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A pedestrian was hit and killed by a police cruiser. The name may be misspelled as it was taken from the enclosed video and other comments by family members and is spelled phonetically pending spelling verification.

https://www.wrdw.com/video/2023/12/28/pedestrian-killed-by-richmond-county-sheriffs-office-patrol-car/

Phoenix PD was transporting an inmate in their vehicle when the vehicle crashed and the other vehicle went up in flames, killing the third-party driver. The extent of injuries to the officer and prisoner is unknown. Cars generally explode only upon high-speed impact. A prisoner transfer is not usually a dire emergency warranting speed. It is unknown how fast the officer had been driving to have caused such a massive crash. No officers were charged.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN9Y5FbRLUQ

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/mother-19-year-old-killed-in-crash-h-phoenix-police-creates-memorial-for-daughter/75-ef5122ad-c1a7-4018-8f4d-ecc4c14caf75

Police felt that a truck was stolen and escalated a chase. The truck crashed into a third party vehicle of Michaya Parker who died as a result.

https://abc3340.com/news/local/one-dead-after-police-chase-leads-to-head-on-crash-in-jefferson-county-midfield-pd-sheriff-office-highway-11-bessemer-super-hwy-pursuit-traffic-fatality

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/michaya-parker-death-bessemer-super-highway-midfield-police/46257097

Jonathan Bady was wanted by Germantown police for having fired shots at someone on a previous occasion. Shelby County deputies spotted him and took up chase. He fled, crashed into an Amazon van and allegedly emerged from the vehicle, firing shots at police. They shot and killed him.

https://wreg.com/news/local/large-memphis-police-presence-in-raleigh-causes-road-blockage/

Police chased a motorcycle for unknown reasons until the driver crashed and died at US-221 in Rutherfordton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOj_8luwgKE

Police chased a vehicle until it crashed and killed 2 occupants, injuring 4 others. The circumstances are not disclosed so far. this is one of the brothers. He was not identified. The other deceased brother was identified as Zapaulion Wilson.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/2023/12/21/two-killed-four-hurt-in-crash-following-waukesha-county-police-chase/71998128007/

https://www.cbs58.com/news/two-dead-four-hurt-in-single-vehicle-crash

Police chased a vehicle until it crashed and killed 2 occupants, injuring 4 others. The circumstances are not disclosed so far.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/2023/12/21/two-killed-four-hurt-in-crash-following-waukesha-county-police-chase/71998128007/

https://www.cbs58.com/news/two-dead-four-hurt-in-single-vehicle-crash

A gray SUV committed a hit-and-run and kept driving. Police found the SUV driving on 3 wheels and chased it. The vehicle allegedly got away on 3 wheels and police allegedly called off the chase. Then the vehicle crashed, killing the driver and sole occupant, Amir Maaliyjay Goodall-Reid.

https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/wilton/hit-run-suspect-dies-in-crash-minutes-after-officers-give-up-pursuit-in-wilton-police/

Arkansas State Police and the West Memphis Drug Task Force escalated a chase against a man who fled. ASP hunted Mario Paige at 140 mph when he crashed and died.

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-speeding-at-140-mph-on-i-40-during-police-chase-dies-after-crash-arkansas/article_4f847780-9eb9-11ee-9aad-f322ebee3bd9.html

Deputy Joshua Hamilton was driving a police cruiser on road patrol. Deputy Hamilton was allegedly pursuing a vehicle at high speeds when he crashed into oncoming traffic and killed bystander Michael Eugene Gayhart, 36. When the dashcam video was released, it was visible that the deputies were driving very fast on a very narrow country road in the dark, came upon a leftward curve and apparently due to their speed could not navigate the angle of the curve and instead cut across the curve diagonally into oncoming traffic. There was a vehicle in its own lane being driven by Gayhart when the deputy cut across into oncoming traffic and caused the head-on crash in oncoming traffic. The deputy and other driver whom he hit head-on in his land, Gayhart, were both killed. Police never disclosed whom they were chasing and why and whether the chase was valid and authorized by superiors.

Of note, no pursuit can be seen in the video provided by the Preble County Sheriff’s Office to media which is linked below. It must be believed or assumed that they were pursuing someone but no vehicle ahead or elsewhere can be seen, only brief dashcam video of a cruiser racing down a small country road with the impact edited out. The curve appears 90 degrees on map and leads through minimally populated cornfields. Only an officer driving too fast to safely navigate the sharp curve cutting across it due to his unsafe speeds and without confirmation that a valid chase had ever taken place was presented to media on December 29, 2023 by police.

