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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/05/2026

Location : Dallas North Tollway near Parker Road

City : Plano

County : Collin

State : Texas

Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety, Addison Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/05/2026, Addison Police initiated a traffic stop near Airport Parkway and the Dallas North Tollway after an assault against an officer. The driver did not stop and officers escalated a pursuit that continued toward Plano, where Texas Department of Public Safety assumed primary involvement. A trooper used a precision immobilization maneuver to disable the vehicle near Parker Road. Officers approached and located the driver dead from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound inside the vehicle following the chase. Reporting states the pursuit began after the driver assaulted a peace officer and ended with the death discovered at the termination point of the police chase.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox4news.com/news/suspect-dead-after-police-chase-dallas-north-tollway
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2026/01/06/driver-dies-of-self-inflicted-wound-after-night-police-chase-ends-in-plano-officials-say/
https://www.wfaa.com/article/traffic/dallas-north-tollway-closed-parker-road-plano-police-chase-crash/287-de054ae5-4d97-4517-a2b8-2a2d6924ea5a