Introduction An officer initiated a routine stop for someone exceeding the speed limit, but the driver of the sports car he was trying to pull over sped up instead of slowing down. During the course of the chase the speed of both the police car and the sports car rose to over 100 miles per hour. At the end of the high-speed chase, the officer lost control of the car and ran onto a sidewalk, hitting a pedestrian, killing him. At the same time, hearing the commotion caused by this accident, the driver of the sports car looked back and crashed the sports car. The driver of the sports car was killed following the impact and now people are looking for a place to distribute the blame for these two deaths. A decision must be made whether the officer is at fault for these deaths and how best for the police department to act following these deaths. The legal, ethical and moral aspects of each situation must be evaluated. After making this evaluation, decisions must be made that incorporate and accommodate all of these variables in the most favorable manner for the police department. Death of Sports Car Driver Summary of Facts During a high-speed chase at speeds exceeding 100 mph involving an officer and the driver of the sports car the officer lost control and struck and killed a pedestrian on the sidewalk . When this happened, the driver of the sports car looked back, crashed the sports car and was killed. Issues Presented Is the police department responsible for the death of the driver of the sports car? Could the officer have prevented the driver's death? Does pursuit speed affect any of these variables? Arguments on Both Sides There are three sides to this argument. The first side that is presented is...... middle of the paper...... added waiting to punish the officer if the police department chose to do so it would be the best course of action because if they do it first of the cases are dismissed and can give the cases the merit of going to court. This would waste a lot of money and the officer and police department would benefit, but they could avoid wasting time and money by simply delaying the decision on punishment until the lawsuits have been resolved. Legally the officer and the police station are not responsible, but ethically and morally they have the duty and responsibility to help both families in any way they can without incriminating themselves. The final recommendation would be to dismiss the lawsuits and legal responsibilities with the Statute mentioned above and then, using good morals and ethics, help both the families and the officer in any way possible after this traumatic incident..