Preble County reportedly shut down roads for the funeral procession of the officer and celebrated him as a hero, gaslighting past the fact that the deputy had caused his own as well as the death of a bystander.

https://www.whio.com/news/local/update-sheriffs-deputy-killed-preble-county-crash/I7UGYHXN7JFZZMGAMHZVCERHA4/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84Xg_EK8y4

Escondido PD received a call about a retail shoplifting in a sporting goods store and arrived, finding a man and 2 women fleeing. Police chased them until the vehicle crashed. Shevondia Semaj Compare-Bell was killed and the other female was injured.

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/marine-arrested-in-escondido-chase-crash-that-left-female-passenger-dead

https://fox5sandiego.com/traffic/18-year-old-woman-killed-in-pursuit-crash-after-suspected-theft-identified/

Indiana State Police tried to make a traffic stop on what they believed was a DUI driver when the vehicle crashed into a tree, killing the driver.

https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/isp-driver-crashes-dies-after-chase-with-trooper-in-southern-indiana/

A wrong-way driver collided with Utah Highway Patrol and another vehicle and died. The driver was identified as Natalie Munchgesang. The officer, Carlos Rios-Redd, had a fractured ankle and femur and survived.

https://ksltv.com/608452/one-killed-two-injured-including-uhp-trooper-in-wrong-way-crash/

Jakyrah Wayman was a pedestrian who was hit and killed by a police cruiser. She was hit by 2 additional vehicles after the cruiser.

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2023/12/18/smyrna-woman-killed-crash-delaware-state-police-jakyrah-wayman/71958087007/

Rockport PD tried to traffic-stop Dakota Shawn Dillon on a motorcycle but he sdid not stop. Police chased his motorcycle until he crashed and died.

https://arkadelphian.com/2023/12/18/motorcycle-wrecks-in-south-arkansas-fatal-for-2/#:~:text=A%20Ma
lvern%20man%20leading%20authorities,a%20preliminary%20fatal%20crash%

After attacking and raping a female off-duty officer in a building, then robbing her taking 3 hostages, a man fled in a vehicle, was chased, crashed in a field and died.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LhWMv9e3oE

https://cwbchicago.com/2023/12/man-raped-one-woman-kidnapped-and-robbed-3-people-then-died-after-crashing-into-a-chicago-police-squad-car-overnight-officials-say.html

Memphis PD chased a white Infinity they believed was possibly tied to a shooting days prior. The car fled and crashed into a parked car at Holmes and Leonard, hitting a female pedestrian, killing her. The chase continued util it hit a squad car and stopped. Three people were injured. This crash was the second chase fatality in Memphis in the last 30 days. Memphis changed its pursuit policy recently and it is questioned whether this chase represented an emergency allowing for chases and if this chase was approved by a supervisor. Police are not taking questions at this time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7oEE6Ddx18

Montgomery PD stopped a juvenile. Some sort of incident occurred causing the juvenile to try to flee from the traffic stop. Police chased the vehicle that refused a traffic stop until the vehicle crashed into first a police cruiser, then another vehicle. The driver was killed. He was a juvenile and for this reason, police withheld his identity. All 4 passengers were injured as well. Police released no more information and it is unknown whether the chase had been authorized and permissible by Maryland pursuit policies.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/1-killed-4-hurt-in-crash-with-vehicle-fleeing-traffic-stop-in-montgomery-county/3494258/

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/juvenile-killed-police-chase-crash-wheaton-body-camera-footage-released/65-7ea9344d-951c-40d0-aebf-ca0a0bc4f34f

The Shelby County SO tried to make a traffic stop. A truck drove away. Police began chasing and the vehicle made a U-turn and crashed into oncoming traffic. The driver was killed. Two people were rescued from the third-party vehicle in critical condition and their survival is unknown. Police did not say if anything reasons besides refusal of traffic stop were their reasons for the deadly chase.

https://wreg.com/news/local/suspect-killed-in-crash-after-fleeing-from-shelby-county-deputy/

A 24-year-old man was being chase by the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force who tried to make an “investigatory stop” while looking for stolen cars when the man fled on foot. A vehicle hit and killed him and the vehicle fled.

https://abc7chicago.com/pedestrian-hit-by-car-crash-chicago-police-lawndale/14173704/

A Nashville officer saw a pickup truck missing a license plate and escalated a chase that ended in a crash head-on into a utility pole. The passenger Jessie Lee Knox was killed. It was his 43rd birthday and according to police, he died because of a missing license plate and being a passenger in a car with this minor violation.

https://www.wsmv.com/2023/12/12/police-investigating-fatal-crash-nations/

Tecumseh PD chased a vehicle until it hit a tree and rolled over. The driver was not able to be freed for 3 hours and was found dead inside. It is unknown why police conducted this fatal chase.

https://kfor.com/news/local/one-dead-after-police-pursuit-ends-in-crash/

https://www.newson6.com/story/6576f734b3e950064f8820bc/driver-dies-after-police-pursuit-ends-with-crash-in-pottawattamie-county

Qian Adams was riding an electric bike when an officer attempted to make a turn and hit and killed him.

