title: Deaths resulting from police pursuit.
abstract: This study concerns deaths that result from police pursuit i.e., high-speed police chases. The case files from the Office of the Medical Examiner of Metropolitan Dade County in Miami, Florida, during the years 1980-1986, were examined. Presented in some detail are 18 cases, along with a discussion of the "patterns" or types of cases involved. Recommendations for future work are then noted.
authors.affiliation: Medical Examiner Department, Dade County, Florida.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Copeland
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012926:Social Control, Formal