This is taken from the first article posted:
Nicole Harper, was driving home on I-67 last year when seasoned veteran of the State Police force Senior Cpl. Rodney Dunn attempted to pull her over for speeding. Fox16 has what happened next:
Dunn says she fled, Harper clams she was trying to find a safe place to stop on a section of interstate that has a reduced shoulder.
Dash camera video from Dunn’s patrol car showed Harper pulled into the right lane, slowed down, and turned on hazards.
Less than two minutes after turning on his blue lights, Dunn performed a PIT maneuver, which caused Harper’s car to crash into the concrete median and flip.
“In my head I was going to lose the baby,” said Harper, who was pregnant with her daughter at the time of the crash.
Dunn’s body mic recorded him talking with Harper after the crash.
“Why didn’t you stop?” Dunn questioned.
“Because I didn’t feel it was safe,” Harper said. Dunn responded, “well this is where you ended up.”
Harper went on to say, “I thought it would be safe to wait until the exit.” Dunn said, “no ma’am, you pull over when law enforcement stops you.”
This is contrary to the Arkansas Driver license study guides instructions on what do when you’re stopped.
State Police’s “Driver License Study Guide.”Under
“What to do When You Are Stopped,” number one says to use, “emergency flashers to indicate to the officer that you are seeking a safe place to stop.”
It is clear by the video that the shoulder is narrow making it unsafe for the officer and everyone else on the road to pull over on the highway.
It’s not reasonable for the officer to have known the lady was pregnant but it doesn’t change the fact that he used a potentially deadly maneuver for seemingly no reason. She was not fleeing she was clearly acting within the guide lines established by the State. This is just one more instance of police officers overstepping their bounds and needlessly putting the public in harms way.
https://jalopnik.com/cop-flips-pregnant-womans-while-she-tries-to-pull-over-1847062704
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