out in bensalem pa where my fam lives there's a cemetery. not even 5 minutes from their house. an elderly gentleman was there visiting his deceased wife. he had visited her everyday since her passing some time ago. the exit from the cemetery leads to hulmeville road. open road for maybe half a mile, cemetery also right across from a church. as he was exiting the cemetery to turn onto the road a police cruiser hit the car and killed the man. newspapers say the officer was responding to a call and did what he could to avoid the man. i haven't seen the pictures but others have told me that they suggest otherwise.

i see cruisers speeding down 25mph streets in camden where i am and even in philly where i work. little kids run through the streets and in between cars all the time. neither lights nor sirens fully protect us that from meeting that car. its not just the cruisers, but all that do not pay attention and speed.

in my ER im fortunate to not see much of this, but in others i've worked in there are those less fortunate.