dave7798801
They were probably thinking the truck driver might sue the police for causing the accident by engaging in an unsafe car chase, if the truck driver happened to be DUI it would affect his case.
 
The cop that arrested her was out of line but it did come out that he contacted his Watch Commander and he told him to arrest her.

Thats pretty much the reason, besides the PR issues. The whole problem is that they were committing to a high speed chase in a very busy area, which is a huge no-no any where in the country, especially when the guy your chasing is being very erratic and taking bigger risks because your behind him. They had his plates so they should have just broke it off and followed it up later. If it turned out stolen im sure they could have gotten video from somewhere that would have showed the guy w/car etc... and done some old fashioned police work and found the suspect. A arrest is not more important than human lives. Make no mistake, there will be some lawyers who will have a field day with this case, rightfully so.
 
 
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Dukman
Hang on, hang on, hang on.  
 
This is local for me and causing quite a stir, which is exactly what the media wants.  And of course, your seeing the story they want you to see and reacting the way they want you to react.
 
First and foremost.  The cop had every right to collect the blood sample.  He didn't need a warrant, he didn't need the person in question to be conscious. He had every legal right (and qualifications) to collect the blood sample.  But what happened is he went in with a lousy attitude and a lot of ego and ran into the nurse that also had a big ego as well.   I'll betcha the news didn't tell you that there was a huge pissing/ego contest before the cop played his butthead card?    All that aside, that cop handled it totally and completely wrong.   SLCPD could slap the nurse with an obstruction charge, but it's not worth yet another PR black eye.
 
Don't jump to conclusions.  The media is playing their little "fan the flames" game.
 
That's Salt Lake City PD.  They can't go 6 months without one of their officers causing a PR cluster.

So, this was the officers body cam, which the pd had to release. So, where is the rest of the footage?

If she was out of line, by the paperwork she was reading off of, why didn't he provide her the correct information?

P.s. it is the coroner job to draw blood and provide I formation related to the death. Are they drawing blood on the truck driver or the individual that caused the crash..

Good questions... except the truck driver, if its cdl, pretty much consents to having a blood draw no matter what happens if hes behind the wheel. Besides it being part of your acquiring a CDL it may be in his contract with the company hes working with also. The blood draw in question though was about the truck driver it seems, but he was in a coma. Unfortunately, for the poor trucker, it doesn't matter that he was a victim, in a coma, etc.....

wmmills
Good questions... except the truck driver, if its cdl, pretty much consents to having a blood draw no matter what happens if hes behind the wheel. Besides it being part of your acquiring a CDL it may be in his contract with the company hes working with also. The blood draw in question though was about the truck driver it seems, but he was in a coma. Unfortunately, for the poor trucker, it doesn't matter that he was a victim, in a coma, etc.....

The truck driver is a reserve officer. He is a cop.

Unfortunate for slcpd that the lieutenant and the arresting officer will likely be fired.. wait.. not unfortunate. They admit to openly breaking the law on video.

Okay, my last foray into this and then Im done.   I'll leave you guys to armchair lawyer this.  
 
First.  The cop involved is an jerk.   Second: The nurse didn't help the situation prior to the camera footage with her own attitude.  That doesn't justify that cop being a jerk.   The hospital and police routinely handled these types of situations easily and smoothly.   This was a prime example of what happens with ego gets in the way.  


Here are some of the pertinent information.  My friend gave me more, but as usual I forgot some of them.  Blood draws are something that he has to deal with almost on daily basis.
 
41-6a-520
41-6a-522
41-6a-523
 
If you live in Utah and have a Utah drivers license, you've given your consent when you signed for the license.

Dukman
Okay, my last foray into this and then Im done.   I'll leave you guys to armchair lawyer this.  
 
First.  The cop involved is a jerk.   Second: The nurse didn't help the situation prior to the camera footage with her own attitude.  That doesn't justify that cop being a jerk.   The hospital and police routinely handled these types of situations easily and smoothly.   This was a prime example of what happens with ego gets in the way.  


Here are some of the pertinent information.  My friend gave me more, but as usual I forgot some of them.  Blood draws are something that he has to deal with almost on daily basis.
 
41-6a-520
41-6a-522
41-6a-523
 
If you live in Utah and have a Utah drivers license, you've given your consent when you signed for the license.

you keep saying "before the video starts.." body cam footage roles longer than this short video.. Where is the rest.
 
Research is important when firing off your own armchair lawyer session.. the truck driver is from Idaho, not Utah.. so, strike your entire statement about the Utah consent stuff.  Your friend says will defend his own, even when they are wrong. In this case, everything he says falls flat on it's face.
 
https://www.facebook.com/RigbyPoliceID/
 
http://www.rigbypolice.com/

bill1024
I do believe every driver involved in an an accident involving a fatality gets their blood tested .
Needing a warrant, I am not sure, but a warrant I would think should be easy to get in this case.
 
Not to get a warrant was just stupid.
 

Exactly. That's all they needed to do. That is the cops JOB. It is not the nurses job to violate those rights, as she read exactly what he needed to give her.

MSim
In one of the body cam recordings, you can hear one of the officers say, that he would bring transient (homeless) people to that hospital, take everyone else to a different hospital. All because that nurse was doing her job. 

No worries as he has been fired from his part time job as a paramedic. He is caught on video asking how the incident with the nurse will effect his job as a paramedic.....now he knows.

After the way he arrested the nurse, it would be nice to see him thrown to the ground, handcuffed and spend some time in jail but really doubt that will happen. Worst case, he'll be fired and then get a job as a cop somewhere else. 

Detective Jeff Payne was fired. 
 
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/utah-officer-fired-after-nurses-arrest-caught-on-video/ar-AAtgVA3?ocid=spartanntp
 
 

Nice! Good luck finding another job Mr.Douchebag!!!!
 
Cops are just like the rest of us, we all can be stupid... Just some of us are less stupid

That is strange the hospital paid. Maybe they felt partially at fault for not properly backing her?