![]() The suit asserts the policy requires filing of a “pursuit incident report” after the use of a spike strip. ![]() Under New Jersey’s vehicular-pursuit policy, the use of a deflation device requires supervisory approval and “is subject to the assessment of inherent risk balanced against the need to apprehend a fleeing offender.”Īmong other restrictions, the policy calls for a spike strip to be deployed “immediately before the pursued vehicle drives over it.” ![]() It notes the FBI in 2012 “issued a bulletin urging law enforcement agencies to explore other ways to handle chases.” That followed the death of 26 officers in spike strip incidents since 1996, the bulletin said. The lawsuit contends spike strips, also known as tire deflation devices, “have presented safety problems for both law enforcement officials and the public.” It says the incident caused health problems for Carlson, leading to surgeries and a job loss.Īnd the suit references a "nationwide spike strip controversy," noting the deaths of police officers and civilians as a result of a tactic in use since 1996.Ī representative of the Attorney General’s Office declined to comment on the suit.ĭaniel Hetznecker, a Cherry Hill lawyer who filed the suit in Camden federal court earlier this month, also did not comment. The suit contends the trooper’s “reckless and indiscrimate” actions violated Carlson’s constitutional protections, including the right to be free from governmental interference and physical harm. The pickup truck sped by moments later, swerving around the strip to continue its northbound flight. More: DOT reopens I-295 lane that closed after retaining wall's collapse More: Gloucester Township man fatally struck by vehicle while changing a tire ![]() The strip apparently were meant to stop a “construction type pickup truck” being pursued by State Police vehicles on the northbound highway, says Carlson’s suit.īut the Delran man says his compact car, a Honda Civic, was the first to hit the spikes, which punctured his front left tire and forced Carlson to the road’s shoulder. In the suit, Gregory Carlson claims he was driving on Interstate 295 in April 2019 when a state trooper ran across the highway about 50 feet in front of him, placing a spike strip intended to flatten a vehicle’s tires. Watch Video: Watch: South Jersey man's reaction to Derek Chauvin guilty verdictĬAMDEN – A motorist’s lawsuit questions the use of spike strips by New Jersey State Police as a tactic to stop highway chases. ![]()
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