Supreme Court sides with officer tactics in high-speed police chases

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Police may use tactics that put fleeing suspects at risk of death to end high-speed car chases, the Supreme Court said Monday in ruling against a Georgia teenager who was paralyzed after his car was run off the road.

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