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PD Moderator	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:08:10 AM Ignore PD Report Abuse An officer traveling at a high rate of speed was lucky and blessed to wind up with relatively minor injuries- a few bones broken (or shattered- it seems would be more logical given the accident). The officer was going to provide backup to another officer involved in a foot pursuit of a burglary suspect when he lost control on the wet pavement and wrapped his car around a tree. The morning was busy Sunday for officers in Santa Maria as a police chase took place earlier that morning, resulting in a stolen car crashing into a first grade classroom. Had the officer been traveling a bit faster, the story could have a much worse outcome. As the picture above indicates, the tree nearly severed the car in half. The only remaining... Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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An officer traveling at a high rate of speed was lucky and blessed to wind up with relatively minor injuries- a few bones broken (or shattered- it seems would be more logical given the accident). The officer was going to provide backup to another officer involved in a foot pursuit of a burglary suspect when he lost control on the wet pavement and wrapped his car around a tree.

The morning was busy Sunday for officers in Santa Maria as a police chase took place earlier that morning, resulting in a stolen car crashing into a first grade classroom.

Had the officer been traveling a bit faster, the story could have a much worse outcome. As the picture above indicates, the tree nearly severed the car in half. The only remaining...

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Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:6,107 Points:1,303,700 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 12:55:13 AM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Was it really worth pushing the envelope? He and others could all have been killed. What terrible waste.
dacofa Champion Author Nevada Posts:5,401 Points:1,173,405 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2010 10:59:06 AM Ignore dacofa Report Abuse and the officer this or that? Bottom line is he walked away.
DaddysNewTruck Rookie Author British Columbia Posts:50 Points:150,860 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 21, 2010 12:39:58 PM Ignore DaddysNewTruck Report Abuse That is what they use the Air 1 helicopter for in Vancouver - They have a 95% arrest rate or something crazy like that. The police only hold on long enough for the helicopter to identify the car.
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 20, 2010 10:12:52 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse that interceptor won't waste any more gas
SovietSunrise Champion Author San Antonio Posts:7,910 Points:1,117,680 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 20, 2010 9:31:13 PM Ignore SovietSunrise Report Abuse This is what happens when you run speed traps. Police departments just shouldn't do it. Disgusting. What a waste of municipal resources.
threewheeler Champion Author Seattle Posts:2,378 Points:321,425 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2010 12:12:06 PM Ignore threewheeler Report Abuse Unbelievable.
torn8owx Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,313 Points:577,515 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2010 6:00:47 AM Ignore torn8owx Report Abuse I'm glad it turned ok, but what does this have to do with gas prices?
SAVEITIL Champion Author Chicago Posts:5,509 Points:1,197,040 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2010 3:13:12 AM Ignore SAVEITIL Report Abuse Unbelievable.
SAVEITIL Champion Author Chicago Posts:5,509 Points:1,197,040 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2010 3:12:33 AM Ignore SAVEITIL Report Abuse Unbelievable.
iscore Champion Author Raleigh Posts:12,610 Points:2,037,510 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2010 12:11:26 AM Ignore iscore Report Abuse ONE LUCKY DUDE!!!
mennekinpis Champion Author New York Posts:6,642 Points:940,140 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 11:49:10 PM Ignore mennekinpis Report Abuse OMG! The car literally wrapped around the tree! Yikes!
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,241 Points:1,379,620 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 11:37:24 PM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse Wet pavement, Hot pursuits. I thought they made those against policy anymore. They were to back off and try follow at safe distance and intercept by coordinating resources. Two for two on these list..
indyjim Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:10,263 Points:2,346,155 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 11:13:54 PM Ignore indyjim Report Abuse I've heard those big trees don't budge much.
CobraLeader Champion Author New Jersey Posts:267,902 Points:1,200,750 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 11:10:35 PM Ignore CobraLeader Report Abuse ... Sounds like many responsible comments made before mine! ...
JoeKR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,604 Points:1,761,590 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 11:10:02 PM Ignore JoeKR Report Abuse Someone up there liked him!
mvosevich Champion Author St. Louis Posts:5,489 Points:1,115,410 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 11:08:15 PM Ignore mvosevich Report Abuse Maybe a refresher course in tactical driving may help.
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:11,036 Points:2,159,245 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 11:08:14 PM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse Resistible force meets much stronger immovable object. The latter wins almost all of the time.
MacDad614 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,082 Points:1,199,360 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 11:08:10 PM Ignore MacDad614 Report Abuse And, hey! Be careful out there!
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,674 Points:2,108,435 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 11:07:41 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse Live and learn, don't mess with the trees...
altima2008 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:8,300 Points:1,764,715 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:58:00 PM Ignore altima2008 Report Abuse You can't win against mother nature!
egd Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,226 Points:2,145,025 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:45:07 PM Ignore egd Report Abuse ouch
