People v. Palma

Officer Prill, a City of Wayne police officer, was proceeding to a Shell gas station in Wayne on a "trouble with a man” and possible "destruction of property” call. Since Officer Prill’s car was not the closest police car to the gas station, the officer started following two individuals in a burgundy and silver Pontiac, having recognized the car from a previous radio communication regarding the gas station incident. The officer observed the suspects’ car going 70 m.p.h. in a 55 m.p.h. zone, weaving across lane dividers, and accelerating to over 90 m.p.h. When the fleeing vehicle entered…