If the sirens are on the police are allowed to run red lights
You’re right, but the act of having your siren on should not absolve a policeman from the consequences of not paying attention in a risky situation like running a red light.
I live in Louisiana. Most police I’ve personally seen do that still slow down when they approach a red and observe the traffic around them, and that’s just to confirm that the other drivers are following the law that requires them to stop when they hear or see a siren. In this case, the other driver was deaf.
Not to mention that Louisiana law has speed limits 10-20 slower everywhere than the rest of the country, and the typical speed limit in the context of an intersection with a light is like 40mph.
There was no reason for that cop to be blasting through going 80 without at least trying to see the other vehicles, even in a shots fired situation.
You’re right, but the act of having your siren on should not absolve a policeman from the consequences of not paying attention in a risky situation like running a red light.
I live in Louisiana. Most police I’ve personally seen do that still slow down when they approach a red and observe the traffic around them, and that’s just to confirm that the other drivers are following the law that requires them to stop when they hear or see a siren. In this case, the other driver was deaf.
Not to mention that Louisiana law has speed limits 10-20 slower everywhere than the rest of the country, and the typical speed limit in the context of an intersection with a light is like 40mph.
There was no reason for that cop to be blasting through going 80 without at least trying to see the other vehicles, even in a shots fired situation.
Short of an open area with no obstacles there is no way either the officer or anyone near the intersection could react in time at that speed.