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DPS states that a vehicle was seen possibly speeding and displaying what troopers called “fake license plates.” A chase was escalated that ended when the vehicle crashed into a cement barrier. Three of the occupants died with a fourth person dying later from injuries and 2 others were admitted to hospitals in unknown condition. This was believed to have been part of the Texas Operation Lone Star migrant-hunting program.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 4

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/death-toll-rises-to-4-after-crash-following-pursuit-in-central-in-oct-pursuit-chelsea-sunland-park

https://www.ktsm.com/news/4th-person-confirmed-dead-after-dps-chase-in-october/

DPS states that a vehicle was seen possibly speeding and displaying what troopers called “fake license plates.” A chase was escalated that ended when the vehicle crashed into a cement barrier. Three of the occupants died with a fourth person dying later from injuries and 2 others were admitted to hospitals in unknown condition.This was believed to have been part of the Texas Operation Lone Star migrant-hunting program.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 4

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/death-toll-rises-to-4-after-crash-following-pursuit-in-central-in-oct-pursuit-chelsea-sunland-park

https://www.ktsm.com/news/4th-person-confirmed-dead-after-dps-chase-in-october/

DPS states that a vehicle was seen possibly speeding and displaying what troopers called “fake license plates.” A chase was escalated that ended when the vehicle crashed into a cement barrier. Three of the occupants died with a fourth person dying later from injuries and 2 others were admitted to hospitals in unknown condition. This was believed to have been part of the Texas Operation Lone Star migrant-hunting program.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 4

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/death-toll-rises-to-4-after-crash-following-pursuit-in-central-in-oct-pursuit-chelsea-sunland-park

https://www.ktsm.com/news/4th-person-confirmed-dead-after-dps-chase-in-october/

DPS states that a vehicle was seen possibly speeding and displaying what troopers called “fake license plates.” A chase was escalated that ended when the vehicle crashed into a cement barrier. Three of the occupants died with a fourth person dying later from injuries and 2 others were admitted to hospitals in unknown condition.This was believed to have been part of the Texas Operation Lone Star migrant-hunting program.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 4

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/death-toll-rises-to-4-after-crash-following-pursuit-in-central-in-oct-pursuit-chelsea-sunland-park

https://www.ktsm.com/news/4th-person-confirmed-dead-after-dps-chase-in-october/

Charleston PD saw a red sedan at 1:30 and tried to stop the driver who kept driving. Police escalated a chase that lasted until the man lost control at high speed, ran into a high voltage power line, the vehicle split in two and exploded in a fireball, killing the driver. According to police, they chased this vehicle into this crash after noticing he had “improperly working headlights.”

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/driver-dies-in-fiery-crash-after-police-chase-in-north-charleston-ncpd-wciv-abc-news-4

Missouri State Highway Patrol chased Sheila G. Roesch in her vehicle until she crashed, the vehicle burst into flames and she died. Police did not disclose why they undertook this fatal chase.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article281235428.html

Virginia State Police saw a speeding motorcycle on I-264 and took up chase. They chased the motorcycle at 100 mph through an intersection until it crashed and the driver died.

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/motorcycle-crash-rosemont-road-vb/291-17c57571-883c-4bc0-a6bc-d7b11789dccd

On 12/15/2024, a 16-year-old male driver led police on a high-speed pursuit in Contra Costa County, California. The chase ended when the teen's vehicle crashed, resulting in his death. A Contra Costa County coroner's jury later ruled the death as accidental.

https://www.danvillesanramon.com/police/2024/12/15/county-coroners-jury-rules-teens-death-during-pursuit-was-an-accident/

Walla Walla County deputies escalated a chase until the driver crashed into a power pole and died. The Sheriff’s Department did not say why they chased the man, merely stated they tried to arrest him. Washington State originally in April of 2021 prohibited almost all police pursuits. This was fought by the GOP and police unions and in 2023, the Washington State Legislature passed and governor Jay Inslee signed a reversal of many of the pursuit restrictions, allowing pursuits in certain cases. Police have not yet disclosed why they initiated this pursuit. All new information will be posted here when it becomes available.

