I had a Texas Highway Patrol Sergeant tell me once upon a time (Imagine talking to a 6'4" Roy Orbison lookalike) that if you know your traffic code well enough you can pull a vehicle over as it is driving off the showroom floor.
I would not try driving off from a peace officer in Texas. As mentioned by several posters, probable cause to be detained and/or pulled over exists in multiple forms.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr
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Re: Try driving away from a cop in Texas...
In Texas you can get arrested for that.
Sec. 38.04. EVADING ARREST OR DETENTION. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally flees from a person he knows is a peace officer attempting lawfully to arrest or detain him.(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is:(1) a state jail felony if:(A) the actor has been previously convicted under this section; or(B) the actor uses a vehicle while the actor is in flight and the actor has not been previously convicted under this section;(2) a felony of the third degree if:(A) the actor uses a vehicle while the actor is in flight and the actor has been previously convicted under this section; or(B) another suffers serious bodily injury as a direct result of an attempt by the officer from whom the actor is fleeing to apprehend the actor while the actor is in flight; or(3) a felony of the second degree if another suffers death as a direct result of an attempt by the officer from whom the actor is fleeing to apprehend the actor while the actor is in flight.(c) In this section, "vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.(d) A person who is subject to prosecution under both this section and another law may be prosecuted under either or both this section and the other law.
Sounds like the officer was attempting to detain the person to ask some questions, and the person drove off.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr
Sec. 38.04. EVADING ARREST OR DETENTION. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally flees from a person he knows is a peace officer attempting lawfully to arrest or detain him.(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is:(1) a state jail felony if:(A) the actor has been previously convicted under this section; or(B) the actor uses a vehicle while the actor is in flight and the actor has not been previously convicted under this section;(2) a felony of the third degree if:(A) the actor uses a vehicle while the actor is in flight and the actor has been previously convicted under this section; or(B) another suffers serious bodily injury as a direct result of an attempt by the officer from whom the actor is fleeing to apprehend the actor while the actor is in flight; or(3) a felony of the second degree if another suffers death as a direct result of an attempt by the officer from whom the actor is fleeing to apprehend the actor while the actor is in flight.(c) In this section, "vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.(d) A person who is subject to prosecution under both this section and another law may be prosecuted under either or both this section and the other law.
Sounds like the officer was attempting to detain the person to ask some questions, and the person drove off.
Just my .02,
LeonCarr