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Posted: 1/19/2015 11:26:18 PM EDT
Interesting law suit.  I can't wait to see how this will play out in the California courts.



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http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2015/01/chp_dui.php



Daniel Ray Fernandez has filed a complaint for damages because he claims
a CHP officer stopped him for driving in excess of 100 mph on
Interstate 5 near Disneyland, impounded his motorcycle, gave him a
traffic ticket, and left him on the side of the highway heavily
intoxicated, moneyless and without a cell phone.
Link Posted: 1/19/2015 11:29:38 PM EDT
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shoulda tasered his ass before driving off.
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Link Posted: 1/19/2015 11:34:14 PM EDT
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Daniel Ray Fernandez has filed a complaint for damages because he claims a CHP officer stopped him for driving in excess of 100 mph on Interstate 5 near Disneyland, impounded his motorcycle, gave him a traffic ticket, and left him on the side of the highway heavily intoxicated, moneyless and without a cell phone.
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holy fuck that is hilarious
Link Posted: 1/19/2015 11:35:28 PM EDT
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Huh...

What was the traffic ticket?  Linked article does not say.



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Driving in excess of 100 mph.



 
Link Posted: 1/19/2015 11:38:33 PM EDT
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Hmm  odd ...

DUI's are a pain in the ass
Link Posted: 1/19/2015 11:41:49 PM EDT
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Well now!  If he wins you can all say goodbye to a "Warning"!   This is why you all can't have nice things!
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What was the traffic ticket?  Linked article does not say.


Driving in excess of 100 mph.
 


Sheesh...

Well, were I in his situation I think I would have found a convenient tree or corner to sleep it off until daylight - and be grateful for getting off so easy.


Is that section of interstate rural or urban?
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Well, were I in his situation I think I would have found a convenient tree or corner to sleep it off until daylight - and be grateful for getting off so easy.





Is that section of interstate rural or urban?
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Driving in excess of 100 mph.

 




Sheesh...



Well, were I in his situation I think I would have found a convenient tree or corner to sleep it off until daylight - and be grateful for getting off so easy.





Is that section of interstate rural or urban?


Densely populated.  









 
Link Posted: 1/19/2015 11:52:32 PM EDT
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its shit like this that makes me want to turn in my badge

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NYSP got shellacked years ago when they dumped two drunks in a park to sleep it off and they wandered onto the highway and got,hit. Leaving a shitfaced guy on the side of the road after ticketing him and taking his vehicle = get out the check book dummies.  
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Interesting law suit.  I can't wait to see how this will play out in the California courts.



Full story at link:





http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2015/01/chp_dui.php



Daniel Ray Fernandez has filed a complaint for damages because he claims a CHP officer stopped him for driving in excess of 100 mph on Interstate 5 near Disneyland, impounded his motorcycle, gave him a traffic ticket, and left him on the side of the highway heavily intoxicated, moneyless and without a cell phone.
NYSP got shellacked years ago when they dumped two drunks in a park to sleep it off and they wandered onto the highway and got,hit. Leaving a shitfaced guy on the side of the road after ticketing him and taking his vehicle = get out the check book dummies.  


Yeah, I don't think it will end well for the CHP.  



Inside the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse in Santa Ana, U.S. District
Court Judge Josephine L. Staton will preside over the case if an
upcoming  mediation conference with Fernandez, who turns 32 years old
tomorrow, doesn't resolve the dispute before a future jury trial.



 
Link Posted: 1/19/2015 11:53:23 PM EDT
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Important to note the drunk was hit by a car walking up an off-ramp and broke his arm, wrist, elbow, ankle, and was knocked unconscious.
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So, he was in a safe spot and then chose to walk onto the freeway?

That will be on him.
Link Posted: 1/20/2015 12:11:03 AM EDT
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So, he was in a safe spot and then chose to walk onto the freeway?

That will be on him.
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So, he was in a safe spot and then chose to walk onto the freeway?

That will be on him.



I believe he was left ON the freeway and had to walk off.
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I believe he was left ON the freeway and had to walk off.
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Important to note the drunk was hit by a car walking up an off-ramp and broke his arm, wrist, elbow, ankle, and was knocked unconscious.


So, he was in a safe spot and then chose to walk onto the freeway?

That will be on him.



I believe he was left ON the freeway and had to walk off.


Walking up an off ramp would mean he is walking back onto the freeway. That is how I read it.
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Walking up an off ramp would mean he is walking back onto the freeway. That is how I read it.
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Important to note the drunk was hit by a car walking up an off-ramp and broke his arm, wrist, elbow, ankle, and was knocked unconscious.


So, he was in a safe spot and then chose to walk onto the freeway?

That will be on him.



I believe he was left ON the freeway and had to walk off.


Walking up an off ramp would mean he is walking back onto the freeway. That is how I read it.


What if the off ramp is uphill?  He is walking "up" the ramp to exit.

I have no idea.
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I could see that too. Did he sue the car that hit him too?

ETA- can't find anything about the car that hit him.