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/man-dead-following-pursuit-car-crash-near-walla-walla/article_5860618e-76a5-11ee-8bf5-6b87b5ced3ff.html

https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/local/courts_and_crime/19-year-old-who-died-after-police-pursuit-was-suspect-in-walla-walla-circle-k/article_f4e292b8-783d-11ee-8a7f-b37a70b0e710.html

Ashland PD chased a man accused of domestic violence until he crashed into a fire truck and died.

https://kcby.com/news/local/sheriff-domestic-violence-shooting-suspect-dead-after-crashing-into-responding-fire-truck

Kendall Radford allegedly stabbed his wife in a domestic altercation, then fled from police. During a high-speed chase, he crossed over the median and hit the guardrail on the other side and died.

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/stabbing-suspect-kendall-radford-ohio-county/417-6cc11b8f-5fde-4858-b8a6-9f1e91d50499

Sugar Land PD escalated a chase against a driver whom they have not identified. Police chased him until he crashed into a tree and died. Police did not say why they chased him but upon announcing the news, they assured the public that whatever the reasons were, they were “within policy.”

https://abc13.com/sugar-land-chase-suspect-crashes-into-tree-west-airport-dies-after-crash/13988362/

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/10/29/driver-dies-after-vehicle-crashes-into-tree-following-chase-in-sugar-land/

Pennsylvania State Police hunted a motorcycle until it crashed into a guard rail and the driver died on 10/27/2023. Police did not disclose why then escalated this deadly chase.

https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-state-police-chase-motorcyclist-killed/45664487#

https://6abc.com/lancaster-police-chase-motorcycle-crash-chester-county/13979515/

https://www.fox29.com/video/1302355

Texas DPS hunted a stolen vehicle during city traffic at high speed until it hit a third-party driver and killing an unnamed woman who had been driving when killed by the police chase crash.

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/harris-county-chase-ends-in-accident-one-person-reported-dead

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/northwest-harris-county-chase-death/285-fe5a8fe9-bdd5-425c-8319-48657b1eff67

https://abc13.com/grand-parkway-crash-tomball-houston-traffic-whats-happening-on-249-and-texas-99/13981834/

New Franklin PD chased a motorcycle that was speeding and escalated a chase. The motorcycle crashed and passenger Roseanne Mauk, 40, was killed. The male driver was apprehended after a foot chase.

https://www.jordanmiller.news/2023/10/27/police-minerva-man-charged-in-death-of-motorcycle-passenger-after-crashing-fleeing-on-foot/

Indiana police chased Anthony Wayne Grant from Branch County to LaGrange until he was broadsided by a Freightliner semi-truck after being chased through an intersection by pursuing police and died in the police chase crash.

https://www.goshennews.com/news/elkhart-man-dies-in-friday-lagrange-county-pursuit-wreck/article_569618ee-774f-11ee-8295-7736812618f9.html

Police chased a pickup truck that was believed to be stolen until it crashed into a tree, killing the female passenger.

https://sweetjames.com/2023/11/07/woman-dies-police-pursuit-collision-grand-parkway-tomball-tx/

A 7-year-old boy was crossing the street in what is believed to have been the crosswalk with his mother when an NYPD tow truck turned the corner of Myrtle Avenue and North Portland Avenue just above Fort Greene Park. The tow truck during the right turn hit and killed the boy.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/7-year-old-boy-struck-and-killed-by-nypd-tow-truck-in-brooklyn-intersection-police/4803218/

Kendra Outlaw, 16, was chased by DC Metro PD for driving a stolen car and crashed and died at Brentwood Road and Bryant Street and died as a result of the chase.

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/dc-police-id-16-year-old-killed-after-crashing-carjacked-vehicle-at-northeast-traffic-circle

After a shooting was reported in Parramore, deputies arrived and began chasing a vehicle until it crashed into oncoming traffic. The fleeing driver died and the passenger was hospitalized. The man killed was not publicly identified.

https://www.wftv.com/news/photos-michigan/BM3P5GTQSRERJCVYS4GINQW7KI/

Desiree Andrea Knittle was a pedestrian on State Highway 81 when she was hit and killed by a trooper who was apparently speeding to a call.

