PIT maneuver

[3] Forces of motion tend to swing the fleeing vehicle around in a sweeping arc until its position is reversed, with its front bumper suddenly facing the rear.

[5] Police pursuit policies in general — and the PIT maneuver specifically — are controversial because of risk of injury or death to both involved and uninvolved.

As part of a legal settlement with the driver of the car, the Arkansas State Police agreed to improve training and restrict the use of the PIT maneuver and use it only in cases to “protect a third person or an officer from imminent death or serious physical injury.”[7] Additionally, in September 2023, an Arkansas State Trooper resigned after performing a PIT maneuver on the wrong vehicle during a high-speed chase.

[8] In April 2024 in Newberry, Florida, four teenagers died during a police pursuit initiated by the Bradford County Sheriff's office.

The teens, who were between 14 and 16 years old and attended Newberry High School, were killed after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper performed a PIT maneuver on the stolen SUV they were driving.