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… Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson called the crash “horrific” but “preventable.”

“The fact that two children lost their lives this morning as the result of really bad decision-making is very saddening to all of us,” he said. …

… The preliminary information shows that the sheriff’s deputies involved did not violate any laws and “did their job right,” he said. …

  • zeppo@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Better for the driver to figure that out before he decides to take off at high speed with 4 kids in the car.

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      11 months ago

      Exactly. When the dude’s been stickied with a GPS receiver, dude should know the game is up and he won’t have time to take it off before cops are on his ass.

      But that requires building a reputation and that requires building some solid AF procedures that cannot be dealt with quickly by an escaping driver.