Reported Deaths
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Reports on fatalities due to violent pursuit crashes, click here.
2003 NHTSA report by state, click here.
2002 NHTSA report by state, click here.
1992 through 2001 NHTSA reports by state, click here.
Missouri Laws Governing
Police Vehicular Pursuit
Missouri on "immunity."
Under the state Tort Claims Act, a person suing a governmental agency generally cannot receive more than $300,000.
Officer Accountability
TheState.com: State faces suits over car chase October 8, 2005
Columbia, SC, ... ordered other troopers to "go get him," which led to a high-speed chase over ... says troopers did not follow Highway Patrol policy for car chases because they ...
According to a 2004 Executive Brief by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the State of Missouri does mandate that all jurisdictions must have a written pursuit policy that governs all pursuit-related activities, and specifies whether to initiate a pursuit, who to pursue, why and when to end a pursuit, and how to report a pursuit.
Research in progress
Officer Training
Research in progress
Missouri Penalties
for Fleeing
These penalties are for fleeing only.
Research in progress
Missouri's Penalties for Fleeing Juveniles
Research in progress
Pending Missouri Legislation
on Police Pursuits
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Media reports on Missouri pursuits
HeraldOnline: Police action may have saved lives, officials say ... A Rock Hill police supervisor's decision to call off a high-speed car chase Tuesday — less than five minutes after it began — may have saved innocent lives, an expert says. ... It's the latest example of a growing trend among law agencies across the nation, said Geoff Alpert, a criminology professor at the University of Missouri and an expert on police pursuits. ... January 6, 2005
TheState.com: LAWMAKERS should demand new police pursuit guidelines ... This is the latest, sad chapter in a recurring story line: Innocent motorists and bystanders often get injured or killed during high-speed chases. ... July 25, 2004 (link no longer available)
Media reports nationwide
USA Today: Police pressured to call off chase January 5, 2003
Innocent Victims of Missouri Pursuits
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Missouri Case Laws
on Police Pursuits
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