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Notice the cops covered up the fact that this
high ranking Tempe cop illegally left the
scene of the accident.
According to the driver and passengers on
the 65 north bound bus who witnessed the crash
Tempe Police Commander Mike Ringo left the accident
and didn't even bother to try to help the homeless
man he almost killed.
A passenger on the bus flagged down a car and they chased Tempe Police Officer Mike Ringo for about a mile before they forced him to stop. Katie Nelson the Republic reporter who wrote this article told me that the Tempe Police told her that their high ranking cop Mike Ringo was justified in leaving the scene of the accident and that even though it appeared to be a "hit and run accident" it really wasn't a "hit and run accident". I learned about it when I got on a bus in Tempe. The driver who I used to not like because she loves the police state started acting very weird. She told me that she was “very, very sorry” and she “owed me an apology”. I though “Oh no what did I do to deserve this?” I was going to go to the back of the bus and ignore her but she said “don’t you want to know why I own you an apology”. Reluctantly I told her “Ok why do you obey me an apology”. First she mentioned that on a different day I told her that the police were corrupt. She said that she though I was just a crack pot. Then she told me that I was right and that she just saw that the police are corrupt. And she told me how her fellow bus drivers and her bus passengers had witnessed this crash had been talking about it. A cop crashes into a man almost killing him and then leaves the scene of the accident with out even trying to help the person. Yes I guess that showed her the police are corrupt. I guess I should not consider her an "asshole" any more because now she knows the cops are corrupt like I orginally told her. May. 18, 2005 10:40 AM
Police official blacks out, crashes A Tempe Police commander blacked out and crashed his car, injuring a man waiting at a bus stop Tuesday night. Commander Mike Ringo, a 27-year-veteran of the force who helps oversee police patrol in the north part of the city, was driving north on Kyrene Road when the accident happened just before 7:30 p.m., police said. It is unclear if he was on duty.. Ringo was approaching Guadalupe Road in south Tempe when he drove a 1996 Chevy Lumina into the road's east curb. The impact deflated the right, front tire, police said. The vehicle continued north with Ringo unconscious at the wheel, according to police. It entered the Kyrene and Guadelupe roads' intersection, then jumped the curb. The car careened into a concrete parking bench and struck Michael Craig Buehler. Two of Buehler's legs were broken, and possibly his back. The 56-year-old transient also has a concussion, police said, but he is expected to survive. He is being treated at Maricopa Medical Center. Ringo was transported to Tempe St. Luke's Hospital. He received treatment for the "condition that prompted the collision," police said. He is listed in good condition. Investigators have determined Ringo's vehicle was traveling less than 40 miles an hour when the crash happened. They will continue to investigate.
Reach the reporter at
katie.nelson@arizonarepublic.com
Tempe cop’s blackout, crash investigated Tempe police are investigating a crash in which an officer blacked out and drove his patrol car into a bus stop, injuring a 56-year-old man. Cmdr. Mike Ringo, 54, lost consciousness about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday while driving north on Kyrene Road, said officer Brandon Banks. The cruiser veered right along Guadalupe Road, jumped the curb and hit Michael Buehler, who was waiting for a bus. Buehler was taken to Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix with two broken legs and a concussion. Police would not say Wednesday why Ringo blacked out. The 27-year department veteran will undergo a medical evaluation before he is allowed to resume his duties, police said, and the medical clearance will list the conditions under which he may go back to work. There are no policies that would prevent Ringo from driving a city vehicle in the future, officials said. "We’re going to do everything that is in the best interest of public safety," said Tempe Police Chief Ralph Tranter. At this time, Tranter said the main concerns are the health of Buehler and Ringo.
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