Sally Watt of member station W-U-S-F in Tampa reports that the police department's policy of high speed pursuits of criminal suspects has been called into question. A series of accidents have resulted in the deaths of 5 people and in the injury of 12 others since the policy was reinstated in last May. The Tampa Police Department say they initiated the policy to fight car theft, and they blame the criminals who refuse to stop, for the carnage.
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