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https://gephardtdaily.com/local/state-trooper-involved-in-idaho-fatal-auto-pedestrian-crash/

An unnamed 50-year-old man on a motorcycle hit a deer on I-75 in Palmetto and was thrown from his motorcycle. Florida Highway Patrol came to help and ran over and killed the man who had been injured in the road.

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2023/10/25/sarasota-man-killed-motorcycle-crash-fhp-trooper-involved-collision/

https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-highway-patrol-motorcyclist-interstate-crash-fatal-manatee-county-sarasota

Police began hunting a car in Wayne County, West Virginia and ended in Huntington after an intense high-speed chase by at least 2 police departments together. The chase ended when the vehicle crashed while being chased. A 68-year-old man was driving, and the passengers were identified as a 43-year-old man, a 16-year-old boy, and a 15-year-old girl. All four were transported to the hospital for medical treatment. Officials say the 16-year-old died at the hospital as a result of his injuries. Nazi memorabilia was found in the crashed vehicle. Police explained that this chase was drug-related.

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/10/24/police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-15-year-old-killed/

https://wvmetronews.com/2023/10/24/huntington-teenager-killed-as-a-result-of-deadly-police-chase/

https://www.wsaz.com/video/2023/10/24/pursuit-leads-fatal-crash-huntington/

Thurston County deputies came upon a group of people doing donuts in the street. When police arrived, a car fled and police escalated a high-speed chase. Police “called off the chase” and the fleeing vehicle crashed shortly thereafter, killing the passenger, Omar D. Chavez-Leyva.

https://www.thejoltnews.com/stories/fleeing-driver-kills-passenger-in-crash-following-high-speed-police-chase,12787?

Parker’s vehicle was stopped in traffic, waiting to make a left-hand turn when a Thayer Police Department officer’s SUV crashed into the back of Parker’s vehicle, knocking it into the path of a semi, killing him.

https://www.ky3.com/2023/10/23/police-investigate-deadly-crash-involving-patrol-cruiser-thayer-mo/

Police arrived at the home of Jaiquavious Williams to arrest him for a prior offense of pointing a gun at someone. He fled and police escalated a chase, placed stop sticks, whereupon the vehicle went airborne, hit a fence, rolled on top of other cars and caught on fire. Williams was killed.

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/vehicle-erupts-flames-overnight-west-charlotte/PPHXVEYVI5C7PFUW7APAWLWE7E/

Cass County deputies were chasing a vehicle they felt to be stolen and escalated a chase when the car lost control on Old 205 and Cassopolis Road, hit a tree and the passenger, 49-year-old Adrian Smith died.

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/indiana-man-dies-after-cass-county-pursuit-ends-with-crash

https://www.leaderpub.com/2023/10/22/elkhart-man-dies-after-striking-tree-during-police-chase/

https://news.yahoo.com/elkhart-man-dead-following-pursuit-022000672.html

Correctional Officer Kelly Rolando was killed in a vehicle crash at 7:14 p.m. on the 54 Bypass in Mexico, Missouri. Officer Rolando was returning to the Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green from a temporary assignment at the University Hospital in Columbia when he collided head-on with a vehicle traveling southbound. He and Jeffrey Jappa, the driver of the other vehicle, were killed instantly.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26814-correctional-officer-i-kelly-bernard-rolando

https://abc17news.com/news/mexico/2023/10/23/two-dead-after-crash-in-mexico-missouri/

Cleveland PD admitted that they escalated a car chase in Cleveland with Willowick PD at high speeds until the vehicle crashed on 92nd Street and St. Clair Avenue. One person died in the massive crash with a third-party vehicle as a result of the police chase. Police did not say why they escalated this deadly chase.

