Every time police officers activate their lights and sirens, punch their accelerators and pursue fleeing motorists in Virginia, I hope they remember people like Andre Bassette Jr. Or teenage cyclists like Geormond Morton. Or Gary Roberson, whom I once interviewed. All of these individuals were “third parties” – innocent pedestrians, drivers or their passengers who […] The post Allowing more high-speed police pursuits is unwarranted – and dangerous appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
In February, Rosa Bassette, represented by attorney Virginia Tehrani, filed an $18 million dollar lawsuit in Hopewell Circuit Court against the individual officers involved in the chase.
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As some police across the country change policies to limit officers from engaging in potentially dangerous pursuits, Chesterfield Police has seen a dramatic increase in its number of annual chases.