The township agreed to pay a Linden couple who were seriously injured after their car was hit by a driver fleeing Clark police during a high-speed chase. The couple sued the township in state Superior Court, charging that police created a “clear, present and unreasonable danger,” violating state and local directives and disregarding the safety of other motorists in chasing an individual through a residential area during rush hour. The wife suffered fractures to her pelvis, ribs, and left clavicle. Her husband sustained a traumatic brain injury.
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