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New Zealand police chase speeding teenagers until they crash · 727 days ago

This is a great example that supports the idea of restraint when police decide to start pursuit of a vehicle. While these teens were probably dangerous to have on the road, it seems a lot more dangerous to pursue them if they try to outrun. Why didn’t they call in the license plate number and call for backup up ahead? Sure it seems like a challenge when the suspect doesn’t pull over, but in the interests of public safety, having two speeding vehicles on the road and a nervous/panicked driver in front is definitely a much more dangerous situation.

From TVNZ:


A 14-year-old girl is in a critical condition after a car she was in was chased by police in south Auckland.

The vehicle lost control in the early hours chase, eventually rolling and catching fire.

The chase began at around one-thirty on Saturday morning, when police flagged down a Toyota for speeding.

The driver would not stop, and took off on a chase through Otara.

Police say the vehicle lost control at speed, and smashed into a concrete lamp post on Bairds Road.

They say the car rolled onto its side and then caught fire.

One occupant was thrown clear of the wreckage, while three teenagers aged between 14 and 16 were pulled from the front windscreen of the burning car and taken to Middlemore Hospital.

— SWAT Team

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