Nakamoto- Driver seeks answers after high-ranking BRPD commander causes crash

Per state law she is supposed to yield to an approaching emergency vehicle, but civilly BRPD is probably still liable for a substantial percentage of the damages. I'm sure the city can spend a couple thousand dollars to fix her Nissan Rogue or whatever that is.

This is such a non-story. Pretty typically for modern day Nak stories.

That’s not for the news to show, that’s for an attorney to schedule/provide as evidence if a trial is necessary. Nothing wafb and quackamoto say or air matters, except for stir the big black pot of racial divide.

Nakamoto should concentrate on keeping his wife from mentally beating him at his bocage home

Does anything good ever happen at the Triple S?

I think if this was on the street in normal conditions the left turn car would be at fault. You have to make sure the lane is clear before you leave it. Now the cops hauling arse 1 block from the scene probably should have used better care.

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Per state law she is supposed to yield to an approaching emergency vehicle, but civilly BRPD is probably still liable for a substantial percentage of the damages. I'm sure the city can spend a couple thousand dollars to fix her Nissan Rogue or whatever that is.

This is such a non-story. Pretty typically for modern day Nak stories.

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You think it’s a non story that a cop hit this lady and the. Lord about it being her fault? And that the only thing they may save her is that she sought out video of the accident on her own?

That’s a huge red flag to me.

And does state law state that the emergency vehicle has to actually be shown as an emergency vehicle? Because this was an unmarked vehicle. And if it didn’t have lights and sirens on, there was no way for her to yield to it.

It’s honestly amazing to me that you think this is no big deal.

Man, the amount of “investigative stories” Nakamoto has done against BRPD this year is crazy considering he didn’t investigate shite when Murphy Paul was chief and Broome was mayor.

It’s been relentless.

Contrast that to EBRSO, where he hasn’t done any stories against them.

It’s almost like he has a hidden agenda to make one department look bad and the other look great.

I’m guessing the powers to be at WAFB want a merger between the departments and this is their way of pushing that

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Per state law she is supposed to yield to an approaching emergency vehicle

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If they are using lights and sirens.

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You think it’s a non story that a cop hit this lady and the. Lord about it being her fault? And that the only thing they may save her is that she sought out video of the accident on her own?

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What do you think they lied about? Fault is a civil determination that isn't made by police investigating a crash. Police investigating a crash determine what factors contributed to causing the crash, especially violations of state traffic codes. In this instance the primary violation appears to be the woman violating LRS 32:125

Here's the relevant portion:

. Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible or visual signals, or of a police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible signal only, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.


You can see in the video that the police vehicle has lights activated which is enough to satisfy the requirements of the statute.

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And does state law state that the emergency vehicle has to actually be shown as an emergency vehicle? Because this was an unmarked vehicle. And if it didn’t have lights and sirens on, there was no way for her to yield to it.

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The fact that it's owned by a police department and is outfitted with flashing blue lights satisfies the state law for it being an authorized emergency response vehicle.

Now once again, the legality of the incident and the civil fault are separate issues.

BRPD will surely end up footing the bill for her repairs. But legally the BRPD officer did not violate state law and the officers investigating the crash were not wrong or lying when they said it's her "fault" for not yielding. That's completely true per state traffic law. The only falsehood is the assumption that the police even determine civil fault when assessing whether a traffic violation occured and if it is believed to be a causal factor in the crash. A violation can occur and be a causal factor but the other party can still be civilly liable (which IMO is the case here).