Spider-Man-Style Police Web Snares Fleeing Cars
Reducing the frequency of police chases might avoid some of the thousands of deaths and injuries they cause each year.
by Stuart Miller
Dec 09, 2016
2 minutes
High-speed police pursuits are a newscast staple because the footage is so dramatic—but also because something often goes awry. Annual estimates of the damage due to police chases range from 8,000 to 55,000 injuries, and 350 to 2,500 deaths. More than a third of those killed are bystanders or
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