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/10/21/1-dead-after-willowick-police-chase-ends-cleveland-crash/

https://fox8.com/news/wickliffe-police-video-chase-leads-to-deadly-crash/

Theodore Marthely was allegedly in the street and seen pointing a gun at random cars. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/neighbor-reacts-officer-involved-shooting-leading-death-man-waving-point-gun/XLQRITYD75CYPAKX72DCWPLIUE/

Around 11:15 p.m. on October 21, 2023, Bay PD Officer Shull informed dispatch that he was “in pursuit of a side-by-side.” Several minutes into it, Shull informed dispatch that he had hit the driver. In his next radio call, Shull mused that the vehicle “may be stolen” and he justified this assumption by stating that “it is brand new.” It is not known what type of vehicle it had been. Only 26 seconds later, Officer Shull again radio’d dispatch and announced “I just hit him. Dispatch. He wrecked out.”

Less than a minute later, Officer Shull was back on the radio, requesting an ambulance and then asking for a medical helicopter because McMasters was “bleeding from the nose and mouth.” A total of 80 seconds after the crash, he announced that McMasters was “10-7”, the code for "deceased."

The family of Steven Kyle McMasters disputes the officer’s remarks that the vehicle may be stolen which was the assumption that led Officer Shull to make the fatal decision to chase the vehicle on an apparent profiling assumption. Officer Shull then announced beer “near” the side-by-side, formulating the next accusation against the deceased motorist. The family strongly denies the claims about intoxication and has hired a lawyer.

Bay Police Chief declined to release information about the incident. The City of Bay has cited an ongoing investigation into their inability to remove the incident’s body and dash camera footage. The Arkansas State Police are currently involved in the investigation.

Bay PD Police Chief Keith Milam declined giving more information about the crash. He also refused to allow the City of Bay to investigate the bodycam and dashcam footage.

Chief Milam initially stated the officer would not be placed on leave for this incident. This was changed later when the case began being dissected in the media and Shull was then placed on paid administrative leave.

Chief Milam stated he could not comment because Arkansas State Police were investigating the critical incident. Arkansas State Police were questioned about this by media and said they were not aware of any investigation. Bodycam and dashcam allegedly exist and have again been requested by media but so far were met with the unwillingness of the Police Chief to share these records. This summary will be updated when more details become available.

https://www.kait8.com/2023/10/23/officers-radio-traffic-reveals-his-perspective-tragic-pursuit-ending-death/

The Ontario Police Department asked the Fayette Sheriff’s Office for help chasing a vehicle that was heading into Fruitland, Idaho. Police said they were chasing the vehicle because it was a Jetta without headlights and without license plates that may be driving too fast. Police chased the Jetta to Elmore Road and US-30 where it left the road, crashed into a canal and hit concrete. A 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old boy died in the crash. They have not been identified so far. Police allege that the Jetta was stolen.

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article280903363.html

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https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article281113863.html

The Ontario Police Department asked the Fayette Sheriff’s Office for help chasing a vehicle that was heading into Fruitland, Idaho. Police said they were chasing the vehicle because it was a Jetta without headlights and without license plates that may be driving too fast. Police chased the Jetta to Elmore Road and US-30 where it left the road, crashed into a canal and hit concrete. A 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old boy died in the crash. They have not been identified so far. Police allege that the Jetta was stolen.

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article280903363.html

Renton PD and Washington State Police chased a vehicle at high speed for undisclosed reasons until the driver crashed into an SUV on the highway at 154th Pl. SE at around 10:16 p.m. The fleeing driver died and the third-party SUV driver was critically injured with current condition unknown.

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/suspect-dies-after-crashing-in-high-speed-chase-through-renton

A Baton Rouge officer crashed into eight vehicles while racing to Government Street where someone had allegedly fired at police. The officer involved in this wreck was traveling at unknown speed, hit a Domino’s delivery driver and 7 other cars. The impact ejected the engine of the pizza delivery vehicle and sent it airborne. Caleb James Chapetta, a third-party motorist who was on the road when the police cruiser crashed into multiple cars at once, was ejected from his vehicle from the high-speed impact and died. The exact speed of the officer is unknown. Also unknown is the necessity of the racing cruiser as multiple vehicles typically respond to a “shots fired” call and the need for numerous police cars to race through town commonly presents duplicate efforts and risks.

https://www.brproud.com/news/brpd-vehicle-in-wreck-on-government-street-police-exchanged-fire-with-suspects-at-second-location/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcaI6qp9hmY

