More Than Testimony Is Needed to Establish an Emergency Call for Immunity Purposes

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Robinson v. Cleveland, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 112798, 2024-Ohio-969 – A Cleveland police officer was stopped at a stop light. Without turning on his lights and sirens, he checked for oncoming traffic and advanced through the intersection. The officer did not see the plaintiff’s vehicle and collided with it, causing injury. The officer testified that he was responding to an accident scene and, thus, argued that he was engaged in an emergency call, which may have restored the City’s immunity….
By: Marshall Dennehey
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