HIGH-SPEED CHASES: VEHICLE PURSUIT VS. THE LAWSUIT

This article is concerned with vehicle pursuits that result in personal injury or death. It explains the duties of three categories of law enforcement personnel that will become important in case of law suit: the officer initiating the vehicular chase and the additional follow-up officers, the supervisor who will confirm the pursuit activities by reading, approving and forwarding the officer's report, and the police administrator who will weigh the actions of the officer in relation to the department policy on vehicular pursuits.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Chiefs of Police

  11 Firstfield Road
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States  20760
• Authors:
  • Schultz, D O
• Publication Date: 1983-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32-33
• Serial:
  • POLICE CHIEF
  • Volume: 50
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Fatalities; Injuries; Legal action; Legal factors; Police; Police pursuit driving
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386740
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 221
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM