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Would You Take Part in a High-Speed Escort? [POLL]

Jim Gearhart Show — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:50:55 +0000

Jim was discussing the decision by a judge to hand down a one year probation sentence to the State Trooper who led a high-speed escort to Atlantic City.

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Two State Troopers Lose Careers Over Death Race 2012 [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:48:04 +0000

Remember that 100-mile-an-hour caravan of sports cars the State Police led to Atlantic City last year? It was quickly and permanently dubbed, 'Death Race 2012.' We now know the fate of two Troopers involved.

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Death Race 2012 State Troopers Lose Their Jobs

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:39:53 +0000

The State Police sergeant who led an unauthorized escort of a high-speed sports car caravan to Atlantic City in 2012 pleaded guilty today to a crime for altering the numbers on the license plates of his troop car with electrical tape during the incident. He along with a second trooper who helped with the race have agreed to forfeit their jobs.

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Second Trooper Charged in Death Race 2012 Case Surrenders

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:01:29 +0000

The second of two New Jersey state troopers facing criminal charges stemming from the high-speed escort of luxury cars down the Garden State Parkway has turned himself in. The high-speed caravan is commonly referred to as "Death Race 2012."

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NJ Troopers Charged In Death Race 2012, Covered Up Plates [VIDEO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:16:15 +0000

Criminal charges have been officially filed against the two state troopers involved in the unauthorized State Police escort of a high-speed sports car caravan to Atlantic City in March 2012. The incident garnered serious attention after people saw the videos other drivers on the Garden State Parkway posted of the so-called “Death Race 2012.”

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Troopers Charged in Death Race 2012 Accused of Telling Drivers to Cover License Plates

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:23:01 +0000

Two New Jersey state troopers face criminal charges and four others face disciplinary actions after officials said they jeopardized public safety escorting luxury high-speed sports cars in a case commonly referred to as "Death Race 2012."

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State Trooper "Death Race" Charges Could Be Announced Today [POLL/VIDEO]

David Matthau — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:08:19 +0000

New Jersey's Attorney General plans to announce new guidelines for police escorts today, after state troopers escorted a fast-moving luxury sports car caravan down the Parkway in March.

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NJ Trooper In Luxury Car Escort Resigns – Should He Lose His Pension [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:10:32 +0000

Will there be any tears for Sgt. 1st Class Nadir Nassry were he to lose his pension?
You may remember the story.

Nassry, along with Trooper Joseph Ventrella, were suspended earlier in the year for their involvement in the high speed escort down the Garden State Parkway given a group of luxury sports cars, one of them belonging to former Giant running back Brandon Jacobs

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'Death Race' Developments To Be Discussed At Press Conference

Matthew White — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:40:40 +0000

The attorney for one of the officers involved in the much-publicized "Death Race 2012" is set to announce "significant developments" this afternoon in Clifton.

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The Cost of a Free Ride – Ask Brandon Jacobs

Steve Trevelise — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:30:41 +0000

The late Steve Fredericks, a sports talk legend in Philadelphia, once told me that when an athlete gives a reporter his cell phone number, he has that reporter in his pocket. A former hockey player and broadcaster told me some players would play the reporters by cuddling up to them to get positive stories and also avoid negative ones. Since sports began, athletes have been using people for jobs, sex, and in Brandon Jacobs' case, a free ride.

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