SunJournal.com - Trooper injured in Waterford crash


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Posted By:POOR at July 19, 2008 5:30 AM (Suggest Removal)
THIS IS WHAT SPEED DOES EVEN IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE FOR THOSE HIGH SPEEDS.THERE ARE MANY STREETS HERE THAT JUST DRIVERS, DRIVE FAST ESP; TEMPLE HILL RD IN HARRISON&WATERFORD.CALLING ALL POLICE KEEP AN EYE ON THIS STREET ESP EARLY MOININGS AND EARLY NIGHT.HOPE THE TROOPER IS OK A CAR CAN BE REPLACED.GOOD LUCK ON YOUR GETTING WELL.....

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Posted By:mike at July 19, 2008 6:16 AM (Suggest Removal)
Just let the people that were fighting beat themselfs into oblivia.

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Posted By:y at July 19, 2008 6:29 AM (Suggest Removal)
glad you are ok jason... shame on you deputy wyman for transporting him in your cruiser.....ever hear of an ambulance??? shame shame shame... especially seeing the damage to the cruiser.....your good will could have killed him!!!

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Posted By:Concerned Citizen at July 19, 2008 6:31 AM (Suggest Removal)
Typical of these situations,they should ALL travel not more than 10mph over the speed limit.And they should be held accountable.

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Posted By:slater at July 19, 2008 6:44 AM (Suggest Removal)
leaving the scene of an accident???

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Posted By:what do you know? at July 19, 2008 6:47 AM (Suggest Removal)
i dont find it too shocking. it seems that the police around here believe it is okay to operate at unsafe speeds, and instead of being of assistance to the public, they are a danger to it instead. slow down, it's not your emergency. instead of helping, you're just making things worse. instead of one emergency now there's 2 or 3. think about that

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Posted By:dan at July 19, 2008 7:32 AM (Suggest Removal)
settle down folks, we have all done it. looked away from the road for half a second and hit the shoulder. there is no proof he was going over the speed limit. so what if he was. i know i speed on that road often. i do know one thing though if i had something i needed a trooper for i hope they get there as fast as possible even if they do go 90mph. accidents happen people

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Posted By:Skip at July 19, 2008 7:32 AM (Suggest Removal)
Hey Y,he was walking along the road when the deputy picked him up.He couldn't have been in any dire stress or emergency.And besides,how many people probably die while waiting for an ambulance anyway?The amount of damage to a vehicle doesn't necessarily indicate the amount of injuries inflicted.

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Posted By:smedley at July 19, 2008 7:53 AM (Suggest Removal)
What I am reading here is that the fight was under control and Wing was on his return trip if this is so he should of been driving the speed limit. If he wasn't maybe he needs a driving dynamics course and an unpaid vacation

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Posted By:moose at July 19, 2008 8:17 AM (Suggest Removal)
What a circus this is. The cops in Augusta drive like that and i wonder if they even know where they are going. It is fun to watch them.

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Posted By:Long Time Maine Resident at July 19, 2008 8:18 AM (Suggest Removal)
Piss and Moan all you want but I bet if it was your house the Trooper was responding too and he did'nt get there in 3 seconds after you hung up the phone you would be calling for his head on a plate because he took too long. The job of a Police Officer is dangerous in more ways then any of you will know. Unless you are prepared to go to the Academy, strap on a badge and a gun and take your place BESIDE one of the few who continually place their lives on the line to protect us then SHUT UP. You have no right to question the actions unless you know 100% of the facts. Accidents happen. I guess some of you are just TOO PERFECT to understand that. The real tragedy is why the police are so understrengthed that back-up had to go from the Norway / Paris area all the way to Fryeburg. Think about that Fryeburg cop all alone waiting for help to come from 20 miles away the next time you whine about a cop passing you on the highway. Again, put on the uniform or shut your mouth!!

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Posted By:helga at July 19, 2008 8:38 AM (Suggest Removal)
Why doesnt it say speed was a factor like it would if you or I crashed? Maybe driver inexperience? Police always include these reasons to the paper when its a civilian. Double standard? Maybe he wasnt wearing his seatbelt. We will never know.

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Posted By:Skip at July 19, 2008 8:38 AM (Suggest Removal)
Piss and moan all you want,Long Time,accidents do happen........due to human error.

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Posted By:real at July 19, 2008 8:54 AM (Suggest Removal)
Well the artcle says he was responding to large fight with limited officers there. Why do you all sit here and judge. Why for once can you not pray for his health as he was responding to protect others...you dont even know if something came out on him a tire blew etc....you people make me sick. Obviously the deputy thought he could get the best fastest assistance for his brother by driving him, the trooper may not have wanted an ambualace or of course with their radios and being in a rural area they may have known it was going to be a long wait. It is amazing to me that that people always vilify police God Bless you as you recover Trooper and Deputy thank you for assisting your brother to the best of your ability. Oh and mean helga i have never never past an officer without their seatbelts on...no less the highly trained state police. You are not a very nice woman.

