Trooper injured, one in custody following hour-long, four-county Thruway chase

State police were involved in a wild, high-speed chase Saturday night through four counties on the state Thruway before a man in a pickup truck was taken into custody near Utica.

[taxpaper]

It is a miracle no one was killed or severily injured all due to a madman on the road going over 100 mph.

When are these fools ever going to realize that outrunning the police will never happen - not as long as there are phones and the police can just radio ahead and get more police involved.

The should give this driver every ticket they can think of, revoke his license, impound his truck, PLUS jail time!

[Rick]

Big deal stupid people do stupid things. Including the people who chase the stupid people and threaten the safety of even more people.

[Dog Lover]

True! You cannot outrun Motorola! Get a description, set up a road block, get a tag number and get a warrant. Another day, another way... you WILL get this idiot.
Stop putting people in danger with stupid car chases! All it does it create substantial risk to the innocent general public who are going to be put in the middle of this needless risk taking behavior. Really? Would you want to be the cop who hits and kills or hurts someone over a car chase?

[taxpaper]

Dog Lover wrote:

True! You cannot outrun Motorola! Get a description, set up a road block, get a tag number and get a warrant. Another day, another way... you WILL get this idiot.
Stop putting people in danger with stupid car chases! All it does it create substantial risk to the innocent general public who are going to be put in the middle of this needless risk taking behavior. Really? Would you want to be the cop who hits and kills or hurts someone over a car chase?

Who would you blame if the Police did what you recommend andBEFORE a roadblock, etc. could be set up, a madman driving over 100 miles per hour ends up killing an innocent driver on the road with no one on his tail to STOP HIM?

Troopers are TRAINED to handle cars in high speed chases - the average motorist IS NOT.

Think about it.

[SayWhat]

taxpaper wrote:

<quoted text>Who would you blame if the Police did what you recommend andBEFORE a roadblock, etc. could be set up, a madman driving over 100 miles per hour ends up killing an innocent driver on the road with no one on his tail to STOP HIM?
Troopers are TRAINED to handle cars in high speed chases - the average motorist IS NOT.
Think about it.

The Troopers did an excellent job. Did you hear of any citizens being injured? NO! Great job! They protect & serve, while being disrespected by the people that criticize them. And they will do it every single time, without hesitation.

[abc]

good job!

[Mr Meat Head]

Thank God, the Oneida Co. kids weren't involved. Everybody is alive and safe.

[Dog Lover]

taxpaper wrote:

<quoted text>Who would you blame if the Police did what you recommend andBEFORE a roadblock, etc. could be set up, a madman driving over 100 miles per hour ends up killing an innocent driver on the road with no one on his tail to STOP HIM?
Troopers are TRAINED to handle cars in high speed chases - the average motorist IS NOT.
Think about it.

You are quite correct! They ARE trained but I am worried about the many variables out there during the chase. It does not HAVE to be the POLICE being at fault, it is usually some idiot that causes the wreck!

[KY WELLER]

SayWhat wrote:

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The Troopers did an excellent job. Did you hear of any citizens being injured? NO! Great job! They protect & serve, while being disrespected by the people that criticize them. And they will do it every single time, without hesitation.

They do receive a very good paycheck for their efforts,courtesy of those critical people.

[KY WELLER]

Mr Meat Head wrote:

Thank God, the Oneida Co. kids weren't involved. Everybody is alive and safe.

That department is a waste of my tax dollars. The state does a much better job.

[Mr Meat Head]

Think of how efficient our local forces would be, if run by the larger forces.

[cicero]

everyone drive 100 mph on the thruway ? but their is no need for the officers to be on the cars azz all the way because we have exits and the only way to drive off the thruway is an exit he was trapped in a barrel

[taxpaper]

KY WELLER wrote:

<quoted text>They do receive a very good paycheck for their efforts,courtesy of those critical people.

And they EARN every penny of their paychecks!!!!

There is no amount of money that can ever bring back a dead Trooper!!!

[taxpaper]

cicero wrote:

everyone drive 100 mph on the thruway ? but their is no need for the officers to be on the cars azz all the way because we have exits and the only way to drive off the thruway is an exit he was trapped in a barrel

Of all the stupid remarks you make, this one takes the cake!!!!

Go back to school - maybe they can improve your brain to work better than what it is now!

[R U kidding]

taxpaper wrote:

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Troopers are TRAINED to handle cars in high speed chases - the average motorist IS NOT.
Think about it.

Tell that to Trooper Todeschini's widow. He was killed trying to chase a motorcycle with the State Police SUV. Training also is having the knowledge to END a chase when it rises to present a danger to the public.

[R U kidding]

SayWhat wrote:

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Did you hear of any citizens being injured? NO!

not this time, but there have been other times police chases have injured and killed others not involved. As the story read, the drunken perp forced several other motorists off the road. I suppose they don't count as victims?

[ROLOMOCO]

Trooper Dillon was shot and killed years ago on the thruway after stopping a run of the mill speeder. Unbeknownst to him, the occupants had just robbed a jewelry store in Syracuse, NY. Not every highway violator is routine. If they run, they have a reason to do so. If the police don't make a valid attempt to grab them, they may never know that perhaos that violator was the one that just murdered a loved one of yours. You wouldn't want that person chased and caught?

[ROLOMOCO]

TYPO - should be perhaps

[Facts]

Fact is that for the last 40 plus miles of the "chase", the speeder was on the phone with the dispatcher in Albany and drove at speeds of between 50 and 70MPH...so it was a controlled "chase" until the spike strips stopped his vehicle at the Dyke Rd overpass...it was only at the beginning where speeds exceeded 100 MPH and he ran a Troop car off the road causing it to roll over...hardly the kind of "run of the mill" speeder...he had an agenda...

[Facts]

Also interesting to note was that "OnStar" which has the capability to shut the GMC down refused the NYSP request to do so because the vehicle wasn't reported stolen...what a lotta crap that is...