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What is local police SOP?
I was on 121 this past weekend and I apparently passed a cop who was parked up on an on-ramp where you can't see him unless you completely turn your head and look up the on-ramp. Anyway, he clocks me at 97 in a 70.
I didn't see him and continue driving between 95-110mph for another mile or two and take an exit. I turn left under 121 and pull into a gas station to get gas. I start to get out of my car and the cop car screeches up behind me and yells through the microphone to get back in my car which I comply with.
He comes up after a minute and asks if there was an emergency and I say, no. He asks if I was trying to run from him and I say no. He asks if I always drive that way and I said I do probably more than I should as it's easy to drive fast on a nice road in a good sports car.
Long story, short, he was a VERY cool cop and only wrote me the ticket for 97 in a 70. He showed me video of him catching me and he was HAULING ASS. Like major ass. Think about how fast he had to go to catch me if I was averaging 100mph and passed him while he was stopped and he caught me within a mile or two. He was in a Crown Vic. I thought those things topped out at 120.
I am going to pay the ticket and not complain because I was in the wrong and was speeding, but I'm surprised a local PD can drive 120+mph weaving through traffic to make a speeding stop.
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