Pursuit ends in fatality

[Aussie George]

A DRIVER has died after his car was hit by a stolen vehicle being chased by police in Adelaide's northern suburbs early today.

Police said a car was being pursued at high speed along South Road in Wingfield about 4.30am (CDT) when it hit another car at an intersection.

The driver of the second car, who has not been identified, died at the scene.

Two other people were injured and have been taken to hospital.

The crash had closed part of the busy arterial road and would cause major traffic delays, police said.

It is the second death following a police chase in Adelaide in the past two weeks.

A 20-year-old man died instantly when his car slammed into a pole and careered into a building at Torrens Park, in Adelaide's inner south, on January 30.

Police said they had just minutes earlier called off a pursuit started when the car was spotted doing burn-outs near a high school.



http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21210483-2,00.html

[Aussie George]

Just heard this on the news.

Info is that the crooks are targets of Operation Mandrake a task force that were formed years ago to target the aboriginal gangs that wreak havoc across Adelaide. They steal cars and then do breaks/home invasions etc.

Of course the cops will come under flak for pursuing them and it will be their fault the crash occurred and no blame will rest on the pieces of crap that were actually killed the poor guy just on his way to work. :mad:

I hope the cops in involved are alright.

[troysig]

Police said they had just minutes earlier called off a pursuit started when the car was spotted doing burn-outs near a high school.

Comes to show even if police discontinue a chase the perps will still drive crazy and cause accidents

[canuckofapeach]

Those kids consist of 5 families that have been causing terror, death and destruction for what, 3 years or more? Heard a bit of it while I was in your patch, or your old patch.

[Aussie George]

yeah, it's been going on for years and they have caused that many crashes in pursuits, and other associated crime, it's beyond a joke.

But let's not forget they have rights and we can't just pick on them. Oh, and heaven forbid if any of them actually got any jail time. We couldn't have that, or we might be accused of being racists!!:mad:

[Wombat311]

Oh, and heaven forbid if any of them actually got any jail time. We couldn't have that, or we might be accused of being racists!!:mad:

Aha. Say no more. I'm up to speed.

[Aussie George]

Aha. Say no more. I'm up to speed.

It was actually reported on the tv news as an aboriginal crime gang, which surprised me.

I couldn't care less what race a crook is, lock them all up and throw away the key. Just pi$$es me off when it is used as an excuse NOT to lock them up. :mad:

[Larrythetoggy]

It was actually reported on the tv news as an aboriginal crime gang, which surprised me.

I couldn't care less what race a crook is, lock them all up and throw away the key. Just pi$$es me off when it is used as an excuse NOT to lock them up. :mad:

Even on our paper work they are treated differently. That how's our Australian Criminal justice system is geared. They even have a separate court for them.

I am going to stop before I lose it, say exactly what's happening and get myself in trouble.:mad:

[Aussie George]

Even on our paper work they are treated differently. That how's our Australian Criminal justice system is geared. They even have a separate court for them.

I am going to stop before I lose it, say exactly what's happening and get myself in trouble.:mad:

Yeah when was the last time you HAD TO call caucasian legal aid when making an arrest??


I am all for equality. If you are a crook, you are a crook. Race, colour, creed, or religion should not come into it!!

[Wombat311]

Yeah when was the last time you HAD TO call caucasian legal aid when making an arrest??


I am all for equality. If you are a crook, you are a crook. Race, colour, creed, or religion should not come into it!!

If I lock up a drunk caucasian, he does a minimum 4 hours in the cells. Id I lock up a drunk Aboriginal, the Sobering p Centre come and get them within the hour and they go off with them.

Plus the VALS and Koorie Court.....plus the fact the moment you arrest one they scream racism.....ugh. It's almost enough to make you racist.

[Larrythetoggy]

If I lock up a drunk caucasian, he does a minimum 4 hours in the cells. Id I lock up a drunk Aboriginal, the Sobering p Centre come and get them within the hour and they go off with them.

Plus the VALS and Koorie Court.....plus the fact the moment you arrest one they scream racism.....ugh. It's almost enough to make you racist.

Our tax dollars hard at work!!!

[Stan Switek]

I worked air support for a fair number of years before promoting. I was over many pursuits. In every pursuit where ground units were cancelled, not once did the crooks slow down after the ground units dropped out. Not once.

[LA5150]

And yet they continue to tell us to go into "tracking mode" or call off the ground units completely although most coppers know it doesn't affect the suspect's driving, ever. :rolleyes:

[canuckofapeach]

The South Australian Police Commissioner, Mal Hyde, says tougher penalties are needed to deal with the so-called gang of 49 that is being blamed for more than 700 violent crimes over the past few years.

The group has also been linked to a high-speed chase this week, resulting in an accident that killed an innocent man.

A special task force, named Operation Mandrake, has been looking into the activities of the group, which is made up predominantly of Aboriginal youths.

Relatives of a 15-year-old boy suspected of being involved say the group have brought shame upon their families.

The boy's aunt has told the ABC's Stateline program that she does not think the group is an organised gang.

But his mother says the current system of putting underage offenders into juvenile detention centres is not working.

"They go into McNally's and they come out [and] they still re-offend, so McNally's ain't helping them," she said.

"They should get the re-offenders and take them to bush."

She says she feels powerless to control her son.

"It's alcohol and drugs, the young boys are into that, they'll steal for that pleasure as well," she said.

"If there's been ram-raids on liquor stores or whatever, they'll consume the alcohol, they won't sell it."

Commissioner Hyde says most of the gang members are a lost cause.

"We're trying to rehabilitate one person and the cost of doing that is many victims, destroying their lives," he said.

"So when people like that young boy and others that he was talking about show an indication that they'll continue to offend we need to protect the community and if that means keeping them inside, then that's what needs to be done."

abc.com.au

[Buzliteyear]

Pursuits are just very risky.