McGee

A senseless accident followed a brief pursuit in which a Laguna Beach motorcycle officer attempted to issue a reckless driving citation to a motorist who was driving in excess of 100 miles per hour on the Santa Ana Freeway. The motorist abruptly exited and drove just as recklessly on a major Irvine thoroughfare. The officer gave up the chase and slowed down, intending to pull over and communicate the speeding car’s description and location to the Irvine police dispatcher. The motorist sped away, ran a red light and rammed plaintiffs’ station wagon, leaving a young boy quadriplegic.

We affirm the summary judgment for the City of Laguna Beach (Laguna) and the officer. The Legislature has enacted the pursuit immunity of Vehicle Code section 17004.7 to encourage cities to adopt express guidelines for safe police pursuits, and the city’s policy complies with the minimum standards set by the statute.

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We consider, as the trial court presumably did, “all of the evidence set forth in the papers.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (c).) On July 11, 1994, Vladimir Anderson, a Laguna officer, was riding a police motorcycle to the Orange County Communications Center to have a…