Quote Originally Posted by dollardan View Post
I take that back. I guess they do. I always thought that the person grabbing on the steering wheel is liable for any damages that occur.
And to think this happened only a week after I suggested the change in procedure.
I'm not sure if you were implying it or not. But the officer wasn't following procedure by putting his arm inside the van to reach for the keys. He is supposed to ask the driver to turn the car off and step out, or toss the keys out the window.

I'm not blaming anyone at all, but if I were in the same situation, seeing how under-aged the 15 year old driver was, I wouldn't go anywhere near that vehicle until the driver stepped out. It's no wonder procedure says that you must not reach inside, because tragedies like this will happen. Apparently he was a good cop though, so it's sad to see something like this happen to someone like that.