Walk It Through: The Chase
Willful or wanton disregard, fleeing to elude, and resisting an officer.
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. Impaired driving, serious bodily injury to an officer, and driving while revoked 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.
- Fleeing to eludeDriving while fleeing or trying to elude an officer in the lawful performance of duty, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and a Class H felony with two or more aggravating factors present.
- Public vehicular areaOne of the places, besides a highway or street, where impaired driving and the under 21 rules apply.
- Resisting, delaying or obstructingWillfully and unlawfully resisting, delaying or obstructing a public officer discharging or attempting to discharge an official duty, a Class 2 misdemeanor when the officer is not injured.
- Class A1 misdemeanorThe highest misdemeanor class. An assault becomes one when it inflicts serious injury, uses a deadly weapon, is by a male at least 18 on a female, or is against a child under 12, among the other cases listed.