Is there any case law in which a police force can be held liable for injuries sustained by a fleeing suspect?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Huber v. City of Stockton, C086700 (Cal. App. 2019):
Second, Huber directs our attention to Vehicle Code section 17001, which establishes an exception to the general rule of immunity for injuries caused by fleeing suspects. (Ramirez v. City of Gardena (2018) 5 Cal.5th 995, 1024.) Vehicle Code section 17001 makes a public entity liable for the death or injury of a person proximately caused by an employee's negligent operation of a motor vehicle.8 For Vehicle Code
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