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Posted By:mike at July 19, 2008 9:05 AM (Suggest Removal)
Piss and moan, Put on duhh uniform, duhh Shut up, Strap on duhh badge, We're ALL PERFECT, WELL I AM SO THERE! DUHH

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Posted By:helga at July 19, 2008 9:08 AM (Suggest Removal)
real, do you live around here? I have seen cops NOT wearing seatbelts more than once. You can call me anything you like but you cant deny that in civilian cases like this they always say either speed or inexperience or alcohol or whatever is the cause of the accident. They reconstructed the accident so they know his speed, do you have a problem with it being disclosed? Just because they are cops does not give them the right to go 80 and endanger the general public, and they do it all the time. Sorry you find it mean to think cops should live by the same rules we do.

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Posted By:PAUL at July 19, 2008 9:43 AM (Suggest Removal)
real why dont you get a life. get off your scanner and do something positive the last time i was out with my wife we met a cop going throug Paris at about 90 mph to go meet 2 others that had a truck stopped real emergency. I was outraged becasue i pulled over real fast and spilled a tea all over my new truck. I hate that area

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Posted By:helga at July 19, 2008 9:54 AM (Suggest Removal)
PAUL, thats how all the cops operate around here and for some reason its okay. I just think they should disclose his speed as they would for anyone else.

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Posted By:Skip at July 19, 2008 11:07 AM (Suggest Removal)
Don't you know that cops are above the law in this state,helga?They can speed and drive like maniacs and it's okay.I don't know how many times I've seen them speeeding with no emergency lights flashing or using a siren.In a hurry for the local eating place I guess.I do appreciate what they do,but they are supposed to follow the laws too.

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Posted By:T at July 19, 2008 12:06 PM (Suggest Removal)
Trooper Jason Wing, welcome to the world of "public employment". Get well soon. We need you out there.

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Posted By:The lousy cop at July 19, 2008 1:08 PM (Suggest Removal)
I located this poem on the internet, I think it fits well. (author unknown) Well Mr. Citizen, I guess you have me figured out. I seem to fit neatly into the category you place me in. I'm stereotyped, characterized, standardized, classified, grouped, and always typical. I'm the "lousy cop." Unfortunately, the reverse isn't true. I can never figure you out. From birth you teach your children that I am the bogeyman, and then you're shocked when they identify me with my traditional enemy, the criminal. You accuse me of coddling juveniles, until I catch your kid doing something. You may take an hour for lunch, and have several coffee breaks each day, but point me out as a loafer if you see me having just one cup. You pride yourself on your polished manners, but think nothing of interrupting my meals at noon with your troubles. You raise hell about the guy who cuts you off in traffic, but let me catch you doing the same thing and I'm picking on you. You know all the traffic laws, but never got a single ticket you deserved. You shout "foul" if you observe me driving fast enroute to an emergency call, but literally raise hell if I take more than ten seconds responding to your call!!! You call it "part of the job" if someone strikes me, but it's "police brutality" if I strike back. You wouldn't think of telling your dentist how to pull a badly decayed tooth, or your doctor how to take out your appendix, but you are always willing to give me a few pointers on law enforcement. You talk to me in a manner and use language that would assure a bloody nose from anyone else, but you expect me to stand and take it without batting an eye. You cry, "Something has to be done about all the crime!" but you can't be bothered with getting involved. You've got no use for me at all, but, of course, it's OK if I change a tire for your wife, or deliver your baby in the back seat of my patrol car on the way to the hospital, or save your son's life with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, or work many hours over-time to find your lost daughter. So Mr. Citizen, you stand there on your soapbox and rant and rave about the way I do my job, calling me every name in the book, but never stop a minute to think that your property, your family, or maybe your life might depend on one thing, ME, or one if my buddies. "YES ME THE LOUSY COP"

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Posted By:y at July 19, 2008 6:40 PM (Suggest Removal)
SKIP>>> have you ever heard of MOI? seeing the car he definatly had probable cause for severe internal injuries.. have you ever heard of someone walking with a broken neck? turn just right and BAM YOUR DEAD.. ..think about how fast the deputy was PROBABLY driving to get him to the hospitial, on top of that worring about his injuries.. DAN i would rather an officer take a extra minute and get there then drive horribly fast injure himself or somone else and not get there.. get well soon jason....

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Posted By:Huh at July 20, 2008 1:47 AM (Suggest Removal)
You guys are retarded. "I want them to drive 10 over the speed limit." until its your house being broken into. And as for leaving the scene of an accident you tards didn't notice his injuries. If you read the law it says you can leave the scene to report it by the quickest means.

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Posted By:real at July 20, 2008 6:44 AM (Suggest Removal)
Well they definaetly will report speed and cause of accident because it is public information but first a different agency had to be called into reconstruct,dispatch tapes have to be reviewed to know the status of the call at the time of the accident. This take time. This officer was responding to a call where civilian and other officer's were at risk and the officer was brought to the hospital so i wonder while he has been through accident and pain of injuries if we could give him the benefit of the doubt for a minute until that comes out. This young man has served his country in the United States Marines its funny because for that we are greatful but once he put on the State Police uniform he is treated with so much disrespect. This is not a drunk driver or a person messing around in his car so until the facts are out i think it would serve to give this Officer/Marine the benefit of the doubt that he deserves. And yes i still think you are a mean sitting at home with nothing better to do woman. Its so easy to judge from the cheap seats...you know the ones where you sit around and do nothing positive for the comunity and your country so have go clue whats going on out here. Hey there is a little boy who is injured that you can rip up his parents today while they are going through their nightmare and why not there were mistakes make so please please get out your nasty and help.

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