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Wilmington Police involved in an accident Wednesday night

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 12:02pm.READ MORE:
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There was a rather unusual accident that took place Wednesday night. It involved a Wilmington police car, responding to an accident. The officer was on his way to a crash on Shipyard Boulevard, with blue lights on, when he became part of a three car crash at the intersection of 16th and Robin Hood. Emergency crews took one man to the hospital. No names have been released nor have any charges been filed.

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Aren't we supposed to

Submitted by Gkirk88 (not verified) on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 2:05am.
Pull to the right when you see the lights of emergency vehicles? I know we are all in such a big hurry to get home and heck, we don't have time to pull over for fire, police, ambulance, or and other emergency vehicle. I bet if they start sending out $200 fines for not pulling over, it might just make a difference. And heck, I'll take the job of billing these idiots for free. Wont cost the city a dime except to put the cameras in. And that money goes to the injured emergency officials funds for when someone runs into an emergency vehicle when they are responding to a call. Think about that Bill.
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WPD..can't help if you wreck before you get there...

Submitted by madison123 (not verified) on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 1:54am.
I appreciate the fact they were responding to a wreck, but you just caused another wreck and didn't get to the scene of the wreck you were responding to. First rule of Law Enforcement, don't wreck trying to get to a wreck! Nobody gets any help!!!!!
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Twas a matter of time. Had

Submitted by Driver (not verified) on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 12:18pm.
Twas a matter of time. Had an officer run a red light at 16th and Market a few months ago and almost cleaned my clock. Saw that officer a minute later turning into where they gas their cruisers on 16th Street. Hope he got his gas OK!!!
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Let me fill you in...

Submitted by Guest3 (not verified) on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 4:00pm.
Let me give you a couple of facts before you make this judgment call. The officer was responding to a motorcycle accident where a young woman was seriously injured, and he had his siren and lights going well before he got to the intersection. Drivers are supposed to yield! I know if I or any member of my family was laying in the middle of the road on Shipyard Boulevard with serious injuries, I would want help as soon as I could get it. Anyway, I'm sure the officer's dashboard camera will be able to clear up who was at fault...
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Thats funny because the

Submitted by Guestcity (not verified) on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 1:51pm.
Thats funny because the Police department or any city department has not used that spot for gas for more than a year. Just maybe they were on a call?
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