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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11167020/
QUOTE Prosecutor wants to retry cop acquitted of speeding, dangerous driving Updated: 6:31 p.m. ET Feb. 3, 2006 LONDON - A British traffic officer caught driving at 159 mph but cleared by a court of speeding and dangerous driving faces a legal move at the High Court in London Wednesday to convict him. The attorney general will appeal against the acquittal of constable Mark Milton and seek a High Court order that the advanced police driver should be convicted over his high speed blast in the early hours of Dec. 5, 2003. Milton, a qualified advanced driver, was recorded by an onboard camera in his upgraded unmarked Vauxhall Vectra police car traveling at 91 mph in a 30 mph zone and hitting 159 mph on the M54 motorway. The legal limit in Britain is 70 mph. Milton’s defense, accepted by the local judge in May 2005, was that he had taken the car on a test run around Telford, Shropshire, where he was based. The judge said the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he had driven dangerously and that the car was being “used for police purposes” when the incident occurred. Edit by trackbird to add the text of the article in case the link dies. This post has been edited by trackbird: Feb 4 2006, 02:33 PM |
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Feb 4 2006, 05:02 AM
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CMCer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,932 Joined: 12-February 04 From: the sticks near VIR Member No.: 194 |
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Feb 4 2006, 05:41 AM
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North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
was he a cameraman shooting the bike following the BMW M Roadster ?
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Feb 4 2006, 05:48 AM
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LS1 Inside! / Toolbox / Mechanical Engineer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 5-February 04 From: NJ Member No.: 179 |
That's BS the stuff that some get away with!
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Feb 4 2006, 02:11 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,015 Joined: 28-December 03 From: Texas Member No.: 55 |
I always wondered if they were allowed to speed when not in pursuit; guess that answers that. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif)
And I laughed at "advanced driver"...... Having seen one of those in a DE, I'm not impressed. |
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Feb 6 2006, 11:51 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 458 Joined: 11-October 05 From: Uniontown, Pa Member No.: 917 |
So I googled Vauxhall Vectra...It sure doen't look like a 159mph car.
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/lib/img_draw.p...3.jpg&width=150 http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/lib/img_draw.p...4.jpg&width=150 What GM platform would that be? Impala? |
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Feb 6 2006, 07:15 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 221 Joined: 2-December 05 From: Haslett, MI Member No.: 997 |
I'll bet they took away his gun, too! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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Feb 6 2006, 10:31 PM
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