FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. – The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has launched technology to help reduce high-speed pursuit risks.
What You Need To Know
- NHTSA says more than one person is killed in a police pursuit every day
- The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has launched the use of the technology, StarChase
- StarChase is a high speed pursuit alternative
Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to protect others every day. From drawing weapons to chasing a violator in a high-speed pursuit, the danger is written on the wall.
“One of the things that is required of them is to enforce the law. And many times, while enforcing law, you may have to pursue those that break the law,” Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr. said.
Thousands of police pursuits have happened in North Carolina in recent years, according to the State Highway Patrol…