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State Troopers Have No
Alternative But To Speed
N RALEIGH Why the high
“ speed chase?
The question is frequently
asked of State Highway
ft troopers and other law en
forcement officers who drive
at high speeds on the streets
and highways of North Caro
lina to apprehend law vio
lators.
According to State Highway
Patrol Commander, Col. Ed
win C. Guy, the answer is a
simple one. “There is no rea
■ sonable alternative,” he says,
’ “unless, of course, we are
prepared to turn our streets
and highways over to the
lawless element in our so
ciety."
In the opinion of the patrol
commander, people who be
, come irate and censure po
lice when a high speed chase
ends in tragedy should ask
. themselves a number of
i questions. Why is the guilty
t driver trying to outrun the
■ pursuing police car? Who is
- this person who is willing to
risk his own life, the lives :
of his passengers and the
lives of other motorists to ;
avoid arrest—usually at least
on the surface, for a minor
traffic law violation?
Guy lists some of the pos- ]
sibilities: ]
(1) The fledgling driver who c
is afraid of being “grounded” 1
by his parents if he gets a '
“ticket” j
(2) The youngster trying
to prove his maturity by be- 1
ing immature—who wants to ,
boast to his friends that he
outran a “cop.” (He sel
dom does).
(3) The problem driver
who knows that one more
conviction on his driving
record will cause h n to lose
his license.
(4) The driver who has
had his license suspended or
revoked because he has al
ready proven that he is a
menace te other drivers on
the highway.
(5) The psycotic or drink
ing driver who simply thinks
he can outrun anything on
the highway and get away
with it.
06) The person driving a j
stolen car.
(7) The criminal who
knows that arrest and identi
fication will lead to charges
more serious than the traffic
offense.
Critics of the high speed
chase invariably ask, “Why
oesn't the police officer
simply get the license num
ber of the offending vehicle
and make the arrest later, or
ladic ahead to set up a road
block?”
“It isn’t that easy,” Guy
says. ‘ Getting a license num
ber is dVficult in a high
speed chase situation and.
more importantly, it doesn’t
establish the identity of the
driver. We can’t arrest a
car. We must know the driv-_
t er. Regardless of the serious
ness of the offense, if we
r (race a license number to an
r owner who refuses to admit
- he was operating the vehicle
s at the time of the offense or
i identify the person who was,
■ we can make no charges.
• “With regard to the road
block, the officer who sees
' the offense is frequently miles
• from assistance by other of
. ficers and, since he is already
• in contact with the offender,
he is the obvious person to
■ make the arrest. Another
consideration is that road
blocks are not without dan
ger to the responsible motor
ing public.”
The patrol commander con
tends that “the really im
portant thing that critics of
the high speed chase don’t
consider is that if we estab
lish a speed—be it 75 miles
an hour or 100 miles per
hour—at which we will stop
pursuing, then the law vio
lator will drive above that
speed, knowing that he will
be allowed to escape and
avoid arrest and prosecu
tion.”
Guy suggests that the deci
sion to become involved in a
high speed chase is not made
by the police officer. “The
officer doesn’t want to chase,
but he is sworn to uphold the
law. The decision to flee is
made by the law violator. He
is the one the public should
blame when a high speed
chase ends in tragedy.”
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