TheBand Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 MUNCIE - A joy ride with three Ball State University students in the back seat of a Muncie police car early Tuesday ended in a crash and could cost patrol officer Jason Lyons his job. "I would have fired him this morning if I had the authority," said Police Chief Joe Winkle. The wreck, in front of LaFollette complex on McKinley Avenue, caused a head laceration to one of the students, Stacy Walters, 19, Rogers Hall, who was treated at Ball Memorial Hospital along with Billie Reed, 19, and Sommer Redmon, 19, both of Brady Hall. Lyons, 38, who was uninjured, was immediately put on administrative leave, pending disciplinary action by Muncie Police Merit Commission. Winkle said he would recommend firing the 6-year veteran for endangering the students who asked for a ride and for initially lying about the crash. "He was basically showing off for three college girls," said Winkle. Lyons apparently met the three BSU freshmen at a Village Pantry at University Avenue and Martin Street before 1 a.m. and one of the students asked for a ride back to the dorm, according to statements by Lyons and the students. Lyons was not on a call and there were no reports that he was running lights and sirens. Instead of going to the dorm, Lyons raced down University to Tillotson and Bethel avenues and then to McKinley, before crashing into a light pole in front of LaFollette. "There is no debate that he was driving at too high a rate of speed," said Winkle. Before calling in the accident, witnesses told police that Lyons told the girls to get out of the car and leave the scene. Winkle said Lyons also denied he had passengers in the car to other police officers at the scene, including his supervisor, police Sgt. Kirk Mace. "(Lyons) told some mistruths," said Mace, who arrived at the scene with Ball State University police. As many as 50 students and others gathered at the scene, and Winkle said witnesses even confronted Lyons, who argued with some students about whether the girls were in the car. "We have witness statements that saw him let them out and heard him say, 'Get out of here,' " Winkle said. Lyons later admitted to police he had given the students a ride, saying they were just having fun, but the police chief said the three students said they were scared, given Lyons was driving fast enough to rock them from one side of the car to the other. Police uniform, traffic and internal affairs officers investigated the crash, which did as much as $10,000 damage to a 2007 police car. There was no indication that alcohol, drugs or sex were involved, Winkle said. While the chief can suspend an officer for up to 10 days, the merit commission has authority over firing as well as hiring officers. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...LOCAL/708290511 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I can pass no judgment, as I wrecked showing off and driving in reverse in Marchetti parking lot w/ 3 strange girls in the back of my Jeep® a couple of years ago. Word to the wise: when running from DPS, don't race a lap around campus, lose their pursuit, then imediately re-enter the lot and park right next to the car you just hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe Froman Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I can pass no judgment, as I wrecked showing off and driving in reverse in Marchetti parking lot w/ 3 strange girls in the back of my Jeep® a couple of years ago. Word to the wise: when running from DPS, don't race a lap around campus, lose their pursuit, then imediately re-enter the lot and park right next to the car you just hit. and this is applicable to this board, SLU and SLU hoops how? People get in trouble here for talking SLU soccer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 and this is applicable to this board, SLU and SLU hoops how? People get in trouble here for talking SLU soccer. Thread is marked OT. I find a resounding correlation to the content of the original post. Fake cops, 3 female backseat passengers, showing off, places Soderberg doesn't belong, etc. Get a real first name, Abe. Unless you're planning on running for president, that one died about 150 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Zing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 and this is applicable to this board, SLU and SLU hoops how? People get in trouble here for talking SLU soccer. i dont read the soccer threads but seriously one of our monitors disciplined someone for talking slu soccer at www.billikens.com? could you find that thread? i'd like to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Thread is marked OT. I find a resounding correlation to the content of the original post. Fake cops, 3 female backseat passengers, showing off, places Soderberg doesn't belong, etc. Get a real first name, Abe. Unless you're planning on running for president, that one died about 150 years ago. I apologize, that was out of line. Abe is still a very popular first name among living people. http://www.abevigoda.com/ Still kickin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I apologize, that was out of line. Abe is still a very popular first name among living people. http://www.abevigoda.com/ Still kickin'. abe vigoda.........one of the greatest lines and scenes in situation tv history... "what do you think you are dealing with kids?" after the captured crook comments on fish jumping from building to building in a foot chase. and it was also revealed that fish had accidentally eaten hash brownies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 I apologize, that was out of line. Abe is still a very popular first name among living people. http://www.abevigoda.com/ Still kickin'. Barely. This thread is worthless without pictures of the coeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Barely. This thread is worthless without pictures of the coeds. Found 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrewfinance Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Found 'em. naw, those three would have been driving the car...drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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