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/12/family-mourns-syracuse-man-who-was-on-bike-and-killed-by-officers-patrol-car.html

https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/man-on-electric-bike-hit-and-killed-by-syracuse-police-patrol-car/

Detroit PD attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle did not stop and a chase ensued, escalating speeds and ending when the fleeing vehicle crashed into a third vehicle, killing the 59-year-old third party driver.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/innocent-driver-killed-after-suspect-flees-msp-loses-control-and-flips-vehicle

A Hillsborough County deputy with his lights allegedly activated was driving at unknown speeds south on US-301 trying to make a traffic stop on a vehicle when a motorcycle driving northbound on US-301 when the collision occurred, killing the motorcyclist. From what little information is available so far, it was stated that the officer attempted a turn onto Ayersworth in pursuit of someone across the path of the motorcycle but more information is needed what occurred. The event was not a simple traffic collision but the result of a third-party motorist being killed in a crash with a Hillsborough deputy who was involved in another pursuit.

https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/motorcyclist-killed-after-crashing-into-hillsborough-deputys-vehicle-during-traffic-stop/

https://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/2023/12/10/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-with-florida-deputy-attempting-to-stop-other-vehicle/

South Carolina Highway Patrol chased a motorist at high speed until he ran into a Jeep and then a 2023 Lincoln driven by 85-year-old bystander/third party motorist David Rearden. Rearden died in the hospital from injuries. South Carolina State Patrol did not state why they undertook the high-risk chase.

https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/sc-man-killed-crash-truck-154913216.html

Elizabeth PD were sent to a “shots fired” call and began chasing a vehicle they felt to be responsible, escalated the chase until it crashed into a third party motorist, killing Ysabel Gonzalez Morales and Juan Carlos Alvear Carillo in a taxi.

https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/update-attorney-generals-office-probes-crash-involving-police-pursuit-killed-two-elizabeth

Elizabeth PD were sent to a “shots fired” call and began chasing a vehicle they felt to be responsible, escalated the chase until it crashed into a third party motorist, killing Ysabel Gonzalez Morales and Juan Carlos Alvear Carillo in a taxi.

https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/update-attorney-generals-office-probes-crash-involving-police-pursuit-killed-two-elizabeth

San Diego PD hunted a motorist at high speed for a moving violation until the vehicle crashed into a tree which hit a third party vehicle, killing 2 young boys and severely injuring 2 women.

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/fiery-crash-in-the-mountain-view-neighborhood-leaves-two-children-in-cpr-status

San Diego PD hunted a motorist at high speed for a moving violation until the vehicle crashed into a tree which hit a third party vehicle, killing 2 young boys and severely injuring 2 women.

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/fiery-crash-in-the-mountain-view-neighborhood-leaves-two-children-in-cpr-status

On December 7, 2023, at approximately 12:06 a.m., Anne Arundel County Police officers Corporal K. Schnell and Corporal E. Vasquez initiated an unauthorized high-speed pursuit of a sedan traveling at a high rate of speed with its headlights off on the Stoney Creek drawbridge in Pasadena, Maryland. The officers followed the vehicle without activating their emergency lights or sirens and did not notify dispatch or obtain authorization for the pursuit. The chase continued for over three miles, reaching speeds exceeding 100 mph. The pursuit ended when the sedan crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of Fort Smallwood Road and Bar Harbor Road. The passenger, 22-year-old Damione Gardner of Baltimore, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital. Following the incident, both officers made factual misrepresentations and material omissions about their involvement in the pursuit. A subsequent investigation by the Maryland Attorney General's Office's Independent Investigations Division led to the indictment of Corporal Schnell and Corporal Vasquez on charges of misconduct in office.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: One fatality, one injury

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/1-person-killed-another-seriously-injured-in-pasadena-car-crash-police-say

A patrol car hit a pedestrian and killed Luis Espinosa.

https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/lapd-crash-killed-pedestrian-raises-serious-concerns-chief

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/pedestrian-killed-in-south-la-by-lapd-patrol-car/3289518/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLo5nvdhlb8

