On Monday night, San Diego police officers were chasing a silver BMW for speeding, an infraction, and failing to yield, a misdemeanor. The pursuit only lasted about two minutes before the driver collided with a different, responding police vehicle. An SDPD officer was killed, along with the driver of the BMW. Current SDPD policy allows a supervisor to call off high-speed pursuits. They take into consideration public safety, the seriousness of the offense, and the risk to officers. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/restrictive-san-diego-police-department-pursuit-policy-recommended/509-101b8868-ce07-4282-a1a1-916ada777ea7