I know Ted post it up here,. I post to PH at same time.
8 GMP crews involve. Man refuse to stop . rode off at high speed. He died. Cops face wrath of law .,. but I support these whereas I cannot do so for Dougal und the Over Kellett pair. These were legit und the story as unfold suggest it all hinge on use on "blues/twos" - point to discuss?? Oder
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... race_crashDeath chase cop to face law
John Scheerhout
May 28, 2009
A POLICE officer will be summonsed for dangerous driving following a 50-minute police pursuit which ended in the death of a father-of-five.
Alan Long, a grandfather-of-13 from Denton, Tameside, rode off when police tried to check his driving documents.
He refused to stop, sparking a 50-minute chase, partly on the M60, which included a 'convoy' of police cars and the force plane.
Traffic police are alleged to have defied radio orders to back off - although colleagues say their instructions were 'ambiguous'.
Mr Long died after his motorbike collided with a car at the junction of Stamford Road and Rassbottom Street, in Stalybridge, on August 1 last year.
The Independent Police Complaints Authority launched an inquiry into his death.
They prepared a file of evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service whose lawyers have now decided one of the officers involved in the chase should face action.
Inquiry
It is understood video from another patrol car captured him on a roundabout early in the pursuit. He is accused of not activating his siren or blue flashing lights during the pursuit.
Eight other traffic officers have been told they won't face criminal charges although they still face an internal disciplinary inquiry.
A statement from the IPCC said: "Following an independent IPCC investigation, a file was passed to the CPS on February 13, 2009.
"Following CPS advice a Greater Manchester Police officer has been told that he has been reported for summons which will be obtained in due course."
An IPCC spokeswoman also confirmed eight other officers would not be charged with any criminal offence.
Mr Long was described as a 'passionate biker'. At the time of his death, his wife Julie said he `lived life to the full'.
During the past six-and-half-years, 29 people have died in accidents involving police vehicles in Greater Manchester.
Chris Burrows, chairman of the Greater Manchester branch of the Police Federation, the police union, said: "We are extremely disappointed that the CPS have chosen to take that course of action.
"We believe the officer was just doing his job at the time and the allegation will be vigorously defended."[/quote]
As at this moment with no comment to contrary - my views with GMP. I may modify when I hear defence though
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instructed in the first place.
By saying this does not mean I do not feel for his grieving family. I do. But I think we have to be realistic all the same - given all press reports to date.
I would be grief stricken.. und look for someone to blame .. as in Police in this case .. to get solace from the grief stricken anger. Then - hopefully - logical obective thought process would intervene - und my anger would be directed towards the deceased for being stupid und ionflicting such hellish trauma on his family. It ist then a living hell for them which I can understand. 
I feel for the biker's family. I feel more for the police officer und his family as he ist facing additional trauma of court case - for just doing his job as he would see the "run" as "something to hide" und truly believe he was doing his job.