Death Walks Again Death on a Harley

It is not very often that you see someone who you would buy a beer for within a thirty-second conversation. I got to talk and interview Ed Hinchey, a constabulary officer who was shot three times in the line of duty. Ed was a police officer for Forest Hills Police Section in Pennsylvania. Ed survived his deadly see and now lives a great life after law enforcement simply has a daily reminder of being shot.

Ed at present works at Safariland and owns Thunder Roads Magazine, Pennsylvania. Safariland makes law enforcement gear, including vests, holsters, gun belts, and accessories. Here are some of the questions that I asked Ed and his responses.

1. What got y'all into motorcycle riding?

Ed was a young police officer at the time and was watching "On Whatever Sunday" by Bruce Chocolate-brown and watched "The Airplane pilot" episode of "Then Came Bronson." Both movies inspired Ed to first riding motorcycles. Ed went to a local dealership and bought a 1986 Honda 700 cruiser. Motorcycle grooming was not a large thing at the time, so he didn't think much about training. As shortly equally Ed got on the motorbike for the get-go, he was hooked and knew it would be a lifelong passion. Ed was so inspired to ride motorcycles that he got on his new wheel and rode from Pennsylvania to the Grand Canyon.

2. What did you want to be when you grew up? Why?

Similar most of u.s.a. who become law officers, he e'er knew he wanted to exist a police officer since he was a young boy.

3. Why did you want to become a police officeholder?

Ed believes part of the reason he wanted to become a law officer was that some of his family unit was in the war machine. Ed was the first of his family to get into police force enforcement, simply now he has several of his family members in law enforcement.

4. Why did y'all want to become a motor officer?

Ed decided he wanted to join the motor officer team because he noticed how motor officers always had a grinning on their faces. He could have his passion for riding motorcycles and turn information technology into a career. He also liked that no matter how bad traffic was that twenty-four hours, that wouldn't change his time to get somewhere.

5. Have you crashed while on a motorcycle?

Yes. While on his constabulary motorcycle going down the freeway at approximately 70 MPH, a car changed lanes and sideswiped Ed's motorcycle. Ed and the other driver slowed downward and pulled over to the side of the road. Ed did not have any injuries from the standoff. Due to Ed'south extensive training in motorcycle riding, Ed was able to keep his motorcycle upright.

6. What did yous acquire from the collision?

A slight inattention on the route can cause serious issues. The inattention can be on the car side or on the motorbike side.

7. Are yous still working for the Forest Hills Police Department?

No. Ed has shot 3 times approximately 16 years ago. Ed was shot twice in the chest, which was caught by the bulletproof vest, and once in the hip, which destroyed his hip. Ed had to have multiple surgeries to reconstruct his hip to walk again.

8. Did you lot bask your time with the police section?

Ed enjoyed his fourth dimension so much that he would be back out on the beat if they could fix his hip. Ed wanted to help people when they were at their lowest point in life. Ed loved being able to make a difference in people's lives for the improve.

9. Do you however ride motorcycles?

Yeah. Ed owns two motorcycles, a Harley Road King and a BMW R1100RT. Ed enjoys both bikes simply prefers to ride the Harley for long-distance rides.

10. What are yous doing at present?

Ed is working for Safariland, where he travels all over the United States and talks to people who were saved by Safariland equipment. Safariland created a position only for him to travel the U.South. and speak to other police officers protected by Safariland equipment. Equally soon as Ed retired from the police department, he was immediately hired by Safariland.

Ed too bought a mag company called Thunder Roads Mag Pennsylvania. Thunder Roads mag has a lot of great information, including dealership specials, electric current events, gear reviews, and clemency events.

11. Are you enjoying what you're doing at present?

Ed loves what he is doing and enjoys being able to travel and meet other police force officers that were saved by Safariland equipment. Ed also rides his motorcycle to different places to meet these police officers. Ed is getting paid once more to ride motorcycles and savour his motorcycle passion.

12. Whatever incredible stories to tell?

One morning while heading to work at the police section, he rode his motorcycle through a canyon. Ed was going around a sweeping turn at 70 MPH. Ed struck a metal full-size fire department cycle chalk with his bike as he was going around the corner. When Ed Struck the wheel chalk, both of his tires came off the ground while leaning into a corner. When the motorbike tires contacted the ground again, he could feel the back in of the motorcycle sliding out. Ed continued to agree the throttle open up, and the bicycle corrected itself. Ed knew that if he allow off the throttle, he would more than than probable crash. Ed continued to the station, and like any other rider who merely went through something like that, he counted his blessings.

xiii. Any future goals?

Ed wants to continue to work for Safariland and continue traveling on his motorcycle.

I spent approximately an hour talking to Ed. It is not every day you get to speak to someone who was shot three times and should have died. Ed and I had something in common. We were both motor officers for police departments. Ed and I could have spent many more than hours talking about different things and "war stories."

Even though Ed was disappointed that his career in law enforcement ended, he fell into a great spot with Safariland to go along to help people in law enforcement.

Fifty-fifty though we go through tough and sometimes about-death experiences, we must learn to focus on the future and how nosotros tin can live our lives to the fullest. Ed has learned a lot from being a constabulary officer and it has helped him to move on and alive a nifty life.

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