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Yesterday night I was heading home from work on patrol in my POV and a call came out of a major accident I was still in my uniform which for me is suit and tie and badge and a gun since im a plain clothes officer. Well I was around 1-2 miles from the accident well I turned on my red and blues and a car infront of my POV break checked me. The car then came to a complete stop in the middle of the road and rolled down his window and the driver was making some hand gestures like if he was upset. Well finally the guy moves over to the slow lane and he is still making hand gestures so I roll down my window and the guy started yelling at me but I could not hear him due to the distance well I tell the guy to pull over and I park my POV behind him like a traffic stop. I walked over to the guy identified myself and my agency like any normal traffic stop and asked him what his deal was. Well the guy a 20 something college looking kid already had his cell phone out recording the whole incident and was demanding an apology for me tailgating him with my red and blue lights on. I then told the kid hey im responding to major car accident did you not see the other 4 units responding ahead of us and the kid was still demanding an apology. I then told the kid look your right I was tailgating you but you need to mover over for red and blue lights your stopping me from responding to a call right now. The kid then with a cold attitude said AM I FREE TO GO I then said yeah take off. I then continued to respond to the call I took a small residential road instead of a road that was under heavy construction at the time. I turned off my red and blue lights since it was late at night and it was a residential area and when I reached the road that would take me to the accident dispatch then advised that there was around 9 units already on scene I then I noticed the same car now tailgating me! well I immediately pull over and get off my vehicle and ask the guy are you following me? and the kid says yes why did you turn off you lights where is the emergency tell me while still recording our interaction. Well I told the kid well im probably going to head home since there are to many units on location now. at that time dispatch advised that they were looking for a possible person ejected from the car and they were searching the field. I then basically walked away from the kid and got in my pov to head to the scene which was less then a quarter mile away at this point and the kid sped off. Two people died at that car accident a small infant and the mother died they were T-boned by a large F-350 work truck and they Pontiac grand am they were driving did not stand a chance. I was physically stopped by a member of the general public from responding to a call because he wanted an apology for me tail gating him? Last time I heard and checked you have to pull over for emergency vehicles society is at an all time low and think this new generation of kids is out of control. The only reason I did not arrest this kid on the spot is because im a deputy constable in the next county over and I was more concerned with the call then dealing with a moron. And it was a unique situation since I was dressed as an officer but in reality I was responding to a medical and fire call so I don't think this kid would understand that. I really hope that kid sees the news and realizes what happed that night and how many people died so that he can open up his eyes at what really happens in this world and what we do every day.
I would like to add that I did reach the scene and helped package one driver and put him on the ambulance a small infant was still alive and we loaded him onto the air evac chopper but he later died before reaching the hospital. I wear a lot of hats im a cop a firefighter and a certified first responder and worked EMS for 2 years before becoming a cop. I hope this kid uploads the video on the internet so I can track him down and shame him in public for delaying my response to a double fatal car accident.
I would like to add that I did reach the scene and helped package one driver and put him on the ambulance a small infant was still alive and we loaded him onto the air evac chopper but he later died before reaching the hospital. I wear a lot of hats im a cop a firefighter and a certified first responder and worked EMS for 2 years before becoming a cop. I hope this kid uploads the video on the internet so I can track him down and shame him in public for delaying my response to a double fatal car accident.
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