NY - A motorcyclist clocked by state police driving 144 MPH

[StlouisX50]

A motorcyclist clocked by state police driving 144 miles-an-hour in a 55 mile-an-hour zone in Putnam County, NY faces having his license suspended.
The state police in Brewster said the motorcycle driven by 21-year-old David Puchalski, of Carmel, was stopped at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at I-84 in the town of Southeast. The driver was clocked going 89 miles-an-hour over the posted speed limit.
The driver was freed pending a July 8th appearance in Southeast Court.
State Police Sgt. Ted Daley said that speeding more than 40-miles-an-hour over the posted speed limit results in 11 points being charged against the driver's license, which automatically results in a suspension.

[StlouisX50]

What a shame, the dude stopped for the police!

[hockey005]

why would he stop..just keep on goin and get off at the next exit

[StlouisX50]

I said he should have fled, but then I saw another story right after this one in NY about a motorcycle that fled from the police and they were looking for the guy. According to the article the officers vehicle flipped but the trooper is ok. I know around Missouri and Illinois the head of the patrol usually will not allow such high speed chase and suggests passing the incident along by radio.

Point being keep the officer safe and let the idiot be an idiot!

[hockey005]

agreed..i think in maine the state police will not go after a bike that is going over 90...so cruise at 91 and u will be fine

[AirMoore]

I said he should have fled, but then I saw another story right after this one in NY about a motorcycle that fled from the police and they were looking for the guy. According to the article the officers vehicle flipped but the trooper is ok.

Point being keep the officer safe and let the idiot be an idiot!

Actually in NY. We have what was is know known as the 'Toddeschiney*sp* Law'. Meaning that if an officer gets hurts well chasing a fleeing suspect the suspect can be charged with the officers injuries/death.


This law was a slap in the face to NY residents. It came about when a trooper in an SUV chased a motorcycle, and crashed... sadly he later died from the accident. The subsequent law was created... and it outraged the public.


The public almost exclusively disagreed with the officers actions, and felt that it was his fault, he was the one who was not under control. (It seemed according to news coverage and local blogs everyone felt sad that the officer died, but they felt it was obvious that he should not have been chasing the kid...)

Many more people wanted a no-chase law to be passed, instead the public got the opposite.

[StlouisX50]

Well I think they have that law here as well. Weird thing is do something to an officer such as assault one and get a bigger punishment than if you assault someone else

[AirMoore]

Well I think they have that law here as well. Weird thing is do something to an officer such as assault one and get a bigger punishment than if you assault someone else

Same here in NY. It sort of makes sense with assault charges (stiffer penalties) maybe are thought to curb some people from thinking about (actually assaulting) an officer... That sort of makes sense when its thought of that way.


Murder is where its odd in NY. An Example:
Lets say someone is murdered in cold blood... just walked up to and shot dead on the street (Yes yes I am under simplifying this issue, its much more in depth regarding the charges, the sentence and such but for simplicity):

With regards to the above:
Charge: Murder 2nd, Sentence: Life.

Just as described above, except and on duty officer:
Charge: Murder 1st, Sentence: Life.



In NY its weird because we have the death penalty on the books, its just not legal for the judges to use as a sentence.

[RadarKid]

agreed..i think in maine the state police will not go after a bike that is going over 90...so cruise at 91 and u will be fine

yup. I know this from experience. my cousin (who's made several mistakes liek this), was $hitfaced on his bike and ran from an LEO. The Maine LEO eventually dropped back and let him go....but eventually came up on my cousin out cold on the side of the road with a piece of road rebar through his gut, and the exhaust burning his hand and thigh clean to the bone.

apparently on one of the windy roads going up this mountain, he looked back to check for the LEO, hit dirt and wiped on his Yamaha. Stupid....

Although I'd imagine at 144mph he could've gotten away clean, its nice to hear that neither he nor any officers/pedestrians were hurt in the process.

More often than not they end up like this guy did:

http://www.metroatlantabikers.com/fo...ad.php?t=16836

[JDS]

I absolutely do not support assaulting or killing a law enforcement officer, but why is a LEO's life worth more than a fireman's or a soldier's or a professor's or a mother's? Or yours or mine?