On the heels of three high-speed police chases in Suffolk this week, one legislator is calling for a review of the county's policy on vehicle pursuits.

This week alone, police chased a Shirley man on a motorcycle clocked at 140 mph, another man who ended up making a wrong turn into a police precinct parking lot and, on Friday, a Wheatley Heights man.

Last year, Suffolk police pursued a suspected drunk driver who ended up crashing into a home and killing a man.

Suffolk County Legis. Wayne Horsley (D-Babylon) says he's concerned. "I think it's a wise idea that the commissioner talks to the Legislature, addresses the issue so that we can make sense of public policy," Horsley said.

Suffolk police chief Robert Moore said that despite recent events, the policy on chases has not changed. The focus, he said, is on safety.

"We'd like our officers to concentrate on their own safety, on the safety of the people in the immediate area and even on the safety of the person that they're pursuing," Moore said.

Nassau police officials said supervisors determine how serious the infraction is, the speed and location of the pursuit and consider the safety of other motorists before making a decision.

Suffolk Executive Steve Levy believes a blanket policy limiting high-speed chases would be too restrictive on police.

"We can't put handcuffs on the police because it sends the message to the perpetrator that he can just peel out and he's not going to be pursued," Levy said.