Death by Cop- 2022

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Derek Pratt

Case # :594

Gender : Male

Age : 44

Race : White

Date : 05/04/2022

Location :

City : St. Louis

County : St. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Louis County Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle, possible spike strips

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

Pending Investigation
Police chased a drug transaction, escalated the chase to 100 mph when they threw down spike strips. The vehicle went airborne when it hit the strips and crashed into a truck, killing a third-party motorist caught up in the lethal police chase.

Source Links :

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/family-remembers-innocent-driver-killed-in-crash-near-river-city-casino-derek-pratt-painter/63-c1057e02-36de-43b2-85f0-b44dae4d90ca