Could be as you say,but this was told to me by an attorney back then involving a police officer firing his weapon indiscriminately while drinking and using a dog in the street as a target.The lawyer said you would probably have to go outside the city to even find someone willing to try to sue the city but I’ve seen a lot of changes,especially attorneys advertising their services which use to be all but banned by the board.

People file suit against cities all the time and I see the one mentioned here was filed back in February.

I think the federal government has sovereign immunity, but local and state governments are fair game.

I like that bobby hat picture Bamabob,but it’d probably be too high to wear in the car.It seems long ago you couldn’t sue the city unless you had their permission to do so or something to that extent and then you most always had to get an attorney from another city to do so.That was over 50 years ago so maybe a lot has changed over that lenght of time.

Perhaps Chief Hargrove needs his head examined!

I agree with your concern.  The danger far outweighs any potential benefit.

already have a lawyer but my main objective is to get those lights and sirens on so noone else has to lose a love one

I remember reading about that accident and discussing it on this web site.  Everyone deals with these situations differently, but I think I would talk to a lawyer on this one.

The Code of Alabama is pretty clear on the subject, but there might be some legal nuances within the sub-text only a lawyer could sort through.

In Alabama there is a two year statute of limitations for filing wrongful death cases.

this accident happened at pleasant valley rd and governmentat 0710pm on january 19,2009. the police officer was traveling at a high rate of speed to a non emergency call theft of property from a vehicle. he hit my wife so hard that the front of the police crusier was gone and flipped my wifes jeep killing her. the cheif of police stated in a interview that they didn’t have to have their lights and sirens on on a non emergency call.and i don’t want my wifes life to have been taken for nothing i want the police to have to run with lights and sirens if they are traveling over the speed limit.

Code of Alabama

Title 32

Section 32-5A-7

Authorized Emergency Vehicles:

(3) Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property;

(c) The exemptions herein granted to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when such vehicle is making use of an audible signal meeting the requirements of Section 32-5-213 and visual requirements of any laws of this state requiring visual signals on emergency vehicles.

(d) The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.

http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm

The Code of Alabama says otherwise.  Where did this accident take place?