Jones v. Ahlberg

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

This case involves a high-speed police chase with a tragic ending. We are asked to decide under what circumstances law enforcement officers and their employers can be held responsible when the pursuit of a suspected law violator results in injury or death to someone other than the suspect. We hold that a law enforcement officer and his or her employer can be held liable for injury to others resulting from the pursuit of a suspected law violator when the officer’s conduct in initiating or continuing the pursuit constitutes gross negligence evincing a reckless disregard for…