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Cops:
Niles (IL) man backs over squad car after
getting ticketed
By
Nadia Malik | Daily Herald Staff
A man who had been pulled over and
ticketed by police ran backward up and
onto a Buffalo Grove squad car Friday
morning, apparently in his haste to drive
off.
Henry Raskin, 70, of Niles had been pulled
over by a Buffalo Grove officer on the 400
block of Dundee Road around 11:30 a.m.
Friday for driving 58 mph in a 35 mph
zone, Sgt. Scott Kristiansen said.
The
officer wrote the ticket and returned to
the car, and Raskin got ready to drive
away. Except he went flying backward.
"(He) apparently was going to pull
away at a high rate of speed, but the only
problem was that he was in reverse,"
Kristiansen said.
He said Raskin was not happy about getting
a ticket. He said police are reviewing the
squad car videotape to see what Raskin
might also be charged with.
Raskin was taken to Northwest Community
Hospital in Arlington Heights as a
precaution.
Kristiansen
said police don't believe Raskin has any
medical conditions that could have led to
the crash. Raskin's age also didn't seem to
play a factor, he said.
The officer, a 20-year veteran of the
Buffalo Grove department, was not injured,
but his car will be out of service for a
while.
"He ended up with the left rear wheel
of the car coming through his windshield,
about 6 inches from his face,"
Kristiansen said. "Luckily, he was not
injured."
The squad car suffered significant damage to
the front end, including the windshield and
the hood.
Kristiansen said the police investigation so
far shows the officer initiated the traffic
stop properly. He said officers are trained
to treat every stop as if it isn't a routine
procedure so that they are aware when
unexpected circumstances like this one take
place.
"The officer stopped the car properly
and positioned himself properly," he
said.
Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=196544
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