Timothy Scott
Petitioner
Philip W. Savrin, Counsel of Record Timothy Scott, a Coweta County, Georgia, deputy sheriff, was waiting as backup to a planned drug sting on the night of March 29, 2001, when he heard that a fellow officer was engaged in a high-speed police chase in his area. Scott joined the pursuit and soon became the lead vehicle behind the fleeing Victor Harris. As speeds during the chase reached up to 90 miles per hour, Scott radioed his dispatcher and requested permission to attempt to stop the suspect’s vehicle by bumping it with his police cruiser. Scott waited until they were…
