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.
Ohio Laws Governing
Police Vehicular Pursuit
Research in progress
Officer Accountability
According to a 2004 Executive Brief by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the State of Ohio 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. The report does not state whether or not law enforcement agencies are held accountable if officers fail to follow the policy.
Officer Training
Research in progress
Ohio Penalties
for Fleeing
These penalties are for fleeing only. Research in progress
Ohio's Penalties for Fleeing Juveniles
Research in progress
Pending Ohio Legislation
on Police Pursuits
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Media reports on Ohio pursuits
Cincinnati Post: High-speed chases are risky November 26, 2004
News-Herald.com: Departments put brakes on chases ... Joyce Beatty, D-Columbus, who has been trying for more than three years to require an annual review of policies on high-speed police chases. ... November 6, 2004
Media reports
USA Today: Police pressured to call off chase January 5, 2003
Innocent Victims of Ohio Pursuits
For more information, "Google" names.
Ohio Case Laws
on Police Pursuits
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