re: #112 lawhawk

Arguably.

But there’s intent to run the roadblock and to put the lives of those at the roadblock at risk. The cop avoids serious injury only by luck.

If you’re the prosecutor, you’re framing this as intent to run the roadblock without caring about the safety of the law enforcement manning it.

If you’re the defense lawyer, you’re arguing that running off the side of the road was to avoid hitting the cops manning it and that it was accidental that the cop was even in the path of the vehicle.

And if I was on the jury, I would go with the defense on this part. I think a charge related to hitting or near hitting the cop would be a mistake. Even a failure to stop kind of charge could be countered with he was going to fast and this was his safest option.

I hope all these guys go to prison for a very, very long time. But throwing stuff at them that gives a defense any wins is a mistake in my eyes.