Crime, Law and Justice

What the data say about police chases and deadly crashes
Three young children were seriously injured when a motorist fleeing state troopers crashed into a north Minneapolis playground. About a third of people who die in police chases nationwide are uninvolved pedestrians or motorists. But Minnesota has one of the lowest rates of fatalities from police pursuits in the country.
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2 kids badly injured as fleeing SUV plows into Minneapolis park
An SUV being chased by the State Patrol hit children playing at a park behind Jenny Lind Elementary School, leaving a 2-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl with life-threatening injuries. The driver was caught.