The Connecticut Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that hinged on whether a New Haven police officer had immunity after her attempt to curtail dirt bikes led to a traumatic brain injury for one of the bikers.

A Superior Court judge agreed with the city of New Haven in Cole v. City of New Haven that Officer Nikki Curry was entitled to governmental immunity after she pulled her cruiser directly into an oncoming traffic lane in which Amaadi Cole was traveling on his dirt bike. The officer’s actions, which were intended to stop the dirt bikes, caused Cole to swerve and strike a tree.