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If someone commits a serious crime, OPP will most certainly give chase. Always have.
Guy in the pickup slammed on the brakes to go around the spike strip?
OPP have very strict policies on pursuits. Not sure if you have ever been involved with one....I have...from the good side (chaser...not being chased). Pursuits are often called off by Sgts at the Comm Ctr responsible for that area or they are allowed to continue based on the information at the time. You have many very experienced officers overseeing any pursuit....especially one lasting this long. Unless any of us are trained and know the policies and procedures (best practices) for police pursuits we shouldn't be arm chair quarterbacking this one.This whole chase was a weak performance by the OPP. Chase started in North York and ended in Orillia. Unacceptable. No closures on the highway and they were giving chase for a long period of time with live traffic. Finally they decide to spike strip the vehicle again with the public still on the highway, luckily they were able too, but I also read they ended up spike stripping two civilian cars on top of the civilian car they plowed into. When the car pulled over on the shoulder and started firing at the police it should of been game over right then and the chase should of been ended by any means necessary, not a continued pursuit.
I hope the driver of that Pickup gets some compensation.
OPP.... /snip/
Doing a high-speed chase in an SUV.
Not sure why they feel the need for full size suv's for highway duty.
many police chases are like watching timbits soccer with everybody racing madly towards something just to be a part of it.
but many police chases are like watching timbits soccer with everybody racing madly towards something just to be a part of it.