Every rush hour morning drive on Cote St. Luc near Decarie is traffic hell. The intersection has been overloaded with cars.
This is partly due to bad road planning as Coolopolis has mentioned elsewhere.
The situation is so bad that a special police officer is dispatched during the morning rush hour to the corner one block to the west to ensure that the intersection of Coolbrooke/des Orphelins and CSL doesn't get gridlocked.
That police officer sports a highly-visible orange vest so that he will be seen from afar.
Motorist Leora Bobrove ended up advancing and blocking the intersection in the morning of March 28, 2013.
She later maintained that there was sufficient space to pass if someone wanted to get by.
Well the police officer on duty that morning saw it differently, so he waved at her to pull over so he gift her with a new ticket.
However motorist Bobrove believed that the cop was actually a construction worker due to his orange vest.
She believed that by waving, he was redirecting her down des Orphelinats. So she turned down that street.
She then realized it was a dead end and scooted back.
The cop Gabriele Sene wasn't thrilled with that move so he blocked her car with his cruiser.
Sene thought that Bobrove was attempting to flee, so he attempted to take her key.
Bobrove resisted to what she thought was a too-aggressive approach and Officer Sene got scratched..
Sene got police backup officers on the scene who in turn calmed everything down.
After the dust settled, Bobrove was ticketed and hit with three criminal charges relating to the affair.
Her lawyer Yann Trignac pleaded not guilty and Bobrove had a day in court in Dec. 2013 and another last June.
On Dec. 15 a verdict came down: not guilty. The judge chalked it up to simple misunderstanding.
This judgment was particularly interesting to me. (and I'm sure you'll tell us why - Chimples).
About five years back I received a ticket from the very same officer about one block away and also challenged it in court. Not only did I get the ticket tossed out but I complained at the Police Ethics Commission that the officer had failed to be able to produce a police badge. We met later at a formally-arranged meeting and the cop Sene shook my hand and apologized.
Seems like a very nice guy.
This is partly due to bad road planning as Coolopolis has mentioned elsewhere.
The situation is so bad that a special police officer is dispatched during the morning rush hour to the corner one block to the west to ensure that the intersection of Coolbrooke/des Orphelins and CSL doesn't get gridlocked.
That police officer sports a highly-visible orange vest so that he will be seen from afar.
Motorist Leora Bobrove ended up advancing and blocking the intersection in the morning of March 28, 2013.
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| Leora Bobrove |
Well the police officer on duty that morning saw it differently, so he waved at her to pull over so he gift her with a new ticket.
However motorist Bobrove believed that the cop was actually a construction worker due to his orange vest.
She believed that by waving, he was redirecting her down des Orphelinats. So she turned down that street.
She then realized it was a dead end and scooted back.
The cop Gabriele Sene wasn't thrilled with that move so he blocked her car with his cruiser.
Sene thought that Bobrove was attempting to flee, so he attempted to take her key.
Bobrove resisted to what she thought was a too-aggressive approach and Officer Sene got scratched..
Sene got police backup officers on the scene who in turn calmed everything down.
After the dust settled, Bobrove was ticketed and hit with three criminal charges relating to the affair.
Her lawyer Yann Trignac pleaded not guilty and Bobrove had a day in court in Dec. 2013 and another last June.
On Dec. 15 a verdict came down: not guilty. The judge chalked it up to simple misunderstanding.
This judgment was particularly interesting to me. (and I'm sure you'll tell us why - Chimples).
About five years back I received a ticket from the very same officer about one block away and also challenged it in court. Not only did I get the ticket tossed out but I complained at the Police Ethics Commission that the officer had failed to be able to produce a police badge. We met later at a formally-arranged meeting and the cop Sene shook my hand and apologized.
Seems like a very nice guy.