Death by Cop- 2022
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1766
Gender : Male
Age : Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/27/2022
Location : Highway 126
City : Springfield
County : Lane
State : Oregon
Agency : Springfield PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
A Springfield PD officer was stopped at a red light on 42nd Street and Main Street when they saw a dark-colored Range Rover pass him eastbound on Main Street. Police tried to chase it but temporarily lost track of it. They said the car was going 80-90 miles per hour. Police began searching for the car when they said they got a 911 call about a car crash in the 3800 block of Highway 126. Officials said they arrived “within seconds,” to find the driver of the Ranger Rover dead. Of note, officers can only be at a crash site within seconds if they are actively pursuing the vehicle prior to the crash.