During the prosecution, the maneuver of the agent’s stands caused a direct accident, highlighting the dangers of aggressive prosecution techniques
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- Georgia police have chased a Mazda 3 out of 20 miles before using a standing maneuver.
- The high -speed pursuit has reached speeds greater than 100 MPH and narrowly avoided accidents.
- The police pursuit ended with a collision with a Chevrolet Malibu and Toyota Camry.
A recent police pursuit in Georgia serves another recall of the measure to which agents are ready to go when a suspect refuses to stop. During 20 miles stretched, the driver of a Mazda 3 dodged the capture, weaving traffic and pushing the car to its limits. But as congestion thickened, the chances too against them too.
The whole thing takes place on Dashcam, and the way it ends has rekindled a debate on the prosecution tactics of the Georgia State Patrol.
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According to the description of the video, the Trooper Lead launched a traffic stop before the start of the video. Rather than stopping, the driver fled and the pursuit was on. The suspect executes stop panels, red lights and elders in the traffic coming in the opposite direction to escape the officers. None of this prevents Georgia’s state police from continuing it.
Put on the needle at 100 mph
Instead, they continue to gain ground while narrowly avoiding collisions all the time. The description indicates that the Mazda culminated at speeds greater than 100 MPH (160 km / h) in various cases. However, whenever it seems that the officer can be able to put the Mazda, traffic appears and makes it impossible.
At one point, they find themselves arrested in a construction area only so that the cars move away and the prosecution of continuing. It is only when speeds are slowed down and traffic becomes heavy that officers engage in the pit maneuver. When they do it, they turn the Mazda in a Malibu chevrolet. Then the officer arrives at the back of a Toyota Camry. At least they got their suspect. Now the driver is said to be faced with accusations related to the possession of marijuana and to flee the police.
Collateral damage: Who pays?
Did the police act in an imprudent manner in this incident? Well, the suspect has clearly crushed following the maneuver of the officer’s pit, and a police cruiser also supported Camry. However, it is not guaranteed that the police will cover damage or loss of value for Toyota and Chevy. As we recently saw in a case similar to Cincinnati, vehicle owners should prove that the police acted with “reckless contempt” when the pit was created in order to hold the financially responsible department.
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If they can respond to this burden, the ministry could be damages. Maybe that’s why the Constitution of the Atlanta Journal criticized the policy of prosecution of the GSP, describing it as “the one that often represents more danger to the public than hunted people”.
