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In Reply to: Justice and some good advice posted by Peter Gunn on April 22, 2005 at 18:15:10:
........except for the poor person who got his run into.
Police chaser 'incinerated' in car explosion
By Jano Gibson
April 22, 2005 - 11:39AM•
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Police became the hunted last night when a man in a Ford utility chased and rammed an unmarked police vehicle along a 3 km stretch of road in North Mead last night.The pursuit came to a fiery end when the man's car veered into oncoming traffic and burst in flames, killing the Ford's driver.
Police had pulled the man over in Briens Rd, Northmead, for a minor traffic infringement at 10.15pm.
But as police officers prepared to approach the Ford, it switched into reverse and accelerated towards their vehicle.
Parramatta Local Area Commander, Superintendent Geoff Beresford, said police were forced to take evasive action as the utility vehicle charged at them.
"He accelerated past the police vehicle still in reverse. So he is (now) behind the police vehicle. He then accelerated forward again aiming at the police vehicle in an apparent attempt to ram it," he said.
Police sped away to avoid further collisions but the man continued the hunt, clipping three other vehicles."It was a case of him speeding up to catch the police and the police speeding up to keep a safe distance," the Superintendent said.
He said the police did not reach an "excessive speed" along the 70-80 km/h stretch of road.
Near Briens Road and Edward Street, Northmead, the utility crossed the median strip and smashed into a Falcon.
The utility burst into flames, incinerating the vehicle and its driver.
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Briens Road resident, Daniel Adair, said he was watching television with his family when the accident happened metres from his house.As he and another man went to help flames began licking the side of the car before the vehicle exploded.
"It (the explosion) probably lifted the car half a metre off the ground," the 27-year-old restaurant manager said.
He watched helplessly as the driver was incinerated.
"It looked like a man-sized lump of something burning. It was pretty terrible," he said.
Mr Adair said the man appeared to be on the passenger side of the vehicle when it exploded, indicating the driver was unable to escape from the driver-side door.
The two police officers who had been pursued were not injured in the accident but were treated for shock and will undergo counselling.
Superintendent Beresford said the flames were too fierce for police to attempt to save the man.
Police expect to identify the dead man later today.
The driver of the other vehicle is in a stable condition at Westmead Hospital after sustaining several fractures.
Police have appealed for witnesses to contact Parramatta Police (02) 9633 0736............Absolutely no sympathy from me except for the innocent guy who was run into.
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Follow Ups
- I think this was a pretty good outcome........ - three_sox 01:55:02 04/23/05 (6)
- Clarify your stance my friend - Peter Gunn 07:54:13 04/23/05 (5)
- No policy swing……….. - three_sox 08:40:46 04/23/05 (4)
- Re: No policy swing……….. - Peter Gunn 07:33:04 04/24/05 (3)
- I think there has been some misunderstanding but I suspect we have similar views about criminals………. - three_sox 18:21:35 04/24/05 (2)
- Colonial Measures - Peter Gunn 18:45:43 04/24/05 (1)
- We are only good when it comes to “doing the business†……… :o)……… - three_sox 19:23:30 04/24/05 (0)
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