Police chased a man and woman for shoplifting, were chased by police. A first collision occurred and the woman’s body was seen hanging out of the drivers’ side window. Then a second collision occurred and the vehicle was hit on that side, killing her. This was done by police for the stated reason of simple shoplifting.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/shoplifting-suspect-justin-kautz-kills-wife-tara-cathcart-greenwood-village-police/

NYPD hunted a man described only as being in his 20s on a scooter who fit the description of someone sought in a robbery elsewhere. Police escalated a hunt against the scooter just before noon in the location depicted above, sourced from Google View. The chase ended when he collided at the above intersection with a box truck and died.

The hunt after this scooter was part of a wider NYC approach to crack down on scooters because Mayor Adams feels that too many crimes are being committed by people who escape on scooters. There have been a number of aggressive incidents including at least 2 deaths in NY with attacks by police on scooter drivers in 2023 so far due to these new policies, this being the third known to us.

https://abc7ny.com/bronx-robbery-suspect-killed-scooter-crash/13940542/

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-crackdown-on-illegal-scooters-call-attention-to-migrant-struggles-for-work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhFzgGFs5hY

https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/10/20/robbery-suspect-fleeing-nypd-officers-on-moped-dies-in-bronx-crash/

Miami PD attempted a traffic stop and police from the interventional robbery unit allegedly chased the vehicle. The driver allegedly closed the door and the detective’s hand was caught in the door. The car fled and police escalated a chase until the vehicle rolled over and crashed into a house, causing significant damage to the home. Police allege that a gun flew out of the vehicle when it rolled over and was found nearby. Police state that the vehicle was a rental car and that it was not clear whether it was stolen or if the teenager had been permitted to drive it at this time. It is unclear why police created this deadly chase as no reason was given when Miami PD reported the death.

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/driver-17-killed-following-chase-crash-in-florida-city-miami-dade-police-say/

Daniel Brown, an unhoused 63-year-old cyclist, was riding east on State Road 200 around 3 a.m. near On Top of the World, a retirement community. East of the intersection with Southwest 80 Avenue, a sheriff’s office SUV came flying at 96 mph in a 50 mph zone without lights or sirens and with evidence that no brakes were ever used and hit and killed Brown on his bicycle. The deputy told troopers he could not see the cyclist before hitting them. Daniel Brown died at the scene.
Deputy Jaglal could have been charged with vehicular homicide but was cleared of criminal charges and was cited for failure to use due care when approaching a pedestrian or bicyclist. The ticket, the only repercussion for this deputy, requires a mandatory court appearance. Jalal's driver's license could be suspended for up to six months, and he could be fined up to $1,000. The case is pending a court appearance.

https://www.wcjb.com/2023/10/18/marion-county-deputy-hits-kills-63-year-old-cyclist/

https://www.ocala.com/story/news/accident/2024/03/06/marion-deputy-receives-ticket-for-october-2023-fatal-crash/72865912007/

https://www.wcjb.com/2024/03/07/deputy-driving-96-mph-faces-no-charges-after-killing-cyclist-wreck/

Round Lake Beach PD were called to a residence where a man who had once had a relationship with the resident had arrived and was unwanted. The resident had called police and the man left. Police allege that he had a meat cleaver at one point but there is no report of violence so far reported during the home invasion event.

Police arrived and looked for him, found him and hunted him westbound on Rollins Road. Police escalated a chase and promptly “called off the chase” before the vehicle crashed into 2 parked cars. The force of the pursuit crash was such that one of the parked vehicles spun into a 55-year-old man who was there to look at the vehicles as they were for sale. The 55-year-old was transported to the hospital in unknown condition and his survival is unknown. The man who had been hunted by police into this crash died and was identified as 38-year-old Lamar Chargois.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/round-lake-beach-home-invasion-crash

https://abc7chicago.com/lake-county-sheriffs-office-police-shooting-meat-cleaver-unincorporated-round/13937143/

https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2023/10/19/coroner-identifies-home-invasion-suspect-killed-after-causing-high-speed-crash-that-injured-pedestrian-in-round-lake-beach/