Legal Opinion
James v. Georgia Department of Public Safety
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 12, 2016No. A16A0018PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McFADDEN, Judge.
Latricka Sloan died from injuries sustained when the car she was driving crashed as she fled from Georgia State Patrol officers in a high-speed chase. Sloan’s adult daughter, Breshonda James, on behalf of herself and her minor siblings, brought this wrongful death action against the Georgia Department of Public Safety (“the Department”), the state agency that oversees the day-to-day operations of the Georgia State Patrol. In the action, James alleged that one of the officers negligently failed to comply with the Department’s pursuit policy by continuing the chase and executing…
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