Grand Isle assistant police chief on beach patrol runs over sunbather with his F250

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Posted: 4/9/2016 6:41:50 AM EDT

GRAND ISLE, LA (WVUE) -

The family of a Hammond woman who was run over by a
Grand Isle Police officer while sunbathing are calling for a State
Police Investigation. Meanwhile, doctors are working to save her life.

Lindsey Gordon,
24, has been undergoing multiple surgeries since she was rolled over
by a pickup truck driven by a Grand Isle police officer Thursday
afternoon. Doctors are repairing a shattered pelvis and internal
bleeding on a woman, who just wanted to spend a day at the beach.

"They
had just got there and laid down," said said Suzanne Baggett, Lindsey
Gordon's mother. "My daughter saw her coming and she screamed. She
didn't have time to get out of the way and she got rolled over."

Officer Norris Esponge was the police officer behind the wheel.

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http://www.fox8live.com/story/31679516/family-of-woman-run-over-on-grand-isle-beach-calls-for-state-police-investigation

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/04/grand_isle_sunbather_suffered.html#incart_2box_nola_river_orleans_news

Posted: 4/9/2016 6:54:57 AM EDT

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Sounds like is could be a scene from a Police Academy movie.

Posted: 4/9/2016 6:55:53 AM EDT

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How could you miss a sunbather at a beach? common sense says you are on a beach with a truck, you should maybe look for people. I wonder if he was supposed to even be on that beach in a truck? I know some beaches you can.

Hopefully she recovers. That's messed up.

Posted: 4/9/2016 6:57:30 AM EDT

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I'm sure he was driving slowly, looking out for sunbathers, and not distracted by anything.

The investigation he will conduct will prove all that.

Posted: 4/9/2016 6:57:53 AM EDT

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How could you miss a sunbather at a beach? common sense says you are on a beach with a truck, you should maybe look for people. I wonder if he was supposed to even be on that beach in a truck? I know some beaches you can.

Hopefully she recovers. That's messed up.

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How do you miss a sunbather? How do you miss an F 250 coming right at you?

Posted: 4/9/2016 6:59:20 AM EDT

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Bad smash.

Posted: 4/9/2016 7:10:36 AM EDT

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How could you miss a sunbather at a beach? common sense says you are on a beach with a truck, you should maybe look for people. I wonder if he was supposed to even be on that beach in a truck? I know some beaches you can.

Hopefully she recovers. That's messed up.

How do you miss a sunbather? How do you miss an F 250 coming right at you?

You miss a sunbather by being distracted. You miss an F250 coming for you by having your eyes closed and possibly headphones in, because you laid down on a beach and not in the middle of a road.

Posted: 4/9/2016 7:12:35 AM EDT

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You miss a sunbather by being distracted. You miss an F250 coming for you by having your eyes closed and possibly headphones in, because you laid down on a beach and not in the middle of a road.

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How could you miss a sunbather at a beach? common sense says you are on a beach with a truck, you should maybe look for people. I wonder if he was supposed to even be on that beach in a truck? I know some beaches you can.

Hopefully she recovers. That's messed up.

How do you miss a sunbather? How do you miss an F 250 coming right at you?

You miss a sunbather by being distracted. You miss an F250 coming for you by having your eyes closed and possibly headphones in, because you laid down on a beach and not in the middle of a road.

No shit.

Posted: 4/9/2016 7:15:20 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/9/2016 7:18:07 AM EDT

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It happened in Florida a few years ago. two girls got rolled over by a big pickup. Both lived, but one had brain damage and will probably never fully recover.
The driver says he simply didn't see them.

Posted: 4/9/2016 7:29:48 AM EDT

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....and also out of police academy but true at the same time, it's why some departments use ATVs. Less chance for shit to happen.

Posted: 4/9/2016 7:35:01 AM EDT

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People dont go to the beach in louisiana. And what about Sea Turtles!

Posted: 4/9/2016 7:43:58 AM EDT

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How could you miss a sunbather at a beach? common sense says you are on a beach with a truck, you should maybe look for people. I wonder if he was supposed to even be on that beach in a truck? I know some beaches you can.

Hopefully she recovers. That's messed up.

How do you miss a sunbather? How do you miss an F 250 coming right at you?

Yeah she should have been watching for traffic on that beach.

What an idiot. Laying in the middle of a beach not having a care in the world.

Posted: 4/9/2016 7:47:49 AM EDT

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Did the officer get home safe?

Posted: 4/9/2016 8:08:04 AM EDT

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Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Posted: 4/9/2016 8:09:23 AM EDT

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This happens a lot in FL
at least Baywatch was smart enough to use non-lethal Quads on the beach.

Hasselhoff>>>FL

Posted: 4/9/2016 8:11:21 AM EDT

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He should have ticketed her, followed up by a possible arrest and charges. You know - the FBI way.

Posted: 4/9/2016 8:25:58 AM EDT

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If you're so stupid you run over someone laying on the beach you're too stupid for driver's license, much less a badge.

Posted: 4/9/2016 9:06:56 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/9/2016 9:11:32 AM EDT

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Oh shit

Posted: 4/9/2016 9:15:07 AM EDT

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I'm sure he was driving slowly, looking out for sunbathers, and not distracted by anything.

The investigation he will conduct will prove all that.

