Me and my sgt code 3

[Station 3]

I actually stumbled upon this video on YouTube  and it is a recording of me and my sgt running code during a funeral.

I'm in the crown vic

sgt in the f150

 

[JazzDad]

A friend once told me, "I don't want a police escort for my funeral.  I'll be in no hurry then.  I need that police escort every morning, while I'm still alive and sitting in Houston traffic."

 

[Station 3]

I Agree.. I actually hate doing funeral escorts they kinda are a waste of time when you have a very busy office and lots of other stuff to do and get stuck with a funeral detail.

 

[runesson]

Not to mention the risk involved in responding and blocking traffic, as well as publics respect for the necessity of first-responders right-of-way?

 

[RL1]

What lights are next to the 3rd brake light?  They are bright.

Oh, and I hate funeral details, which is why I'm very glad agencies in the Atlanta area don't normally do them, but my south GA department did.  Very dangerous.

 

[Station 3]

The light next to the third break light is a newer generation Whelen Avenger light made for the crown vic. I bought it from FEVER.

 

[aggmeister2010]

IIRC there was a funeral procession on 249 in north Houston last year that caused a fatal accident due to the escorts doing a big traffic break across all lanes.  I'll try to find an article on it.

I understand paying tribute to the dead, but essentially shutting down a major freeway over a 7 mile span just so a line of people can drive down it at lower than the posted speed limit?  The risk/reward ratio seems a bit skewed.

 

[unityrv26]

Code 3 for a funeral procession!?!?  We certainly don't do that here.  They are slow and rolling quiet and rarely led by LEO's.  Usually just the hearse or funeral car/van as the lead.