Podolak cited for crossing street; no alcohol involved



All the big cities will be putting up cameras to catch jay-walkers now. They will want you to wear a number on your back for identification.
 


So if someone is not in a crosswalk I can legally run them down? Awesome!

But probably bad news for the college students in downtown IC.
 
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I wonder how many of these journalists writing about Ed being cited for jay walking NEVER jay walked before?

Shows some of these journalists will write about anything no matter how trivial and blow it up to be a really big deal.

On the contrary, it would be news if a journalist found someone who has NEVER jay walked.
 


Pigs...my god cops seriously need to get off their high horses. The dude is in critical condition. How exactly does he get cited? While he is in his hospital room the cop walks up and goes sir, "you jay walked, I'm going to need you to sign this to acknowledge the sitation. You signing this does not say you are guilty, just says you understand the citation." During this the guy is in a hospital bed not responding. Is being in CRITICAL condition not enough of a punishment? Sorry, I just had to rant a bit...
 


ISUhawk said:
Pigs...my god cops seriously need to get off their high horses. The dude is in critical condition. How exactly does he get cited? While he is in his hospital room the cop walks up and goes sir, "you jay walked, I'm going to need you to sign this to acknowledge the sitation. You signing this does not say you are guilty, just says you understand the citation." During this the guy is in a hospital bed not responding. Is being in CRITICAL condition not enough of a punishment? Sorry, I just had to rant a bit...
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What I'm about to say is not defending the police for citing Ed.

Ed committed a crime. There was property damage and personal injury during the crime. We have no idea if personal injury happened solely to Ed or included other parties involved. In todays society lawsuits happen. It would not surprise me one bit if the other party involved 'insisted' that Ed get cited for the offense as I'm guessing Ed has some fairly deep pockets OR the driver of the car only carried liability insurance.

If nobody gets cited then it could easily be argued in court that it was a no-fault accident at which time neither party is compensated for damages.

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As far as 'journalists' covering the story. They write what people will read.
 


I guess I see that point, but isn't there a way to show he is at fault but not give a tax?
 


hawkeye12345 said:
What I'm about to say is not defending the police for citing Ed.

Ed committed a crime. There was property damage and personal injury during the crime. We have no idea if personal injury happened solely to Ed or included other parties involved. In todays society lawsuits happen. It would not surprise me one bit if the other party involved 'insisted' that Ed get cited for the offense as I'm guessing Ed has some fairly deep pockets OR the driver of the car only carried liability insurance.

If nobody gets cited then it could easily be argued in court that it was a no-fault accident at which time neither party is compensated for damages.

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As far as 'journalists' covering the story. They write what people will read.
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Then sadly journalists must be writing a lot of trivial stories these days.
 


ISUhawk said:
I guess I see that point, but isn't there a way to show he is at fault but not give a tax?
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I don't think there is a set fine for jaywalking, it just establishes fault in this instance.

Look at it from a very twisted perspective: If Ed was a litigious sort of guy and / or didn't have money or medical insurance to cover his bills, it could be assumed that he may sue the driver for damages IF a citation hadn't been issued.

I think in this case they are just covering their *** but it also could be protocol when personal injury occurs for the officer to determine fault at the scene.
 


hawkeye12345 said:
I don't think there is a set fine for jaywalking, it just establishes fault in this instance.

Look at it from a very twisted perspective: If Ed was a litigious sort of guy and / or didn't have money or medical insurance to cover his bills, it could be assumed that he may sue the driver for damages IF a citation hadn't been issued.

I think in this case they are just covering their *** but it also could be protocol when personal injury occurs for the officer to determine fault at the scene.
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So, what if Ed was hit in a crosswalk? Does the citation automatically go to the driver?
 






I agree with 12345 on this, but look at what happens in DSM when city buses hit peds downtown...most are on their cells or texting when hit and NOT in the crosswalks, yet they get settlements.:confused:

All I ask for is a little consistency.
 




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What ever happened to 'pedestrians always have the right of way' ? It can't actually be legal to run someone over because they're crossing the street in the wrong place, can it?
 


ISUhawk said:
Pigs...my god cops seriously need to get off their high horses. The dude is in critical condition. How exactly does he get cited? While he is in his hospital room the cop walks up and goes sir, "you jay walked, I'm going to need you to sign this to acknowledge the sitation. You signing this does not say you are guilty, just says you understand the citation." During this the guy is in a hospital bed not responding. Is being in CRITICAL condition not enough of a punishment? Sorry, I just had to rant a bit...
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Once my wife was driving to work, hit a patch of ice on a country highway, and her car rolled into the ditch (safety belt saved her life). The police officer followed the ambulance into Des Moines to the hospital. He then tried to force his way into the emergency room where my wife was being treated in order to give her a ticket for "failure to have vehicle under control". They threw him out.

When I arrived at the emergency room this police officer came up to me, asked if I was
Mr. Xxxxxx....I told him "yes". Without saying another word he handed me the ticket and left.
 


They probably had to know who was at fault for insurance purposes. If the driver was then his insurance company would be getting a pretty hefty bill. Now since Eddy was issued a citation, the liability will be on him. Yes, it's dumb to be given a citation for crossing the street, but that's how it works.
 


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