Williams v. Crook

This case raises the question whether § 6-5-338(a), Ala. Code 1975, provides immunity for a city police officer who, while acting in the line and scope of his official duties, drives an automobile at a speed exceeding the posted limit but fails to use audible or visual emergency signals and that failure results in an automobile accident that causes physical injury or property damage. We conclude that the "immunity from tort liability" granted by § 6-5-338(a) to the driver of an "authorized emergency vehicle" applies only when the driver is using an audible signal meeting statutory…