Traffic Law Question
If someone blasted through a speed trap and the officer pursued that person but the speeder outruns the officer and a week later the officer sees the same speeder can he pull them over a week later while the speeder isn't doing anything wrong?
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Cops can pull anybody over, anytime, for any reason, or no reason.
They have guns and can shoot you.
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quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
Cops can pull anybody over, anytime, for any reason, or no reason.
They have guns and can shoot you.
Doug
YUP....
NEVER RUN FROM THE COPS....It makes them irate.0 -
Did he ID your license number from the first time? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by crims40
Did he ID your license number from the first time?
what makes you think I did this LOL0 -
Wild guess! [:D][;)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by MVP
If someone blasted through a speed trap and the officer pursued that person but the speeder outruns the officer and a week later the officer sees the same speeder can he pull them over a week later while the speeder isn't doing anything wrong?
Just my take on it, no expert here for sure.
Unless I'm mistaken, the officer would have to sign a formal complaint and then swear in court that you, meaning Mr. XYZ, are in fact the one and the same driver of the specific vehicle he saw on that day plus the circumstances surrounding it. How good do you think are the notes that the cop took that day regarding your blowing a red light speedtrap? Then, a judge would have to hear your side of the story and decide. Tenuous at best unless something more egregious and serious than a routine traffic violation was involved. I would think that an APB would have been sent out by now if the cop had your license plate.0 -
quote:Originally posted by MVP
If someone blasted through a speed trap and the officer pursued that person but the speeder outruns the officer and a week later the officer sees the same speeder can he pull them over a week later while the speeder isn't doing anything wrong?
Running from the cops by car is a felony in Texas. Even if that cop sees you later in church, singing songs of praise, rest assured he will escort you downtown. Police would probably already have a warrant for your butt anyhow...
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I would never run from a cop. I was just wondering if a traffic violation you somehow escaped from today can be pinned on you next week if the same cop sees you again. 0 -
Took them 10 tries to get this kid by me on a motorcycle. He would always outrun them as I could hear him pass and 5 minuets later I would hear the sirens. They caught him at the park throwing a frisbee. [:D] 0 -
Cops can pull anybody over, anytime, for any reason, or no reason.
They have guns and can shoot you.
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Knew a guy that had the hottest car around. Cops could never run him down with the Crown Vic. However, he never out ran the Motorola.
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They can even take your picture running a red light and send you a ticket through the mail. It doesn't matter that you weren't driving the car. It was your car and cameras don't lie. Well, the way they have the cameras and lights synchronized they might mislead a little bit, but they don't lie. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by JamesRK
They can even take your picture running a red light and send you a ticket through the mail. It doesn't matter that you weren't driving the car. It was your car and cameras don't lie. Well, the way they have the cameras and lights synchronized they might mislead a little bit, but they don't lie.
Not so here in Scottsdale, Arizona. Two cameras are utilized once the embedded road sensors are "tripped". There must be a clean photo of the license plate AND a clean photo of the face of the driver, unless he or she is deliberately trying to hide or shield it.
The traffic camera company under contract with the city then runs the plate number and tries to match the face photo taken with one from the MVD's file of driver license photos. If they can match it, they mail the driver the summons, red light or speeding. If they can't match it, they MAY send the photo and pending summons to the owner of the vehicle (registrant) along with an affadavit for the registrant to identify the driver at the time the photo was taken.
The rest of the state of Arizona plans to adopt this traffic camera system on most of the highways statewide.0 -
Here in Ca evading is a felony also, so if the ofcr can ID you as the driver he can arrest later on if he encounters you again.
If he sees the vehicle later on he can arrest the driver for suspicion of felony evading.
My question would be if you ran once and got away, why not run again when he sees you driving down the street later on? You might as well go for it..... put a little excitement in everyones life.0 -
SIMPLE DON'T PISS OFF THE COP ~~~ RULE #1
... best to learn this rule first and learn it very well.
I saw this rule exhibited on a trucker by a PA
(Turnpike) State Trooper once.
I learned these phrases early on, "Yes, Officer," "No. Officer,"
"Yes sir," "No, sir, I won't ever again, sir," "Thank you,
Officer,""You, too, Officer, thanks again, Officer!"
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If you have the appropriate ECM and stay alert you won't get pulled over in the first place [;)] 0 -
They can stop you for a different offence ten times for fun. Why bother with the old offence. 0 -
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quote:Originally posted by MVP
If someone blasted through a speed trap and the officer pursued that person but the speeder outruns the officer and a week later the officer sees the same speeder can he pull them over a week later while the speeder isn't doing anything wrong?
Of course the vehicle can be stopped later to conduct a follow-up investigation. Just because the person outran them doesn't make it a King's-X situation.
A vehicle fitting this description and displaying this license number (if he got the tag) was involved in an offense, possibly a felony depending upon the state. That's sufficient probable cause to stop the vehicle on sight. People flee for a variety of reasons. This vehicle might be reported as stolen and displaying fictitous tags, have no valid insurance or the driver might be wanted.
Whether or not the driver on this later stop can be charged with the initial fleeing offense depends upon several factors, but a stop for follow-up investigation is not only reasonable, they'd be derelict if they didn't. After all, you pay them to remove dangerous idiots from the roads you and your family travel. [;)]0
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