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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 11 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


(KARK) – Officials with Arkansas State Police say a trooper has retired after he allegedly performed a PIT maneuver on a car “in error” following a pursuit on Interstate 40 in St. Francis County.

ASP officials confirmed that the trooper was performing a Tactile Vehicle Intervention — sometimes referred to as a TVI, a precision immobilization technique, or PIT maneuver — during a pursuit on Sunday, Sept. 10, around 8:30 p.m.

Authorities said the trooper had been pursuing two vehicles reportedly traveling at speeds in excess of 100 mph.

In the video released by Arkansas State Police seen above, the trooper performed a PIT maneuver on a white sedan — but, according to authorities, it was not one of the suspect vehicles.

TVIs and PIT maneuvers are used by law enforcement to stop suspects during pursuits.

Thomas Hubbard, has not been on duty since the incident and has submitted his letter of retirement.


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[–] ChaosCharlie@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Must be nice to be allowed to “retire” after making a serious, potentially fatal error, causing financial and bodily harm to a random law abiding citizen.

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago
[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They spelled “retries” wrong.