Walk It Through: The Chase
Willful or wanton disregard, four degrees of fleeing, and a lawful command.
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 chase. A crash or an injury during the chase, license consequences, and the arrest itself 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.
- ObstructUnder the resisting and obstructing statute, the use or threatened use of physical interference or force, or a knowing failure to comply with a lawful command.
- Fleeing and eludingA driver willfully failing to obey an officer's signal to stop by speeding up, turning off the vehicle's lights, or otherwise trying to flee or elude.
- PointsThe entries the Secretary of State records on a driving record for each conviction or civil infraction determination, by the schedule in the section: 1 for more than 1 and up to 5 mph over, up to 6 for the most serious offenses.