It was unclear if the records to be reviewed by the judge would include a 2003 pursuit involving Bauer, then a sergeant, through the busy downtown area. As he followed a car of thieves who had stolen a wallet from a River North restaurant, the suspects' Dodge ran a red light and struck an SUV, which in turn hit and killed a 25-year-old pregnant woman who was waiting to cross the street on pedestrian-choked West Madison Street. A lawsuit brought by the woman’s husband was settled for $12 million and helped prompt wholesale changes in how police pursuits are handled.