Four out of every five local police department policies allow high-speed vehicle pursuits of nonviolent suspects fleeing police, according to an I-Team review of more than 50 policies for law enforcement agencies in the Cincinnati area.
A CPD vehicle chase in 2020 ended in two bystanders killed and two others severely injured when the suspect crashed his car in Newport. Under the new rules, officers can only chase a vehicle in cases of violent felony offenses.