middletown twp police officer killed on rt1.
 

i know its pa, but anyone that commutes on rt1. its closed in both directions between the 95 and rt213 (maple ave) exits.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?se...cal&id=6631023

officer was stuck and killed during a routine traffic stop. thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family,

rip.

thats terrible! what a shame. condolences go out to his friends and family.

Guys:

A police officer was just killed by somebody being a jackass on the road. Very unfortunate and very tragic. This man had a family who is now without a son/husband/father. He was married with three kids, ages 12, 13 and 16. Please be civil with your discussions.

Sorry Bill


My condolences to the family :(

Heres to the guys no one likes until they are needed.:usa:

dying in the line of duty is terrible. i hope the best for his family and friends.

:(:(:(

oh my god thats terrible...my condolences go out to the family

that sucks big time and happens quite often :(, where i dispatch theres 2 guys of recent, one retired on disability and ones about to do the same due to being struck on traffic stops. people jsut done freakin pay attention even with all these super bright LED's and waht not!!!

That is what i hate most about getting pulled over, my stupidity putting an officer at danger by standing in the street. I usually try to pull over into a parking lot or something as far from traffic as possible. My condolences to the family.

Sad. Father of 3 young kids. Poor bastard just doing his job.

My condolences to the family and friends. This is indeed a tragic story. :sad:

A friend of mine was good friends with him ..Very sad way to go

respect. honor. remember.

I hate stuff like this. someone out there trying to keep the community safe and they get killed. it breaks my heart, it really does.

terrible accident..some people really don't realize how dangerous routine traffic stops can be...rip brother

My prays go out to his family. It really sucks that he leaves behind a wife and 3 kids. All because some a-hole wasn't paying attention.

Amen.

this is good. i take it a little further.

1) since i am aware of my surroundings while i am driving and am particularly alert, i notice as soon as a police car joins traffic. especially if it is in the same direction i am traveling.

2) the policeman puts his lights on, signaling me to stop.

3) i look for a side street or a parking lot to pull over into. if i am on the highway i will pull as far over to the right as is possible without putting myself or the officer in danger, stop and kill the ignition.

4) both hands on the steering wheel after opening the window.

5) wait until the officer has approached my vehicle and wait for his instructions. perform as instructed with both hands as visible as possible.

6) be courteous. know the officer has seen hundreds of people in the same situation you now find yourself, and he's heard at least that many excuses. answer any questions immediately, if possible, or tell him why you cannot answer (i forget, or whatever else was the reason). cooperate without incriminating yourself.

7) understand why the officer approaches your car in the way that he does. it's for his protection so that a routine traffic stop does not turn into something far worse and that he can go home to his family once his shift has ended.

see? it's not impossible to get along with police. you just have to know how to handle yourself and have a little bit of understanding. in all actuality, it's not something personal and he's just doing his job. treat him with respect and you'll have gained his.

i hate to hear anyone has lost their life to something as stupid as this.

^I'd like to add, always remove the keys from the ignition. First time I got pulled over, I turned the car off but left the keys in the ignition, and the officer told me never to do that again.

very sad condolences to families

Very horrible tradgety. More Officers die a year from accidents then anything else. my thoughts go out to his family and friends