Prosecutor Christopher Bown said options include dismissing the case against Officer Joseph Corbett, trying the officer despite court rulings that have weakened the case or appealing 3rd District Judge Robert Adkins' adverse rulings to a higher court.
A decision could be announced at a status hearing set for Nov. 8 before Adkins.
In recent weeks, Adkins has ruled jurors can hear evidence that the victim, 27-year-old John Terry Douglas of Tooele, was texting with a co-worker on his cell phone and driving under the influence of Tramadol, a narcotic painkiller, at the time of the crash.
Adkins has also prohibited prosecutors from introducing Taylorsville's pursuit policy at trial to show Corbett - who had activated his lights and siren - allegedly violated department policy by speeding into the intersection of Redwood Road and 4700 South on Feb. 7.
The policy requires, among other things, that police slow to under 15 mph when entering an intersection against the light. According to charging documents, Corbett was going 58 mph just prior to the crash.
The defense disputes whether the light was red for Corbett. But two drivers following the officer claim the light was red, and four other witnesses claim the light was green for Douglas, according to the charges.
At the time of the crash, another Taylorsville officer was chasing a man wanted in Davis County for theft and fleeing police in a stolen car. The suspect, Johnathan A. Burgess, 22, had just fled a South Salt Lake police officer, who had called off the chase.
Corbett, the only Taylorsville officer trained in the use of tire spikes, was planning to deploy spikes in an effort to stop Burgess.
The Taylorsville department has since changed its pursuit policy to allow officers to chase only drivers wanted for violent felonies, such as aggravated assault.
