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     Ferris_von_bueller |
PHOENIX (AP) - A motorcyclist is in custody after leading Arizona highway patrol officers on a chase at speeds reaching 140 mph. Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves says 22-year-old Ian Jonathan Ereckson of Phoenix rode his high-performance sport bike along the streets of west Phoenix and even into the airport. He then headed north on an interstate, pursued by a police helicopter. The chase ended near Black Canyon City nearly 50 miles north of Phoenix when the rider either ran out of fuel or his bike broke down. Graves says Ereckson faces felony charges of reckless driving and fleeing from police. He also faces past charges including burglary and auto theft. Footage from a TV helicopter showed the motorcycle weaving between cars and semis. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. PHOENIX (AP)—A motorcyclist is in custody after leading Arizona highway patrol officers on a chase at speeds reaching 140 mph. Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves says 22-year-old Ian Jonathan Ereckson of Phoenix rode his high-performance sport bike along the streets of west Phoenix and even into the airport. He then headed north on an interstate. The chase ended near Black Canyon City nearly 50 miles north of Phoenix when the rider either ran out of fuel or his bike broke down. Graves says Ereckson faces felony charges of reckless driving and fleeing from police. He also faces past charges including burglary and auto theft. Footage from a TV helicopter showed the motorcycle weaving between cars and semis. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9CT4CK00& show_article=1 | ||
| Rocketman |
We get this shit often in Yorkshire. Waste of tax payers money with that bloody helicopter.  Rocket | ||
| Aesquire |
2 failures in judgment there, the idiot rider & the police. ( yes, I noticed he's supposed to be an actual criminal besides the flee with stupidity charges ) The whole story isn't here. Why did they try & pull him over? Was he simply speeding or? | ||
| Chadhargis |
Lucky they had the helicopter as there aren't many police cars that can reach those speeds much less accelerate like a bike (even a "slow" one). Idiot rider gives us all a bad name too. | ||
| Augustus74 |
Saw this on the news - they said he ran out of gas or the bike broke down, and had to stop. | ||
| Froggy |
Being that he only did 140 and then broke down, he probably was on a Firebolt  | ||
| Bobbuell1961 |
Hope they beat the snot of him,bad image for all motorcyclists, there is a you tube link in the xboard showing a busa running from the cops at 200 mph! there's a buell accomplice) no regards for any body else. actions like this lose rights for all of us. | ||
| Liquorwhere |
Hope they beat the snot of him,bad image for all motorcyclists, there is a you tube link in the xboard showing a busa running from the cops at 200 mph! there's a buell accomplice) no regards for any body else. actions like this lose rights for all of us. You have to be kidding....at least I hope you are kidding...why would a cop need to beat the snot out of him. If you are not kidding, I must say that people like you never cease to f'ing amaze me. Whatever...so he was speeding...off with his head right? Or the classic, "it gives bikers a bad name", whatever, I like being a biker so I don't have to care about having a bad name......really? Beat the snot out of him for speeding? Unbelievable. | ||
| Baybueller |
Actually few police helicopters can exceed 140 mph. | ||
| Xb12xmike |
2 words: ART THERAPY | ||
| Rocketman |
Yorkshire cops use a better class of chopper. MV Agusta of course - cruising speed 150mph. We often surpass that on the B1347, but the reality is when these speeds are scare-mongered amongst us, no biker does 140mph for more than a moment in their journey. Not even when they're riding intentionally super fast. 140's and above are always brief moments, and 99% of the time that is all they are. No one dies. No one gets injured. But of course, for the 1% of the time when someone does die, or does get injured, or just gets caught, the frenzy suggests bikes are always traveling at these kind of speeds so bikes and those riding them must be menaces and dangerous to other road users and pedestrians. I don't care. I use radar detector and GPS camera locator's and 140mph is where the fun starts. To err on the side of caution, I generally choose my moments for warp speed when others are not around. Be that remotely or when most are tucked up in beebo land snoring! My biggest problem these days is since I parted with the 916 the tractor Buell won't see near 140mph unless I push it off a cliff. But at least the TVR does it with breathtaking ease! I know. Show off. But sometimes it's nice when you can. Rocket | ||
| Bobbuell1961 |
