Vehicle Pursuits

Question 0

The primary unit should, as soon as practicable, provide the following information:

1. _____ for the pursuit.
2. Location and direction of travel.
3. _____ of the fleeing vehicle.
4. Description of the fleeing vehicle and license number, if known.
5. _____ of occupants.
6. The identity or description of the known occupants.
7. ______ being taken by the fleeing vehicle (e.g., disregard of traffic control devices, intentional collisions, driving on the wrong side of the roadway).
8. Information concerning the use of firearms, threat of force, injuries, hostages or other unusual hazards.

Answer 0

Reason; Speed; Number; Evasive actions

Question 1

Officers will not engage in a pursuit under any of the following circumstances:

(a) The subject evades after having committed only:
1. Any _____ Offense, including traffic; or
2. A _____ traffic violation, regardless of the class of offense.
(b) The subject is committing, or has committed, only a _____ other than suspected DWI/DUI, _____ his identity is known to the officer.
(c) The officer has a prisoner, subject, or other non-police passenger who has not signed a liability release.
(d) The road surface is wet or otherwise slippery, unless the violator has committed a felony involving violence, and then only when all considerations for safety have been taken into account and the pursuit is still deemed reasonable.

Answer 1

Class C; non-hazardous; misdemeanor; and

Question 2

LOW SPEED INTERVENTION
Police vehicles shall not be used to physically force a pursued vehicle off the roadway or to a stop, or to otherwise change its direction of travel or alter its speed unless:
(a) The pursued vehicle is at a ____ or ____; and
(b) The police vehicle is maneuvering at _____; and
(c) Doing so would reduce or eliminate the risk associated with the pursuit continuing.

Answer 2

stop; near stop; low speed