A Lamar County deputy was shaken up in a crash on Highway 36 Wednesday night.
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We need some more info. I know that Larry or Todd or Brad or someone has some info that they arent wanting to give up right now. Spill the beans LCSO.
#4 ... that ain't a damn reason that I can think of for someone to go out of their lane to hit another vehicle.
Those windows are not illegal the law provides an exception for law enforcement vehicles.
Go figure! A law that is side-stepped by "the law", for public safety of course...
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The exemptions to the window tint law are: adjustable sun visors not attached to the glass; signs or stickers displayed in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the passenger side of the windshield or in a five-inch square in the lower corner of the driver's side of the windshield ; law enforcement vehicles; and any federal, state or local sticker or certificate which is required by law to be placed on any windshield or window. Also exempted under the law are the rear windshields and side windows, except the windows to the left and right of the driver, on multipurpose passengers vehicles; school buses and buses used for public transportation; buses and vans owned or leased by any religious or non-profit organization; limousines; and any other vehicle where the windows or windshields have been tinted or darkened before factory delivery or permitted by federal law or regulation.
I never knew it was a patrol car involved until i read on here. I only saw a Honda with the front end screwed up.
Summary of my post was that could have been either ones fault. Ga will give a license to anyone who has a pulse.
It is his word against the drivers as to whether he had his emergency lights on. He very well may have had them on. Who knows.
Did Jim have his emergency lights on? (blue lights)
This is a big factor. If he did then it is 100% the other drivers fault. If he didnt then the driver is still at fault but the car could have been mistaken to be moving. Obviously either way they werent paying 100% attn to their surroundings
Surely as long as Jim has been doing this he had his lights on. Ask our sheriff if it is protocol to turn on the "blue" lights in a case like this. He may have had them on.
The driver of the car should be held responsible for everything. They werent paying attention period.
The following poem was found on policepoems.com but tells the story of all emergency personnel.
While you sleep, we're there.
When you're sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner, or celebrating Christmas, we're there.
When it’s raining and cold, and you're glad to be in your home with your family, we're out there.
When it's your children's birthday, we're out there.
When it's our children's birthday, we're still out there.
You put on a suit and dress to go to work, we strap on a ballistic vest and a gun.
There's little room for error in your job, in ours there is none.
An error by you means a demotion, an error by us means a funeral.
When you tell your families "see you tonight" as you leave for work, you mean it. When we tell our family that, we pray we will.
At your job you strive to succeed, at our job we strive to survive.
In your job, one bad person is the talk of the office, in our job, one bad officer makes the news and suddenly were all bad.
In these headlines it's not what good we've done, but how much better it could have been done.
When you're scared you call us, when we're scared, we must carry on.
While you're eating a home cooked meal, we're having another hamburger.
While you're asleep with your spouse, ours sleep alone.
So the next time you're out with your family or friends, and you see a patrol car go by, remember the incredible sacrifice made by these officers every day.
Inside that car is a person that sacrifices his/her life, both professionally and personally Every day.
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I have nothing what so ever against Mr Luker. The details to this accident should be released. They dont mind releasing info on other accidents that takes place all over the county. Why is this one different? Maybe because it involves one of their own. Maybe not. There may not be anything to it. I think the question of whether or not he had his emergency lights on is a pretty logical question that should be answered.
So there were multiple LE vehicles on the scene and a wrecker at the time of the accident?
When i passed by i saw all of these vehicles. I didnt know that it happened when all of them were there.
We need an official statement by the S.O. to clarify things.
What that REALLY means is they are exceptional, unusual - not commonplace. Buried under the froth is the fact that less than one half of one percent of policemen misfit that uniform. And that's a better average than among clergymen.
What is a policeman made of. He of all men is at one the most needed and the most unwanted... a strangely nameless creature who is "sir" to his face... and "pig" to his back.
He must be such a diplomat that he can settle differences between individuals... so that each will think he won... But if the policeman is neat, he's a flirt. If he's not, he's a grouch.
In an instant he must make decisions which require months for a lawyer. But if he hurries, he's careless. If he's deliberate, he's lazy. He must be first to an accident... infallible with a diagnosis... he must be able to start breathing, stop bleeding, tie splints and above all be sure the victim goes home without a limp,
or expect to be sued.
The police officer must know every gun... draw on the run... and hit where it doesn't hurt. He must be able to whip two men his size and half his age....without damaging his uniform and without being brutal. If you hit him, he's a coward. If he hits you, he's a bully. A policeman must know everything and not tell. He must know where all the sin is and not partake.
The policeman must, from a single human hair, be able to describe the crime, the weapon and the criminal.. and tell you where the criminal is hiding. But if he catches the criminal he's lucky... if he doesn't he's a dunce. If he gets promoted he has political pull. If he doesn't he's a dullard.
The policeman must chase bum leads to a dead end and stake out ten nights to tag one witness who saw it happen, but refused to remember.
He runs files and writes reports until his eyes ache to build a case against some felon who will get dealed out by a shameless shamus or an honorable who isn't.
A policeman must be a minister... social worker... a diplomat... a tough guy... and a gentleman. And of course he will have to be a genius, for he will have to feed a family on a policeman's salary.
#16 dont worry, very seldom do your spouse's sleep alone!
my bike and Mr Luker was riding his bike and he actually stoped and talked to me He was on the city police force then and NO he was not on duty, he was just trying to make some kids day by making them feel like they where special and meant something in this world. The day I got married as I was washing my car geting the writing off the windows he even stoped to tell me congrats and be safe and have fun. How many of you ignorant people on here would do something like that. YOU WOULDN"T! I also work in Jackson and witnessed Mr luker siting on the side of the road behind the log truck with his blue lights on, He is not at fault for the ACCIDENT! thats why there called ACCIDENTS they can happen to anybody. Do you people realize how many time Mr luker has left his family and went over seas to defend our country Probably not your just worried about spiting in his face because of who he is, Get a life move on Officer Luker is a great guy let God judge not you,but then again half of you probably think you better than god!
Sure are a lot of armchair lawyers out there that need to actually research the law before erroniously commenting.