A POLICE OFFICER can terminate a high-speed chase by forcing the suspect off the road when the pursuit threatens the lives of innocent bystanders, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a Georgia case.
The 8-1 decision overturned a 2005 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion that allowed a case to proceed against a former Coweta County police officer who faced a civil rights suit by a man rendered quadriplegic after a high-speed chase.
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