Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 10:09:54 GMT -4
I'm talking here reporting someone like what happened in Baltimore.
Have you ever reported a drunk driver? I have, three times and it was for drivers that were really out of control and dangerous. One incident was in NC on I-95, 1am or so in the morning driving back from FL. The NC State Police were very interested wanting specifics about the car, tag number, location. Called me back on my cell phone for location update.
The other two were in MD, one of which was coming back from endless summer cruise in OC. Again it was late on Saturday night on 50, called and reported it to MSP. Followed car for a while after reporting it, the guy would be on both shoulders, go fast, go real slow.....came up to Trappe where there is a Shore Stop, two MSP and one Sheriff car sitting in parking lot and I said "they got'em". Nope, weren't even their cars. Oh well. Passed the guy when he was on the shoulder again and sped up to get far ahead.
The other time was on 213 from visiting mother in-law in Chestertown.....called QAC direct, not much happened there either. I turned off on John Powell road to get to 301 so I didn't have to follow that person. I didn't hear of a head on crash, but it was in the making.
Witness: I Warned Police About Hit-And-Run Driver
Reporting Adam May BALTIMORE (WJZ)
Thomas Meighan is accused of killing Hopkins student Miriam Frankl in a hit-and-run accident.
Serious questions are being raised about a 911 call police won't let the public hear. A man claims he warned police about a dangerous driver, but his call was ignored.
He told his story only to Adam May.
"He just blasted off through a red light and flew up the road," said witness Nick Walters.
Speaking only to WJZ, Walters says he followed repeat drunk driver Thomas Meighan for more than 15 minutes, trying to warn Baltimore City Police about his dangerous driving. That was almost two hours before Hopkins student Miriam Frankl was killed in a hit-and-run near campus.
"I went ahead and called 311, but it has a long message, so I hung up and called 911 and I got the operator on there. I said, `I need to report something here.' And I was told, straight out, that we don't take reports," he said. "I was stunned. I said, `Well, somebody has to do something about this guy. He's gonna hurt somebody. He's gonna kill somebody.'"
WJZ requested a copy of that 911 call, but the police department would not release it, claiming it is part of an open investigation.
A spokesman who inquired about the call at our request says, "The dispatcher misunderstood the caller," and called it a slight miscommunication.
The police department will not offer any proof, but they claim they did issue a "be on the lookout." They won't say if they ran the truck's license plate number, the driver's criminal record or used the city's camera system to try and find the truck.
A background check would have revealed Meighan was out on bail after his eighth DUI arrest, outraging Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
"How was he even let out of jail?" an official said.
WJZ is still waiting for more details from the courts, where a judge granted Meighan bail in July.
In the meantime, police also admit they got other 911 calls, but they won't say where along Meighan's route. At least one witness saw him driving erratically down Eastern Avenue before Walters called 911. Meighan's truck was also videotaped in Charles Village at 3:22. Moments later, the hit-and-run was followed by a 3:30 report of another minor accident and another sighting at 5:30.
"Where's a lot of police officers and they could have been watching for this truck and they took it upon themselves to ignore [my call]," Walters said. "I feel confident it was ignored."
The 911 tapes will not be released until after the trial.
Have you ever reported a drunk driver? I have, three times and it was for drivers that were really out of control and dangerous. One incident was in NC on I-95, 1am or so in the morning driving back from FL. The NC State Police were very interested wanting specifics about the car, tag number, location. Called me back on my cell phone for location update.
The other two were in MD, one of which was coming back from endless summer cruise in OC. Again it was late on Saturday night on 50, called and reported it to MSP. Followed car for a while after reporting it, the guy would be on both shoulders, go fast, go real slow.....came up to Trappe where there is a Shore Stop, two MSP and one Sheriff car sitting in parking lot and I said "they got'em". Nope, weren't even their cars. Oh well. Passed the guy when he was on the shoulder again and sped up to get far ahead.
The other time was on 213 from visiting mother in-law in Chestertown.....called QAC direct, not much happened there either. I turned off on John Powell road to get to 301 so I didn't have to follow that person. I didn't hear of a head on crash, but it was in the making.
Witness: I Warned Police About Hit-And-Run Driver
Reporting Adam May BALTIMORE (WJZ)
Thomas Meighan is accused of killing Hopkins student Miriam Frankl in a hit-and-run accident.
Serious questions are being raised about a 911 call police won't let the public hear. A man claims he warned police about a dangerous driver, but his call was ignored.
He told his story only to Adam May.
"He just blasted off through a red light and flew up the road," said witness Nick Walters.
Speaking only to WJZ, Walters says he followed repeat drunk driver Thomas Meighan for more than 15 minutes, trying to warn Baltimore City Police about his dangerous driving. That was almost two hours before Hopkins student Miriam Frankl was killed in a hit-and-run near campus.
"I went ahead and called 311, but it has a long message, so I hung up and called 911 and I got the operator on there. I said, `I need to report something here.' And I was told, straight out, that we don't take reports," he said. "I was stunned. I said, `Well, somebody has to do something about this guy. He's gonna hurt somebody. He's gonna kill somebody.'"
WJZ requested a copy of that 911 call, but the police department would not release it, claiming it is part of an open investigation.
A spokesman who inquired about the call at our request says, "The dispatcher misunderstood the caller," and called it a slight miscommunication.
The police department will not offer any proof, but they claim they did issue a "be on the lookout." They won't say if they ran the truck's license plate number, the driver's criminal record or used the city's camera system to try and find the truck.
A background check would have revealed Meighan was out on bail after his eighth DUI arrest, outraging Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
"How was he even let out of jail?" an official said.
WJZ is still waiting for more details from the courts, where a judge granted Meighan bail in July.
In the meantime, police also admit they got other 911 calls, but they won't say where along Meighan's route. At least one witness saw him driving erratically down Eastern Avenue before Walters called 911. Meighan's truck was also videotaped in Charles Village at 3:22. Moments later, the hit-and-run was followed by a 3:30 report of another minor accident and another sighting at 5:30.
"Where's a lot of police officers and they could have been watching for this truck and they took it upon themselves to ignore [my call]," Walters said. "I feel confident it was ignored."
The 911 tapes will not be released until after the trial.