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Oil Field Trash II · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 1560

hanging at the beach a couple hours ago with the family... kids running around building sand castles and all that. Around 6:30 PM, I'm guessing there was some sort of emergency down the beach, as a park ranger in a 4 door ford F250 came between all the vehicles and the waterline probably going 50-60 MPH. He did have his sirens going, but apparently he wasn't concerned with the fact that a truck heading into the wind with a siren on has a pretty short range.

I sure am glad my kids didn't run to the water at the same time he was passing.... hope no one else's kids did either.

JOHNNYREB · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject:

yeah...i was parked at the six. Me and the wife drove down to run the dogs and toss a few lures. Same deal..... 30 yds between me and the surf , with plenty of good beach behind us, and this peckerwood goes between the truck and the surf at 50-60 mph......never slowed down! I barely grabbed the dogs in time before he was even on me.....what pissed me off is i heard him hit the gas before he got to our camp Evil or Very Mad

My first thought was i hope every ones alright...but it was way outta line! Especially when another ranger come in behind him at the same speed, and went behind us!!!! He actually drove back north past us a while later, no passengers....doing 30mph....i through up my hands at him with no response! WAY outta line! Oh and by the way no other emergency vehicles were ever involved?????

Bluffer · Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:17 pm Post subject:

Thats not a safe part of pins to be going that fast. Dont they have a protocall emer or not for this? They dont have to answer to anyone? Do as they please till they hit someone!
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Franklin · Horse Mullet Joined: 09 Sep 2010 Posts: 116

hopefully he got to whoever needed help in time and they are ok

nick072010 · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:19 am Post subject:

For all we know he got a call of a kid that had drowned or something, and don't get me confused and think I'm saying it's ok to disregard everyone else's safety because its not. I'm just saying being a officer myself I know how the adrenaline rush accompanied with trying to figure out what your going to do when you get there can cloud your head a little. I'm glad no one got hurt.

JOHNNYREB · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:48 am Post subject:

Like i said...hope no one was injured, that seemed to be the case, but Regardless of what the call was......it was unnesasary!

If his mind gets that clouded during those type of situations....maybe he shouldnt be in law enforcement!

Its ok to endanger 6 to save 1.......aint buying it!

jc · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:32 am Post subject:

THE_BLUFF_RAT · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:18 am Post subject:

Jellyfish · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:01 am Post subject:

Sounds like the PINS rangers were responding to a rollover accident.

http://www.kztv10.com/news/accident-at-padre-island-national-seashore/
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RodBreaker · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:15 am Post subject:

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mastergunner · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:15 am Post subject:

Apparently someone wasn't going 15mph if they rolled over. Most rangers and border patrol I see are always driving faster then the speed limit.
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Johninaustin · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 1118

5moreminutes · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:15 am Post subject:

I call BS on this. The police not so much but other emergency vehicles.. With lights and sirens we are requesting right of way.
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Oil Field Trash II · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 1560

5moreminutes · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:29 am Post subject:

In general on the streets. I dont doubt that ranger was in the wrong. Been a long time since I looked at stats but the leading cause of death for first responders was going to and coming back from a scene. Like I said been awhile since I looked at stats.
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