I wonder where he was walking for the 30 minutes prior to getting hit. I also wonder if he stopped at a convenience store and had anything to drink.
Link Posted: 1/20/2015 12:51:19 AM EDT
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...and rightfully so.
Link Posted: 1/20/2015 12:59:34 AM EDT
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The CHiPpies are screwed.  They created a "special relationship" with the "victim" when they contacted him, cited him and towed his motorcycle.  That being said, the only sure way to get a CHiPpie to come out and handle a call is to mention a drunk who is or has been driving.  It's like offering free vagina at the whorehouse; they come out of the woodwork.  I've never seen a CHiPpie turn down a deuce arrest.
Link Posted: 1/20/2015 3:07:57 AM EDT
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Blaming any officer for being responsible for your safety is a liberals argument for sure.
Link Posted: 1/20/2015 3:20:30 AM EDT
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The CHP doesn't leave anyone on the freeway around here.  One way or another they always get pedestrians off the freeway.  
Link Posted: 1/20/2015 3:27:38 AM EDT
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So he admits to reckless driving while intoxicated?
If I was on the jury I wouldn't award him a dime, not even legal fees, in the interest of protecting the taxpayer.
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What if the off ramp is uphill?  He is walking "up" the ramp to exit.

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Important to note the drunk was hit by a car walking up an off-ramp and broke his arm, wrist, elbow, ankle, and was knocked unconscious.


So, he was in a safe spot and then chose to walk onto the freeway?

That will be on him.



I believe he was left ON the freeway and had to walk off.


Walking up an off ramp would mean he is walking back onto the freeway. That is how I read it.


What if the off ramp is uphill?  He is walking "up" the ramp to exit.

I have no idea.


This is the entrance and exit to the 22 from grand.


Link Posted: 1/20/2015 3:47:34 AM EDT
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Maybe i need to start drinking.
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The CHiPpies are screwed.  They created a "special relationship" with the "victim" when they contacted him, cited him and towed his motorcycle.  That being said, the only sure way to get a CHiPpie to come out and handle a call is to mention a drunk who is or has been driving.  It's like offering free vagina at the whorehouse; they come out of the woodwork.  I've never seen a CHiPpie turn down a deuce arrest.
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So much THIS
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This. Should have been arrested for DUI/DWI.
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Sheesh...

Well, were I in his situation I think I would have found a convenient tree or corner to sleep it off until daylight - and be grateful for getting off so easy.


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Huh...

What was the traffic ticket?  Linked article does not say.


Driving in excess of 100 mph.
 


Sheesh...

Well, were I in his situation I think I would have found a convenient tree or corner to sleep it off until daylight - and be grateful for getting off so easy.


Is that section of interstate rural or urban?


By Disneyland, yeah that's urban, and up to 16 lanes wide.
Link Posted: 1/20/2015 5:03:50 PM EDT
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Damn. Why the fuck they didn't book him is a valid question, but in CA I know it's illegal to walk along the freeway absent an emergency.  The cops left him in a physically dangerous, not to mention illegal, position even if he hadn't been drunk.

Even in social situations I've never met a CHP officer I liked, so maybe I'm just biased.
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Walking up an off ramp would mean he is walking back onto the freeway. That is how I read it.
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Important to note the drunk was hit by a car walking up an off-ramp and broke his arm, wrist, elbow, ankle, and was knocked unconscious.


So, he was in a safe spot and then chose to walk onto the freeway?

That will be on him.



I believe he was left ON the freeway and had to walk off.


Walking up an off ramp would mean he is walking back onto the freeway. That is how I read it.


Nope, along there walking "up" an off-ramp is leaving the freeway at most off-ramps.  You guys are going to make me actually read the article aren't you?

Link Posted: 1/20/2015 5:07:10 PM EDT
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He'll win.

Dumbass cop leaving a drunk on the FREEWAY.  Blew a .204. Arrest should be mandatory.

Feel sorry for tax payers.
Link Posted: 1/20/2015 5:15:39 PM EDT
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I just would've been happy with the injuries...
Link Posted: 1/20/2015 5:17:24 PM EDT
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hmmm, if he made it to the 22 and Grand after being left on the 5 someplace, he was pretty mobile and walking well.  Depending on your definition of "near Disneyland", he made it several miles and through the "Orange Crush" interchange.  I'm not going to say it's impossible to walk on the freeway from "near Disneyland" to there, but it's damn near impossible.

I would define "near Disneyland"  as being between the Lincoln ramps and the Katella ramps.  The writer seems to be using the entire county as being near Disneyland.  (Which when out of state, many of us from around hear answer the question of, "Where's that?" with"Near Disneyland."

BTW the OC Weekly is staffed with a bunch of libtard commie weenie pinko stoners la raza types that want to give California back to Mexico.  It's supported by advertising for pot shops, massage parlors, strip joints and alleged Medical Doctors selling MJ approval appointments.  I'm not sure I would tend to rely on it for any kind of accuracy.
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