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Posted: 4/9/2016 9:19:40 AM EDT

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hope they comped her room

Posted: 4/9/2016 9:20:23 AM EDT

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Myrtle Beach has designated drive through lanes at the back edge of the beach. No setting up between the trash cans and the fence line at the dunes. Lifeguards watch these areas as well as the water.

Posted: 4/9/2016 9:24:34 AM EDT

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Poor lady. At the very minimum this asshat should loose his job and pension. Total incompetence.

Posted: 4/9/2016 9:25:12 AM EDT

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I'm sure they will investigate themselves rigorously.

Posted: 4/9/2016 9:48:07 AM EDT

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C'mon, I'm sure the Asst. Chief will face some harsh punishm..................

Posted: 4/9/2016 9:53:20 AM EDT

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With all the crap we bring to the beach, the F250 would have sustained body damage. You're not going to miss our little spot on the beach!

Posted: 4/9/2016 9:54:14 AM EDT

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People dont go to the beach in louisiana. And what about Sea Turtles!

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Because there is no beach worth going. As for sea turtles....the little ones are delicious!

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:01:25 AM EDT

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He almost squashed a second woman. Sounds like more to this story.

A woman accompanying Gordon managed to jump out of the vehicle’s way and avoid harm.

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Posted: 4/9/2016 10:10:24 AM EDT

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The answer to your many, many questions is...it's Grand Isle.

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:11:20 AM EDT

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A 250 has terrible visibility right in front of it. Something like a utility quad would be a much better vehicle on a beach.

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Posted: 4/9/2016 10:24:28 AM EDT

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Now it makes sense. Crooked police department.

The Police Department was raided in March by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, which alleged the island town’s cops had done a poor job of storing evidence and may have interfered in undercover narcotics investigations.

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http://theadvocate.com/news/15430107-148/grand-isle-sunbather-was-run-over-by-islands-assistant-police-chief-authorities-say

Jefferson Parish sheriff raids Grand Isle Police Department, finds money and drugs missing

http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/15209583-148/jefferson-parish-sheriff-raids-grand-isle-police-department-finds-money-and-drugs-missing

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:24:44 AM EDT

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How could you miss a sunbather at a beach? common sense says you are on a beach with a truck, you should maybe look for people. I wonder if he was supposed to even be on that beach in a truck? I know some beaches you can.

Hopefully she recovers. That's messed up.

How do you miss a sunbather? How do you miss an F 250 coming right at you?

Last time I was down there, there was enough trash on the beach to hide a body. No way I'd lay on that shit....

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:30:21 AM EDT

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Family of woman run over on Grand Isle beach calls for State Police investigation

http://www.fox8live.com/story/31679516/family-of-woman-run-over-on-grand-isle-beach-calls-for-state-police-investigation

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:41:18 AM EDT

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The accident will be blamed on lack of proper airbags.

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:43:03 AM EDT

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Lack of collision avoidance radar. Ought to be a law.

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:44:50 AM EDT

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She must not have had a dog with her to shoot.

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:45:53 AM EDT

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The answer to your many, many questions is...it's Grand Isle louisiana.

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Posted: 4/9/2016 10:49:50 AM EDT

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This. And you'd have to know Norris Esponge to understand how easy this could happen.

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:51:18 AM EDT

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"we've investigated ourselves and determined we did nothing wrong. "

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:54:17 AM EDT

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Shattered pelvis.....imagine the pain and disability thereafter for the rest of her life....many hours of painful therapy involved.

Pelvic Fractures

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:55:36 AM EDT

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How could you miss a sunbather at a beach? common sense says you are on a beach with a truck, you should maybe look for people. I wonder if he was supposed to even be on that beach in a truck? I know some beaches you can.

Hopefully she recovers. That's messed up.

How do you miss a sunbather? How do you miss an F 250 coming right at you?

You miss a sunbather by being distracted. You miss an F250 coming for you by having your eyes closed and possibly headphones in, because you laid down on a beach and not in the middle of a road.

No shit.

This

Posted: 4/9/2016 10:59:10 AM EDT

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See you in hell

Seriously - prayers sent for sunbather.

Posted: 4/9/2016 11:00:14 AM EDT

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oops!

Posted: 4/9/2016 11:02:14 AM EDT

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How could you miss a sunbather at a beach? common sense says you are on a beach with a truck, you should maybe look for people. I wonder if he was supposed to even be on that beach in a truck? I know some beaches you can.

Hopefully she recovers. That's messed up.

How do you miss a sunbather? How do you miss an F 250 coming right at you?

If I ever want to read some really dumb shit I know where to look.

This morning I wanted to read some really dumb shit so I came to GD.

I was not disappointed.

Posted: 4/9/2016 11:03:20 AM EDT

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I want to know the race of the assistant police chief before I make any further inferences.

Posted: 4/9/2016 11:04:12 AM EDT

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Recently they served search warrants on every deputy down there.....the entire department. The whole department is corrupt, and thats coming from a fellow officer who works only 20mins away.

Posted: 4/9/2016 11:05:54 AM EDT

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I'd love to see the drivers cell phone records.

Posted: 4/9/2016 11:17:58 AM EDT

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Oh, look.

More cops being cunts.

Posted: 4/9/2016 11:20:42 AM EDT

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Recently they served search warrants on every deputy down there.....the entire department. The whole department is corrupt, and thats coming from a fellow officer who works only 20mins away.

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Golden Meadow? One of the first things I was taught when hired for the company I work for is don't speed at all while driving through Golden Meadow. Lol.