A fatal crash following police pursuit in Madison early Wednesday morning was the second such incident in less than five months for UW-Madison Police. In Wednesday?s incident, Michael J. Benkert, 24, of Waunakee, was killed and his passenger was injured after he tried to elude police. The agency is still reviewing the incident and has asked the Madison Police Department to conduct an independent review.
Also quoted is UW-Madison law professor Michael Scott. “The general trend across the country has been pretty consistently toward more restrictive policies on pursuits,” Scott said.
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