Walk It Through: The Chase
30 mph over is reckless, eluding a signal, and up to 3 years for resisting.
A young driver weaves through traffic at high speed on a busy road at night.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One driver and one stop. Bodily injury or death in a pursuit, interfering with another's arrest, and points 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.
- Negligent drivingDriving in a careless or imprudent manner that endangers property or anyone's life or person. A fine of up to $750.
- Fleeing or eludingTrying to elude a uniformed officer or a marked police vehicle that signals a stop, by willfully failing to stop, fleeing on foot, or any other means.
- Resisting arrestIntentionally resisting a lawful arrest, or interfering with an officer making a lawful arrest of another. A misdemeanor carrying up to 3 years, a $5,000 fine, or both.