OPINION ANDERSON, Chief Justice. The issue presented in this appeal is whether a police officer owes a duty of care to a third party injured by a drunk driver whom the police officer has failed to arrest. Relying upon the public duty doctrine which shields public employees from such actions, the trial court dismissed the action f…
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