Walk It Through: The Chase
Negligent driving that endangers, a signal ignored, 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. Great bodily harm, soft tissue injury to an officer, and false evidence at trial 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.
- Class A misdemeanorThe highest misdemeanor class: up to $10,000, up to 9 months, or both.
- Fleeing or eludingWillful disregard of an officer's signal to stop. With no injury or damage, a Class H felony.
- ObstructingKnowingly resisting or obstructing an officer acting in an official capacity and with lawful authority. A Class A misdemeanor.
- ForfeitureA penalty that carries money only: Class A up to $10,000, Class B up to $1,000, Class C up to $500.
- Negligent operationThe standard Wisconsin's reckless driving section rests on: endangering the safety of any person or property by negligent operation of a vehicle.