"In 2023, a report from the Police Executive Research Forum called for police to put the brakes on car chases unless a violent crime has been committed and the suspect poses an imminent threat. The report noted a spike in fatalities and an increase in pursuits by some departments, including in Houston and New York City."
"In Alabama, four people died when a car being pursued by a state trooper went off a road and hit a tree. The driver and two passengers, one of them a 17-year-old, were not wearing seat belts and were thrown from the sedan."
"In Fort Worth, Texas, police had been pursuing a car which had been driving without headlights on Interstate 35 when the car hit multiple other vehicles and eventually crashed, killing the driver."
Recent police pursuits across the U.S. have led to at least eight fatalities in under a week. In Texas, a man died after fleeing police, while four people died in Alabama when a pursued vehicle crashed into a tree. California also reported three deaths from separate police pursuit incidents. A 2023 report urged law enforcement to limit chases to cases involving violent crimes and imminent threats, noting an increase in fatalities and pursuits in cities like Houston and New York City.
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