Vehicle pursuit training for peace officers falls short of time standard, California court says
The vehicular pursuit policy training for employed peace officers, as required by section 17004.7 of California’s Vehicle Code, should meet the standards under section 1081, title 11 of the California Code of Regulations, a recent court ruling said.
In the case of Flores v. City of San Diego, a man driving a motorcycle that a police vehicle was pursuing crashed and died. The plaintiffs, who were the mother and the girlfriend of the deceased, filed claims for wrongful death and negligence against San Diego City.
The city brought a motion for summary judgment. It alleged that it was immune from liability under section 17004.7(b)(1) of the Vehicle Code, which would shield a public agency from liability for collisions involving vehicles being pursued by peace officers if the agency has adopted and has promulgated a written policy and has provided regular, periodic, annual training relating to vehicular pursuits.
The trial court granted summary judgment in the city’s favor. The plaintiffs appealed. They argued that the trial court failed to apply section 1081, which sets standards on the training for vehicular pursuits, including an annual one-hour minimum time requirement.
The California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, Division One reversed the trial court’s judgment and returned the matter to that court for further proceedings.
Under section 17004.7(b)(1), if a peace...
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