FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Bill Bird (916) 445-3353
June 1, 2005
EDITORS/PRODUCERS: AANESTAD ON TODAY's CTNS FEED
UPDATE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES FOR HIGH-SPEED PURSUITS
SACRAMENTO -- Senator Sam Aanestad (R-Grass Valley) will be featured on today's Capitol Television News Service (CTNS) feed, where he will discuss the latest developments surrounding high-speed pursuit policies involving California law enforcement. Senator Aanestad, is the author of "Kristie's Law."
Under the Senator's "Kristie's Law" legislation, pursuits would not be permitted for misdemeanor offenses such as seatbelt violations or an expired registration. Kristie's Law would have allowed law enforcement agencies to initiate pursuits when innocent lives were in danger, or if a serious felony had been committed.
Kristie's Law, or SB 718, was voted down in the Senate Public Safety Committee last April. The Senator plans to reintroduce the measure again next year.
Kristie's Law is named in honor of Kristie Priano, a 15-year-old honor student who was killed during a police pursuit in January 2002. The driver who struck and killed Kristie was a 15-year-old teenager who was already known to police.
For more information about the Senator's position on pursuit policies in California, or to schedule an interview with Senator Aanestad, please contact Communications Director Bill Bird at (916) 445-3353.
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