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Dustin Cody Thomas

Case # :660

Gender : Male

Age : 48

Race : White

Date : 05/17/2022

Location : Highway 53

City : Calhoun

County : Gordon

State : Georgia

Agency : Bartow County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

Dustin Cody Thomas was riding his ATV when police in Calhoun Georgia conducted a high-speed chase after another vehicle and attacked the vehicle with a PIT maneuver, causing it to spin and crash into Thomas on his ATV, killing him. Police never said why they felt the life-threatening chase was necessary.

Source Links :

https://patch.com/georgia/cartersville/innocent-atv-driver-killed-truck-pursued-bartow-deputies-gsp

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/innocent-man-killed-as-high-speed-chase-ends