OnTheWater Champion Author Orange County Posts:2,123 Points:623,130 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:43:42 PM Ignore OnTheWater Report Abuse Wow he should consider himself lucky and hopefully he is thanking God for coming out of this alive and not seriously hurt!!
LostToo Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,392 Points:975,315 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:43:17 PM Ignore LostToo Report Abuse When I was reading this I was wundering why this article was here, But when I clicked the full article, I am glad its here. That has got to be 1 of the best pictures of a car wreck I ever seen. Glad the officer is ok, he surly could have died. I had know idea a car could bend that way.
matthwbar Champion Author Toledo Posts:4,198 Points:1,044,530 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:42:15 PM Ignore matthwbar Report Abuse Wow...things are busy in Santa Maria...
captngasTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:3,015 Points:1,350,100 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:41:40 PM Ignore captngasTN Report Abuse good tree
WillCody Champion Author Austin Posts:8,322 Points:1,536,120 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:37:41 PM Ignore WillCody Report Abuse Perhaps our law enforcement officers should ride around in tanks!
traindude Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:5,624 Points:1,516,105 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:34:24 PM Ignore traindude Report Abuse the tree always wins
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,174 Points:1,755,920 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:32:26 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse police officers are not always the bet drivers
woodeye55 Champion Author Gary Posts:7,507 Points:1,884,455 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:29:46 PM Ignore woodeye55 Report Abuse ..and the MPG before impact was...
w4kh Champion Author Tennessee Posts:11,805 Points:2,255,715 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:28:32 PM Ignore w4kh Report Abuse Why must we assume that Police Officers are good drivers? Some certainly may be, but they are as susceptible to distractions as we are, and worse, they have more distractions AND they drive much faster than we do, even to the donut shop...
EVBuddy Champion Author Nevada Posts:16,830 Points:3,058,320 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:27:32 PM Ignore EVBuddy Report Abuse It wasn't worth it.
UC2 Champion Author Ventura Posts:1,305 Points:318,255 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:27:04 PM Ignore UC2 Report Abuse And who is paying for all that damage? He thought the price of gas has really gone down so he stepped on the gas to get more mileage credit? He needs to go to driving school for a whole year to get credit.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:8,052 Points:1,600,730 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:23:35 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse rule 1 of driving--like hits like
Motodometer Sophomore Author Washington Posts:166 Points:260,595 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:18:26 PM Ignore Motodometer Report Abuse That is bad luck. What are the odds that 100 years ago a tree was planted in THAT VERY SPOT!
rippertoo Champion Author Tacoma Posts:5,890 Points:1,168,560 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:15:44 PM Ignore rippertoo Report Abuse OUCH!!!!
Eichhornchen Champion Author Detroit Posts:3,787 Points:750,470 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:14:08 PM Ignore Eichhornchen Report Abuse Did he give the tree a ticket?
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,690 Points:2,648,725 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:10:20 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse Looking at the picture he is lucky to be alive.
Lukus Champion Author Halifax Posts:8,419 Points:1,701,255 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:05:31 PM Ignore Lukus Report Abuse Good story but does it really effect my gas prices.
1Casey Champion Author Albany Posts:6,631 Points:1,810,945 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:02:59 PM Ignore 1Casey Report Abuse I have one question. Where do these cops go for drivers training ?
SUPERQUACK Champion Author Sacramento Posts:6,247 Points:1,938,130 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:00:54 PM Ignore SUPERQUACK Report Abuse WHAT A STORY
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:8,410 Points:2,294,315 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 10:00:53 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse Why such irresponsible speeds in such poor weather conditions? The offense and pursuit do not justify it.
MRED3 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:4,041 Points:941,670 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 9:57:34 PM Ignore MRED3 Report Abuse Thank GOD he OK.
planetmail Champion Author Calgary Posts:6,627 Points:1,304,710 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 9:54:02 PM Ignore planetmail Report Abuse Better ways for tree pruning
HailstormCA Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,955 Points:1,491,945 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 9:52:55 PM Ignore HailstormCA Report Abuse Forums are to voice opinions and we certainly heard some of them.
OKRifle Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:10,582 Points:1,837,985 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 9:51:09 PM Ignore OKRifle Report Abuse OK! The question is....what was his gase mileage when he hit the tree?
dabuzman Champion Author Seattle Posts:4,556 Points:1,837,070 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 9:48:00 PM Ignore dabuzman Report Abuse Guess this type of accident of police officer in the call of help has to do with price of crude and gas?
lolite All-Star Author San Diego Posts:813 Points:416,090 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 9:46:58 PM Ignore lolite Report Abuse Gas?
paulydel Champion Author Delaware Posts:8,893 Points:858,100 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 9:36:29 PM Ignore paulydel Report Abuse So waht if it isn't gas related that was one heck of a crash. I'm glad the officer is ok.
DarthDadJr Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,427 Points:1,545,670 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 9:31:46 PM Ignore DarthDadJr Report Abuse Interesting story...but not really appropriate for a forum discussing gas and oil.
Bruno44 Champion Author Texas Posts:7,213 Points:1,795,765 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2010 9:27:18 PM Ignore Bruno44 Report Abuse And how does this affect gas prices?