Driver Arrested for on-track actions in Florida!

I do not condone what this guy did at all but I am a little leery about this off duty cop getting involved in an "ontrack/racing" issue, even if he was hired for security. Especially when the track or other person involved did not want to press charges. My brother in-law is a city cop and he says some police officers just don't know when to turn the cop off.
 
Maybe the cop was friends with the "victim" and that is why he did this? It does say the victim did want the guy arrested.
 
dirt burner,,, it says that the victim "did wish to pursue charges". an intentional act that causes property damage and/or injury certainly is able to be prosecuted. the key word being intentional, and obvious. if these guys were at a roller skating rink, and 1 guy punched, kicked and slammed another guy into a wall, there would be charges. what's the difference? auto racing is not immune from the law. it's just kind of rare.just a different kind of assault, that's all. this leave the door wide open for a civil suit, and he most likely will win. i have mixed feelings about this... it may make a driver think twice before doing something stupid in retalliation, but it opens the door for someone who is a victim of a true, legitamite 'racin deal' to seek legal action against a driver who really may have done nothing wrong, just because he is pi s sed. art.
 
That's the same thing Tony Stewart did to Jeff Gordon a few years ago at Bristol.He didnt go to jail lol.But then again Stewart is the man.
 
Well..all goes back to if you wanna act like a 6 yr old..and destroy your car..and someone elses...kindergarden's have room on their list for these type of people. Anything you do like that at a racetrack..needs to be prosecuted..that dude could have hurt the other guy..someone in the stands if a piece of the car come off..someone else like an official..list goes on. Kind of odd..that a law officer..would just happen to be their..off duty...and pursue this..meaning he had to have gone to the pits..to get more info. And if the driver had an issue with the other...using your car as a weapon of destruction is the most unacceptable means of resolving said issue..says alot about him. Maybe anger management classes will work..and he can resolve his personal issues..who knows. Wish him luck..this will unfortunately cost him and if he has family..big time.
 
I agree that his actions on the track were wrong, but it is a racing incident. Anyone who has been in a racecar know that sometimes tempers flare and we do irrational things that we would not normally do. I feel the track officials should have handled it, not some off-duty police officer. What would have been the results if this happen (the retaliation) under green? Does this open a door for anyone who is involved in a wreck on the racetrack to sue for damages?
 
i realize that nobody was injured, but this kinda reminds me of about a year or so ago when a pro hockey player punched another player from behind, causing him to fall forward, hitting his head on the ice, and ending his career. criminal charges were brought forward, and successfully prosecuted.. although there were no injuries here in this deal, this kinda goes with the idea that what happens on the pro sports "playing field" does come under the jurisdiction of any local or state laws. people have to be responsible for their actions anywhere else, so why not on the racetrack as well. art.
 
I was about to bring up the exact same analogy. That case happened in Canada. The player was charged with assault, and convicted.
 
That incident with Todd Brutusi was bad but I still think it was wrong to prosecute him on a criminal base . When you are at a professional level there are assumed risk's . I agree he should never play again but bringing the law in opens the door for some cry baby to make something look worse than it is and get some trumped up charges put on someone . If this guy in Florida drove in the pits and started trying to run down people the that's an issue that the law should be involved in but this deal should be a track thing and he should be kicked out for good .Just a note if this guy can get arrested for $2,000 worth of damage what do you think this cop would have done to O'Neil last year when he ran over Mars, he'd still be in jail!
 
i dont agree with what went on on the track but that happens twice a weekend during the racing season.if they are gonna do this to one guy then they need to be doing it to everyone that does this which is obsered,to me i think it is a bunch of bs and this guy should have never been arrested..being at a skating ring and fighting and wreckin on a race track are two totally different things..now if the two would have gotten out of their cars and had a boxing match then i would understand..i have seen alot of guys wreck due to poor track prep,does this mean that the owners of the tracks need to go to jail for those guys being injured on their poor track,no.....
 
there are a ton of great points here, and there is alot of merit both ways... but the fact remains, racetracks are fair game for "johnny law" to come in and oversee things. they are, after all, on united states soil, and some kind of law enforcement agency is in the area. like it or not, it could happen anywhere. maybe my skating rink comparison wasn't the greatest, but i was trying to come up with somewhere similar where people are going in circles, the same direction, and contact happens. art.
 
Skating at a rink is a public activity,racing is sanctioned event . Just because a race track is on American soil doesn't mean a police officer writes to apply laws that pertain to public environments to a sanctioned activity. Keep an eye on this one I bet it gets thrown out.
 
yes..lotta good points here. All my problem is 2 things..1..the dude issa coward..get mad at someone..take it outside the track..not where others can get hurt..or killed. 2 is...like i siad..kinda ironic..an officer would pursue this to the point to make charges happen..seems like he was helping someone. I mean..i bet there are lotta people who goto the race..who r cops..or affiliated with them and dont do that.
 
i got news for you mr. raceboats.. law enforcement can indeed cover an event on a racetrack. an assault can cover any type of incident, no matter what item is used, a fist, a baseball bat, or a racecar; and this is what we are talking about here... an assault. it just very rarely gets pursued by 1 of the involved parties at a racetrack. usually it is handled at the track or association level. look at the hockey incident mentioned earlier... you tell me what the difference is.. other than the injuries. was still an assault during the event by 1 competitor to another. in new jersey, for example, if you participate in a sanctioned race, BEFORE the car goes out on the racetrack, the state police are there to inspect the car, to see if it complies to state laws. over and above any racing association rules. the state police.... now, you tell me if they have influence at the racetrack or not. i know, this was florida, but..the issue is, if the cops have any say-so at a racetrack or not.. and i am telling you they most certainly do. i know this to be fact. art.
 
Art..100 percent correct! Let this be a lesson..cause the way lawyers and ect work..things going on the track..or on the track premises will be subjected to more scrutiny over the upcoming years...remmeber the thread about the alcohol on track grounds..not long ago?? Go talk to a local insurance company..or local law enforcement officers...they will back up that totally.
 
Yes, it does. The difference is that our local tracks suspend drivers who do these things for a only a week. Maybe they should have them arrested. Using a race car as a weapon and hitting another car under yellow is dangerous and penalties need to be rethought. I would like to see snactioning bodies such as UMP take the lead with severe penalties and suspensions. Then you wouldnt see this stuff happening nearly as much.
 
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