On December 7, 2023, off-duty Chicago police officer Tangie Brown struck Maria “Tonie” Schwab, a pedestrian, while driving intoxicated. Brown had been drinking and dropped her cell phone, which she attempted to retrieve while driving at high speed. In the process, she lost control of her SUV, swerved, hit a median, and then mounted the curb, striking Schwab, who was walking on the sidewalk. Brown's blood alcohol content (BAC) was found to be above the legal limit.
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The officer was found to be intoxicated above the legal limit when causing the accident and in February of 2024 was charged with Aggravated DUI/Accident/Death, one felony charge of Aggravated Use of Communication Device/Death, two misdemeanor charges of Failure to Give Info/Render Aid/Injury and one misdemeanor charge of Reckless Driving. She was also cited for Failure to Reduce Speed and Improper Traffic Lane Usage.
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Last update: 11/28/2024

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/crime/ct-off-duty-cpd-crash-pedestrian-20231207-20231207
https://www.streetsblog.org/2023/12/09/tangie-brown-drunk-driving-crash-kills-maria-schwab
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-officer-charged-in-crash-death-pedestrian/

A Cedar Rapids officer tried to traffic-stop Lewis McColley for not having a proper license plate. McColley did not stop and the officer escalated a chase which ended in McColley crashing and dying.

https://www.thegazette.com/crashes/cedar-rapids-motorcyclist-who-crashed-into-bus-has-died/

Florida State Police chased a car at high speeds because they believed it stolen. The car hit the trooper and kept driving. Despite this, police accelerated the chase down the I-275 until colliding head-on with the Salesky family in a rideshare.

-Ron Solvesky, 52, died.
-The unnamed 33-year-old Uber driver died for whom this page is.
-Staci Solvesky died in the hospital of critical injuries.
The son of the Solvesky couple was also hospitalized with significant injuries, survival unknown.
-The man being chased, Leosvany Arias Roman, suffered serious injuries.

https://www.wfmj.com/story/50179531/columbiana-man-dead-two-victims-injured-after-police-chase-in-florida

Florida State Police chased a car at high speeds because they believed it stolen. The car hit the trooper and kept driving. Despite this, police accelerated the chase down the I-275 until colliding head-on with the Salesky family in a rideshare.

-Ron Solvesky, 52, died.
-The unnamed 33-year-old Uber driver died for whom this page is.
-Staci Solvesky died in the hospital of critical injuries.
The son of the Solvesky couple was also hospitalized with significant injuries, survival unknown.
-The man being chased, Leosvany Arias Roman, suffered serious injuries.

https://www.wfmj.com/story/50179531/columbiana-man-dead-two-victims-injured-after-police-chase-in-florida

Officer Paul Tracey was working at a road construction site when a vehicle made a U-turn on the road, hit a vehicle, kept driving, hit and killed Officer Paul Tracey and a 36-year-old construction worker on the road, then pulled a knife and at knife point stole a police cruiser and drove away in it. He abandoned the cruiser and fled on foot and was arrested. Officer Paul Tracey and the unnamed 36-year-old road worker both died from the impact of the fleeing car.

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/12/06/police-suspect-stole-waltham-police-cruiser-after-crash-that-injured-officer-utility-workers/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/crash-totten-pond-road-waltham-massachusetts/46057299

Troup County Sheriff’s Office announced that they chased a vehicle, escalated the hunt to 100 mph and attacked the vehicle with a PIUT maneuver which is known to be almost certainly lethal at such speeds and as expected, the car was hit by police, knocked off the road, ejecting a man and 2 women. The man died. The women were confirmed to be injured and in unknown condition. Police did not accuse the vehicle of anything other than not stopping on command and it appears that was why they were targeted by high-speed PIT and killed and injured.

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/troup-county-rollover-crash

Cleveland PD chased a stolen Amazon van into the path of another vehicle. The driver, Curtis Birchall, 70, was killed when the police chase crashed into his vehicle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59xb87-xBVU

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/12/07/police-pursuit-ends-fatal-wrong-way-crash/

A 22-year-old man in a Lamborghini caught the attention of NYPD with a female passenger allegedly ran a red light in Inwood, NY. Police initiated a traffic stop. Apparently, the driver initially stopped but for unknown reasons drove away. Police escalated a chase and hunted the vehicle into another car, then crashing into the support pillar of the subway with 2 trains passing overhead during the crash. It is not clear whether police profiled the young man but the Lamborghini turned out to be legally rented. The only reason police mentioned as cause for the fatal chase was a traffic infraction. A 21-year-old female died inside of the flames.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/inwood-police-chase-fire-death/