This story was hot around the water cooler. A woman with a two-page rap sheet (license revocations, larceny, arson, resisting arrest) did a U-turn to avoid a traffic stop and led the police in a high-speed chase from North Asheville, to South Asheville, and then northwest again to Leicester. Speeds were reportedly higher than those mentioned in the article. She eventually crashed her car and died. A cop went in the ditch, but only sustained minor injuries. Were the police justified in running after her or even having the license checkpoint in the first place?
by Leslee Kulba
Wild West blogger