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a) Civil liberty group on the bandwagon
b) Criminals endangered by police pursuits
c) Tighter chase controls creating more elusive crims
SYDNEY: Nearly one in seven high-speed police car chases in NSW in the year to June ended in a crash, lifting the crash rate to its highest in six years. This was despite attempts by police chiefs to tighten control of potentially deadly pursuits.
New official figures reveal that 284 of the 2146 pursuits in 2004-05 ended with a collision, killing three people. Scores more were injured in 68 of those chases. "The statistics show clearly that even in relation to minor offences, police are continuing to recklessly endanger innocent bystanders," said the president of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Cameron Murphy.
Since 1994, an estimated 2300 chases have led to a crash, according to calculations using previously released police figures. Between July 1, 1994 and June 30 this year, the state's police have notched up almost 21,000 pursuits.
Guy Stanford, chairman of the Motor Cycle Council of NSW, which represents 30,000 riders, said the high crash rate called in question whether pursuits were the right way to catch offenders.
b) Criminals endangered by police pursuits
c) Tighter chase controls creating more elusive crims
SYDNEY: Nearly one in seven high-speed police car chases in NSW in the year to June ended in a crash, lifting the crash rate to its highest in six years. This was despite attempts by police chiefs to tighten control of potentially deadly pursuits.
New official figures reveal that 284 of the 2146 pursuits in 2004-05 ended with a collision, killing three people. Scores more were injured in 68 of those chases. "The statistics show clearly that even in relation to minor offences, police are continuing to recklessly endanger innocent bystanders," said the president of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Cameron Murphy.
Since 1994, an estimated 2300 chases have led to a crash, according to calculations using previously released police figures. Between July 1, 1994 and June 30 this year, the state's police have notched up almost 21,000 pursuits.
Guy Stanford, chairman of the Motor Cycle Council of NSW, which represents 30,000 riders, said the high crash rate called in question whether pursuits were the right way to catch offenders.
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