Death by Cop- 2024
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Case # :178
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : White
Date : 08/23/2024
Location : Route 57 at Griswold Road
City : Elyria
County : Lorain
State : Ohio
Agency : Elyria Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
Open records summary :
Elyria police thought they saw a “hand-to-hand drug transaction” through a vehicle and took up chase. Police escalated to pursuit until the fleeing vehicle crashed into a bystander vehicle in an intersection. Two passengers of the car being chased were killed while the driver and another passenger were injured. The driver of the vehicle that was hit was also transported to the hospital in unknown condition.
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Dashcam Video:
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