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.
Alabama Laws Governing
Police Vehicular Pursuit
Alabama does not grant blanket immunity. Public entities and officers receive immunity if officers follow the pursuit policy their law enforcement agency has actually adopted.
Officer Accountability
Research in progress
Officer Training
Criminal Justice Training Center: State Troopers
Alabama Penalties
for Fleeing
These penalties are for fleeing only.
Research in progress
Alabama's Penalties for Fleeing Juveniles
Research in progress
Pending Alabama Legislation
on Police Pursuits
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Media reports on Alabama pursuits
Griffin Speaks: High-Speed Police Chases
Media reports
USA Today: Police pressured to call off chase January 5, 2003
Innocent Victims of Alabama Pursuits
Birmingham Officer Jason Robert Eckes was off duty when struck by someone fleeing police. April 19, 2005
For more information, "Google" names.
Alabama Case Laws
on Police Pursuits
Police Pursuits: Reforming the Law
A string of Alabama cases address negligence as a cause of action in police pursuits. In Madison v. Weldon (1984), the Supreme Court acknowledged a "liberal ... |
