Whitfield v. City of Dayton

{¶ 1} This case arises from a police pursuit that took place on August 16, 2002, at around 7:00 p.m., in the city of Dayton. At that time, the city had a policy prohibiting officers from becoming engaged in vehicular pursuits except in situations involving felonies, provided that “the felony for which the arrest is sought involved an actual or threatened attack against another person which the officer has reasonable cause to believe could result in death or serious bodily harm.”

{¶ 2} The pursuit policy was contained in Executive Order No. 5-2002, which was issued on January 18, 2002. The…