Lindstrom v. City of Corry

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

The issues presented are whether a local agency owes a common law duty to a driver who flees from a police officer, and whether a claim on behalf of a fleeing driver falls within the vehicle liability exception to governmental immunity under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8541 et seq. (“Tort Claims Act”). We hold that a local agency has no common law duty to a fleeing driver, and accordingly, reverse the order of the Commonwealth Court. 1

On the evening of July 15, 1995, Appellees’ son, Ramsey, was driving his vehicle along South Center Street in…