Man injured in car chase sues city

A man injured during a high speed police chase is suing the city and the cop who was driving the police vehicle during the pursuit.

David Martinez says that, while he was driving southbound on Western Avenue, the police vehicle operated by defendant police officer Dean Angelo was speeding, weaving in and out of traffic and ran a red light, colliding with Martinez's vehicle.

The complaint states that the defendants were negligent when they, among other things, "knowingly and with conscious disregard for the safety of others, initiated and continued a high speed vehicle chase or pursuit through residential and commercial streets in Chicago."

The complaint states, presumably in error, that the above took place on December 31, 2009.  One paragraph does state December 31, 2008.  The complaint also refers to the plaintiff on page 5 as Pedro V. Salgado.

Read the complaint after the jump.

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