Death by Cop- 2024

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Tyjana Motley 4 of 4

Gender : Female

Age : 17

Race : Black

Date : 04/24/2024

Location : Route 322

City : Boothwyn

County : Delaware

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Pennsylvania State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pregnant teen passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pennsylvania State Police began chasing a Ford Taurus because a retail shoplifting at a Lulemon store had been reported. Police chased the vehicle at high speed until the vehicle crashed and the driver and 1 passengers died. One of them was a pregnant teenage girl. Pursuit laws vary from state to state but generally, shoplifting is not considered an emergency that warrants risking multiple fatalities in pursuit.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.inquirer.com/crime/crash-boothwyn-route-322-lululemon-shoplifting-20240424.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/crash-pennsylvania-pregnant-teen.html