Liq, speeding?? 140 in an urban environment? what if he kill someone you loved? 140 or more is one thing on an open highway but the clips i saw he is in traffic. as far as being a "Biker" and not caring about your projected image, i am a motorcyclist, and i do care how i'm preceived. Are ye a pirate too? | ||
| Aesquire |
I know it's irresponsible of me, but a brief visit to high speed land isn't a mortal sin, IMHO. I don't want to get tickets, so for me it's brief, and I frankly worry more about deer than police, but I might have accidentally.... It's all in the sight lines and being ahead of the vehicle. 140 on open expressway gives you about the same reaction needs as 60 on a narrow, tree lined country road. Like I said, I'm in big deer country. I wouldn't do 135 on Urban expressways, because I'm a coward, or prudent, your choice. ( M2, so 135ish is all I got ) I really doubt Rocket is Urban bombing, but out on the highway, late, or at quiet times? Not a beat you up offense. The sin is in the high speed chase. I may be able to blitz the highway at speed without hitting anyone, (if I'm lucky) but the poor policeman behind me may not. That accident is on me. Not responsible at all. Lights & sirens make people react oddly, so it's not even like I am just blitzing through light traffic. Risk goes up big time in a chase. (Message edited by aesquire on December 29, 2009) | ||
| Rah7777777 |
I fully agree with the beat the snot out of him idea! Not for speeding though, we all do that! For running like a damn idiot!! Putting others in danger!!! I could care less about him giving us bikers a bad name, but for him to not care about anyone else on that road but him is BS! So yes, rough him up a bit, then haul his ass to jail and impound the bike..... And again not for speeding, for running!! If he got busted for speeding At 140 and pulled over, give him a ticket slap his hand and carry on. But then again I feel this countries judicial system is way too easy! But that's another discussion. | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
Actually i live in Black Canyon City and it happened right outside my work hahaha...small world i guess...and i agree that he is a complete f**ktard and deserves the fullest punishment of the law...just thought it was interesting that it happened so close to me haha.. any idea what he was riding i wanna say it was an r6.. Jake | ||
| Nm5150 |
If the guy speeds through your neighborhood throw a garbage can out in front of him and go beat his ass.If you are a cop making an arrest and decide to make that decision on your on I hope you get your ass kicked.Non LOE didn't take an oath to uphold the law but LOE does and if they don't obey the law they are just an outlaw with a badge.If you think doing 140mph is endangering the public only if you don't pull over if a cop sees you then you are a hypocrite.Also if you think our judicial system is based on any kind of justice then you have not been on the recieving end. | ||
| Nm5150 |
my bad.LEO not LOE | ||
| Iman501 |
of course his name had to be Ian (we all arent as stupid as that Ian) ha ha | ||
| Mndwgz |
Bad LEO... http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/200 9/08/24/story_speeding.html?sid=102 | ||
| Liquorwhere |
Liq, speeding?? 140 in an urban environment? what if he kill someone you loved? 140 or more is one thing on an open highway but the clips i saw he is in traffic. as far as being a "Biker" and not caring about your projected image, i am a motorcyclist, and i do care how i'm preceived. Are ye a pirate too? Pirate? No. I have plenty of black clothes for the goth clubs. I wouldn't care if you called me a pirate, as I grew up on the HD brand of bikes, I have extended family that when they were alive were 1% club people, I don't agree with that lifestyle because I never thought having a bunch of guys around you made you tougher, but hey, to each his own.....I have three HD's and my two Honda's and my two Buells so I guess I am just a biker. K. I don't care where he speeds, IF he killed someone that is manslaughter, YOU said beat the snot out of him for speeding. Get it? He DIDN'T kill anyone, he was fleeing cops, which personally I don't think is a bad thing these days. I don't run because I can afford a lawyer, but I do understand why many do flee. Personal decision I think. I have NO love for any cop. Period so you LEO worshippers that believe they should be able to do whatever they want because they are cops boggle my mind. I don't want the"they have a hard job" BS either, if you cannot handle it find a new career. I just don't see how speeding is worth chasing someone down and THEN when they kill someone while being chased they are the problem, not the cop that got his rocks off ripping through traffic in his cage endangering many more than that bike, but whatever, we will probably be on opposing sides of this issue for ever and ever so I can happily agree to disagree. | ||
