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.
1992 - 2001 NHTSA reports, click here.

South Carolina Laws Governing
Police Vehicular Pursuit
South Carolina on "immunity."
Under the state Tort Claims Act, a person suing a governmental agency generally can't receive more than $300,000.

South Carolina Penalties
for Fleeing
These penalties are for fleeing only.
Research in progress

South Carolina's Penalties for Fleeing Juveniles
Research in progress

Pending South Carolina Legislation
on Police Pursuits
Research in progress

Media reports on South Carolina pursuits
HeraldOnline: Police action may have saved lives, officials say January 6, 2005
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 South Carolina and an expert on police pursuits.

TheState.com: LAWMAKERS should demand new police pursuit guidelines July 25, 2004 (link no longer available)
Columbia, SC, ... This is the latest, sad chapter in a recurring story line: Innocent motorists and bystanders often get injured or killed during high-speed chases. ...

Media reports nationwide
USA Today: Police pressured to call off chase January 5, 2003

Innocent Victims of South Carolina Pursuits
Mike Wilson, 53, of Columbia, February 16, 2006, was killed by a suspect fleeing the police, who were chasing the suspect for stealing two rings from a jewelry store. The thief jumped two fences to get to the Ford Focus that had been reported stolen in Columbia.

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South Carolina Case Laws
on Police Pursuits
Research in progress