A bill loosening the standards for police pursuits in Washington needs a final vote in the Senate before it can go to the Governor's desk to be signed. FOX13
Senate Bill 5352 makes it easier for police to initiate a chase based on looser standards of "," but only for certain violent crimes and DUI offenses, and only if the suspect poses a serious risk of harm to others.
Fourth District State Representatives Suzanne Schmidt and Leonard Christian who voted in favor of the bill issued the following statement: We had hoped for more, but at least we finally moved this disastrous policy back in the right direction. That said, the conversation must continue. We heard about the two kids killed in Sunnyside by a driver speeding and traveling in the wrong direction. We listened to another instance of two girls having a sleepover who were plowed down by a stolen vehicle. One of these girls lost her life. Under current law, the suspects in these examples couldn't be pursued. With the slight modifications of Senate Bill 5352, these examples still wouldn't be pursuable offenses. This bill wouldn't have saved the lives that were lost.
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