Walk It Through: The Lights Behind the Truck
A driver who does not stop, a felony for fleeing, resisting at the end, and why force is not the answer.
On a highway near Seaford, a pickup's driver, scared of a suspended license, sees a police signal to stop and keeps driving.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A driver who flees and then is arrested. Driving while suspended, a chase that ends in a crash, and an officer's use of force are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Physical injuryThe harm that makes assault in the third degree, a class A misdemeanor, and with a deadly weapon or a victim 62 or older, the second degree.
- Resisting arrestIntentionally preventing an arrest or detention, or fleeing from one. It is a class A misdemeanor, and a class G felony with force or violence.
- Search warrantA judge's written authority to search a described place for described things, on sworn facts showing probable cause.
- SummonsA written order to appear in court an officer may give instead of arresting for a misdemeanor. Wilfully failing to appear can bring up to $100 or 30 days.