is not realistic to believe troopers can effectively do their jobs and not speed," said Lt. Colonel Daniel Lugo, Highway Patrol division Commander. "However, troopers are held accountable to drive with due regard for other motorists. Any citizen who believes a trooper is driving without such consideration should let us know as soon as possible."
If you believe a trooper is driving negligently, do not try to take the law into your own hands, call AZDPS and report the driving behavior so it can be addressed by the trooper's supervisor.
"In light of recent attacks against law enforcement and anti-police rhetoric prevalent in our society today, troopers are on guard at all times and from all potential and perceived threats," said Colonel Frank Milstead, director of the Department of Public Safety.