Mayor of Baltimore v. Hart

CATHELL, Judge.

This case arises from a motor vehicle accident in Baltimore City. On February 16, 2002, a Baltimore City police officer, responding to a call, drove a marked police car through a red traffic signal without stopping and collided with a vehicle driven by Michael Lee Hart. On August 20, 2003, Hart, the respondent, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (“the City”), petitioner, and also against his insurer, Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”), alleging injuries resulting from the February 16, 2002, collision.…