A Chattanooga woman is suing the police department after a suspect in a stolen car crashed into her car while officers were in pursuit.
The incident took place in April 2020 when Officer Joshua Price was driving his patrol car. Police say he was nearly hit head-on by a silver Honda Pilot being driven by Diamante Robinson.
Price told another officer before the pursuit that he was forced off the road and had to swerve to avoid death or serious injury.
Price turned his patrol car’s lights on and ran the plates while chasing Robinson and discovered the car had been stolen in Signal Mountain, the arrest report says, adding that Price believed Robinson “was intentionally trying to hit/run him off the road.”
After Robinson refused to pull over, Price got permission from his supervisor, Sgt. Mitch Moss, to pursue in a chase based on the information Price gave Moss about Robinson’s alleged attempt to hit Price head-on. Robinson tried to hit Price with his car a second time, police say.