Beckman v. City of Peoria

During field simulation for mandatory riot training, police officer suffered a career-ending "catastrophic injury". Hearing officer properly denied health coverage benefits under section 10 of Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. Plaintiff's injuries occurred in response to treating a training simulation as a real-life emergency, rather than in response to real life-threatening or dangerous situations. Thus, section 10(b) of the Act does not apply. The riot simulation u8nder controlled conditions created no actual imminent danger to Plaintiff or her colleagues. (CARTER and HOLDRIDGE, concurring.)