Incidents with Flashing Lights

August 13, 2024A year later, report says Lahera crash was an accident – LED flashing lights on police vehicles caused a serious injury crash.

July 20, 2024Maine trooper in cruiser rear-ended, injured at traffic stop, strikes vehicle he pulled over – Flashing lights were in use.

January 24, 2024MSP Trooper Hit By Vehicle, Killed on East Side of Michigan – Trooper hit by vehicle and killed during traffic stop at night.

January 18, 2024Police Officer, 2 Firefighters Struck by Vehicle While On Scene of Accident

January 1, 2024Tow-Truck Driver Killed on New Year’s Eve was Dale Alan Pumphrey, 63, of El Cajon. – Not stated if the tow truck was using LED lights.

December 22, 2023Patient Killed, Gretna Firefighters Injured in Ambulance Crash – Lights and sirens involved in crash.

December 8, 2023Colorado Firefighter Remains In Hospital After Suspected DUI Driver Crashed Into First Responders – Video shows intense LED flashing lights.

December 7, 2023Waltham Police Officer, National Grid Worker Killed After Hit-and-Run Driver Barrels Into Worksite – Flashing lights were in use. The video shows intense, rapidly flashing LED lights.

March 18, 20234 Scottsdale Police Cars Hit by DUI Driver – Scottsdale police were using LED strobe lights.

October 22, 2022EMS: Lights and Sirens: “We Always Did It this Way” – Lights-and-sirens response increases the chance of an EMS vehicle crash by 50 percent and almost triples the chance of crash during patient transport

June 9, 2022Death Investigation in Goulds – Many LED flashing lights and emergency vehicle flashing lights.

May 2, 2022Are Louisiana Police Emergency Lights Too Bright? – A news story about people saying that LED flashing lights are too bright.

April 11, 2022Patrol Officer, 2 People Injured – Police siren and flashing lights were on, likely triggering the crash.

March 25, 2022Crash in Hartford Split Car in Two – Police and tow trucks with LED flashing lights.

March 17, 2022LED Taillight Flicker – Video of flickering LED taillights.

March 15, 2022LED Study: To Protect First Responders, Brighter Isn’t Better – Media report on ERSI study of flashing lights.

February 19, 2022Houston Police Officer Hit by Driver While Blocking Traffic – The video shows multiple rapidly flashing LED lights, which likely caused the driver to lose vision.

February 1, 2022Woman Killed by Tractor Trailer – Incident occurred at 8pm. The video shows first responder vehicles with LED flashing lights.

January 24, 2022Lake Worth Police Run Over Man – Lake Worth PD initiate an incident by assaulting a man with LED flashing lights. – Letter to Lake Worth, TX Police Department

January 23, 2022Austin, TX removed flashing lights in the 1950s – Austin, Texas had improved safety by prohibiting flashing lights and sirens. Later, the Texas legislature mandated the flashing lights, and deaths went up.

January 21, 20222 NYPD Officers Shot – Incredible assault of LED flashing lights by New York City police.

January 21, 2022Arnold Schwarzenegger Accident – The former California Governor was involved in an accident. The response by the emergency crews and their LED flashing lights makes the incident even more dangerous.

January 20, 2022Reporter Hit by Car – A reporter standing in front of LED flashing lights on a tow truck is struck by a car.

January 19, 2022Compilation of New York City Ambulances – Horrific LED flashing lights and noise. It’s hard to imagine a dumber system.

January 16, 20222022 Dodge Charger Pursuit Police Car – LED flashing lights at 3:45

January 7, 2022Belt Parkway Mayhem – Cops agitated by their own LED flashing lights.

January 4, 2022North Carolina Trooper Killed at Traffic Stop – This incident occurred at 9pm, but the article did not indicate if LED flashing lights were being used.

November 12, 2021Police Chase in New Jersey – The use of LED flashing lights by the police are violating civil rights.

August 18, 2021Semi Truck Road Rage – This nearly one hour video perfectly capture the catastrophe of LED streetlights, LED headlights, LED taillights and LED flashing lights on an freeway in Oklahoma.

December 3, 2021Pedestrian Killed by Police Vehicle – After the first police vehicle struck the pedestrian, more police vehicles appeared with dangerous and discriminatory LED flashing lights.

December 6, 2021CA Firefighter Struck on Interstate – No mention of LED flashing lights, but their use is likely.

September 20, 2021Miami Shooting shows Police Strobe Lights – A shooting shows that excessively bright LED lights did not prevent the crime, and that the police response is to assault people with LED flashing lights.

August, 2021Tesla Autopilot Crashes into Police Vehicle – “The trooper whose cruiser was hit shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday had activated his emergency lights”

March, 2021Tow Truck Driver Killed – An already impaired driver’s vision was further reduced by blinding LED strobe lights from a tow truck, and the the motorist struck and killed the tow truck driver.

March, 2021Michigan State Trooper Vehicle Hit by Tesla – A police vehicle with strobe lights on was struck by a Tesla on autopilot, most likely due to the glare from the LED strobe lights.

Dallas Police Officer Killed by Driver – Quote: “Officer Mitchell Penton was standing outside his squad car with his emergency lights on when another vehicle hit the squad car about 1:45 a.m. Saturday.”

Miami-Dade Shooting, Feb. 2021 – Police respond to shooting scene with high luminance strobe lights.

Winter Blast Feb. 2021 – Multiple strobe lights at 0:21 shining into the eyes of everyone.

August 26, 2020Tesla on autopilot crashes into North Carolina Sheriff vehicle with LED flashing lights.

Painesville Police, July, 2019 – Police car flashing lights contributing to a vehicle crash.

Epileptic Complaint About Police Lights – 2007. The police pulled over a vehicle whose passenger had epilepsy. The police refused to accommodate her by turning off their strobe lights.

1993 Ford Mustang Police Vehicle with Incandescent Flashing Lights – Flashing lights without the pain and seizures.