To chase or not to chase Police pursuits a balance of public safety

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Following a rash of high-speed crashes, pursuits, and other traffic incidents across Central Florida, FOX 35 spoke to one expert about when law enforcement should and should initiate a pursuit. Dave Benson, a retired federal agent who now works as a security expert in the private sector, said there are several factors that come into play when determining how to pursuit a suspect. “It’s a balancing act of stopping a suspected vehicle with the safety for everybody involved,” he said. Recently, there were two pursuits that ended in destructive crashes in Port Orange, one of which…