I know Doc, it's real easy for me to be an arm chair 1/4 back when I wasn't actually there. You know me, no disrespect was intended, but sometimes it can even boil down to what kind of car the perp is driving to set the wheels in motion.
A few years ago, there seemed to be a rash of high speed chases in Cleveland Ohio. Like you said, they all ended badly. But the one thing that remained a constant with every chase, was that the Cleveland Police seemed to possess the uncanny ability to call off the chase just seconds before the offender crashed and burned.
I know it's important to get a DUI off the road as soon as possible, I just don't think chasing one at break neck speeds is the best way to do it.