Fielder v. Jenkins

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PRESSLER, P.J.A.D.

N.J.S.A. 59:5-2b insulates public entities and their employees from liability for injury caused by an escaping person. In Tice v. Cramer, 254 N.J.Super. 641, 604 A.2d 183 (App.Div.), certif. granted, 130 N.J. 11, 611 A.2d 650 (1992), we held that this immunity protects police officers from claims of members of the travelling public who are injured by persons being pursued by police in a high-speed chase. We based this holding on our conclusion that the statutory immunity afforded by N.J.S.A. 59:5-2b was intended to preserve the…