IN: Tort Claim Notice Filed over Death from Chase by Off-Duty Reserve Officer

The family of an 18-year-old killed when his motorcycle crashed into a bean field has filed a tort claim notice against the town that once employed the off-duty reserve officer who chased the teen.  The teen was allegedly driving 120 miles per hour on a motorcycle without a license plate.  According to the town, the off-duty reserve officer, who has since resigned, had no authority to pursue him.  The plaintiff’s lawyer made the following statement:

  “To hold the Town of Nashville liable, we must show that Burch was acting in the ‘course of his employment.’ Knowing this and in anticipation of a lawsuit, Nashville is disavowing Leonard Burch and throwing him under the proverbial bus.”

Fox59 has details.