Silva v. City of Albuquerque

OPINION

WALTERS, Judge.

Plaintiff’s decedent ran a red light within the City of Albuquerque. An officer who stopped in a police car at the intersection saw the violation and he proceeded after the deceased. When he caught up with him, he turned on his vehicle’s red lights. Instead of slowing or stopping, plaintiff’s decedent accelerated and tried to outrun the police car. Several miles later, decedent lost control of his vehicle, crashed into a tree and a house, and suffered fatal injuries. His personal representative appeals a summary judgment granted to the police officers, the police…