I’ve been strongly critical of Tampa Police Department’s pursuit policy, which essentially encourages highly trained adults to provoke inexperienced teen drivers into engaging in dangerous Hollywood style car chases, but I’ve got to admit that at times the policy seems to work.
Today, for example: a cop chased an SUV full of teens onto a crowded Interstate and gave chase at speeds of at least 80 MPH. In the end, several people were rushed to local hospitals, and the heavily traveled urban Interstate was backed up for hours, but the police recovered the stolen vehicle, and two of the teens had injuries so minor that they were able to be arrested. Yeah, there was that one minor incident with an innocent driver forced into a light pole, but he walked away with hardly a scratch. Way to go!
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