Legal Opinion
Steven Jewell v. Ridley Township
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 19, 2012No. 11-4231UnpublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns a tragic accident caused by an eighteen-year-old unlicensed intoxicated driver who refused to pull over for the police. The pursuit ended when the drunk driver collided with a vehicle in which the plaintiff Steven Jewell was a passenger. Jewell suffered serious injuries, including paralysis. He filed a complaint, naming the officers involved in the pursuit — Corporal Michael A. Bongiorno and Officer Gerard Scanlan (collectively “the Officers”) — and the Township of Rid-ley (“Ridley”) as defendants (collectively “the Defendants”), 1 and…
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