| Bartimus |
They attempted to pull him over for pulling an illegal u-turn. He ran... When he made it to the freeway, the cars chasing him dropped back and let the copter take over until he pulled over. Local news says he ran out of gas... Reason he didn't pull over for a simple traffic violation? outstanding warrants... Loser all the way around. | ||
| Rah7777777 |
I don't think all cops should have more power, but I think most should, as long as it's not abused. I work with cops ( I am not a cop, simply work with them at the day job ) and I believe the majority should have more power. Thinking from my standpoint, why would I run from an illegal U-turn? Unless I was a fxxk up before and didn't take care of it. In that case, it's your own damn fault for being a fxxk up and not doing what you needed to do to correct it. Have I ever received speeding tickets.. Yes about one a year normally. And I take care of it like a big boy would, go pay my fine and done. But I've never been a fxxk up to the extent I'd run. Mainly because unlike a good portion of you "cop haters" I can take responsibility for my actions! And be responsible in the first place ( which is probably the best way to do it ) I'm a 100% for an eye for an eye if it's a no doubt guilty party. Just my thoughts. And to add, I wish there was a way to note who was a "cop hater" in the patrol system, just incase that one day you needed them..... They'd take there time or better yet not show up at all!! | ||
| Rah7777777 |
Oh, and I hate to say it... But there are bad cops out there who do get a kick out of screwing people over. Those are the bad apples that should NOT get any extra power. But since there's no way of telling who's who...... | ||
| Bobbuell1961 |
But since there's no way of telling who's who...... so no donuts for any of them!!!  | ||
| Rah7777777 |
Haha! I say let's get a truck load of donuts and let all the cops at it at the same time! Who ever runs over the others and stuffs there pockets the fullest....... Keep a close eye on them!! Sounds like a greedy bad apple! | ||
| X5thxgearxfreak |
Rocket, Have you tried running from that heli? It's quite exhilarating I've heard but the chances of actually getting away is slim to nill. Everytime I see it I always double check my speed, then pop the front end up just to pi$$ 'em off. | ||
| Rocketman |
Hi Steve, nah not my way. I prefer avoiding them, or confronting and hopefully beating them in court. The chopper was out and about back in June over the biker cafe at Fridaythorpe. It was a Sunday, not many bikes out compared to normal as the weather wasn't that great. There were at least 3 cop bikes, and the unmarked Blade, and the chopper. And I saw no bikes doing silly speeds. Indeed most bikers in the cafe were 40 somethings and looked like responsible adults out for a Sunday ride. On the other hand the chopper cop was less than 500 feet above the cafe circulating and pulling what could best be described as stunts. Several times looping around the chopper was almost a full 90 degrees from upright as it buzzed above laid sideways down. I should have reported the bastard to the CAA as it was clearly a bit of police showboating. Most often I dislike pigs immensely. I'm in court on the 5th answering to a not guilty plea of crossing a solid white line. The line is worn out and not visible for many feet along its entire length. It should be a clear get off due to poor maintenance of a road sign, but I'm sure they'll come up with something to oppress me and find me guilty.  Rocket | ||
| Ourdee |
If the guy speeds through your neighborhood throw a garbage can out in front of him and go beat his ass. Make sure it is not a Blue Uly. I try not to speed in neighborhoods or in traffic. I do guarantee the above suggestion would not end well. | ||
| X5thxgearxfreak |
If the fuzz can get you for crossing that line then maybe somebody oughta toss a handful of caltrops in front of wherever it is your swine dwell. However, with all the CCTVs, I'd keep them in my breastpocket(and hope to God I don't crash) then 'itch' my pocket then go to 'adjust' the back of my jacket. Unless you've got a James Bond car. I would've definitely have rung up the CAA and told them of the heli, they probably would've fu*ked me off though, like most calls to gov't branches. | ||
| Bcordb3 |
Hwy 17 isn't road to pull a stunt like that guy did. A dangerous piece road, Sheriff Joe got him now, he will turn his leathers for a pair of pink boxer and stripe suit. Next stop is Tent City right down 35th. A fine place to spend the rest of holiday's, Two green balogna sandwich's a day, he will be living large. Sheriff Joe is not a nice guy, I am sure the use the Arizona Stupid charge (20 MPH over the speed limit, which will mean hard time he was going 70 MPH over. Enough of my rant. The guy screwed up big. |
