Clark Ex Rel. Estate of Clark v. South Carolina Department of Public Safety

GOOLSBY, J.:

This case arises out of the death of a motorist who was struck and killed by a suspect fleeing from a high-speed police pursuit. Ronald Clark, as personal representative of the estate of his daughter, Amy Clark, sued the South Carolina Department of Public Safety (the Department) and Charles Clyde Johnson, the suspect, after Amy was fatally injured when Johnson crossed the center line and struck her vehicle. Clark alleged the Department’s employees failed to properly supervise the pursuit and to terminate it before the fatal accident. The jury returned a verdict for Clark against…