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Robbie Mario Ybarra

Age :46

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/17/2023

Location : 1800 block of Sidney Baker N

City : Kerrville

County : Kerr

State : Texas

Agency : Kerrville PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kerrville PD saw a white Honda sedan when they were looking for a stolen vehicle fitting that description. Police escalated a high-speed chase which ended when the vehicle being chased crashed into a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup was critically injured and airlifted to a hospital and a second hospital in unknown condition. The driver of the white Honda that had been chased died. The person was only identified as male without disclosure of his identity. Police initially stated they chased the vehicle because it “fit a description” of a stolen vehicle and police also initially also claimed the vehicle was stolen during an “armed carjacking” but have not followed up and given any details under which circumstances or alleged weapons threat the vehicle had been stolen and if this was indeed the same vehicle police hunted into this wreck.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/alleged-carjacker-dies-following-high-speed-police-chase-in-kerrville-crime-victim-suspect-gunpoint-investigation

https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/article_0923fdb6-728f-11ee-b374-33e8b0125ca3.html

Russell Hawk

Age :76

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/17/2023

Location : Carolina St

City : Vallejo

County : Solano

State : California

Agency : Vallejo PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Vallejo PD chased a car they believed was stolen at 60 mph in a quiet neighborhood. The vehicle crashed during the chase, pinning a 76-year-old local neighbor between 2 cars in his yard. The man had severe leg injuries and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.vallejosun.com/bystander-seriously-injured-in-crash-following-vallejo-police-pursuit/

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article280729305.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/16/2023

Location : Sunset+Relief

City : Roswell

County : Chaves

State : New Mexico

Agency : Chaves County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Chaves County deputies were chasing a vehicle at high speed until it collided with a semi-truck and the driver died. Police did not disclose why they undertook this dangerous hunt.

Photo Credit: Chaves County FB page

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/roswell-pursuit-ends-in-fatal-crash/

Brady Hanna

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/16/2023

Location : Route 41

City : Nettie

County : Nicholas

State : West Virginia

Agency : Nicholas County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Local firefighter killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Brady Hanna was driving on Route 41 when hit and killed by a police chase crash caused by a lengthy police pursuit of a stolen Ford F-150. Brady Hanna was a firefighter at the Nettie Fire Department. The police chase continued after his death when the man being hunted stole a police cruiser and desperately tried to escape in it, was chased into Craigsville where he stopped and surrendered to police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.firehouse.com/safety-health/video/53075457/offduty-nettie-wv-firefighter-killed-in-crash-during-police-pursuit-of-stolen-vehicle

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/10/16/man-accused-stealing-multiple-vehicles-including-police-cruiser-causing-fatal-crash/

Alexander Lee Curington

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/16/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Bremen area

County : Jefferson

State : Alabama

Agency : Cullman County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On October 16, 2023, Cullman County deputies hunted a vehicle into Jefferson County for undisclosed reasons. Police allege that there was a shootout between them and the fleeing vehicle. Police kept up the chase until the vehicle crashed in the Kimberly/Morris area. Police state that a “suspect” is dead without explaining what this person described with this criminalizing word is allegedly guilty of, also only vaguely admitting his death without clarifying whether they shot or hunted them to death or if this was a suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cullmantribune.com/2023/10/16/cullman-county-sheriffs-deputies-fired-upon-in-multi-county-pursuit-one-suspect-dead/

https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-law-enforcement-agency-jefferson-county-morris-crash-cullman-county-sheriffs-office-bremen-chase-deputies-shooting-highway-31

Joshua Caleb Simmons

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/16/2023

Location : Morgan Rd

City : Bessemer

County : Jefferson

State : Alabama

Agency : Jefferson County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police hunted Joshua Simmons for unknown reasons at nearly 1 a.m. until he crashed head-on into a 16-year-old uninvolved driver. Simmons died and the teen driver was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/bessemer-pursuit-deadly-alea/45547133

https://www.wbrc.com/2023/10/13/man-dies-bessemer-crash-after-leading-vestavia-hills-officer-chase/

Marylin Rojas

Age :27

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/15/2023

Location : Unknown

City : El Paso

County : El Paso

State : Texas

Agency : El Paso PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

El Paso PD chased a young man accused of driving too fast only. He did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the chase crashed him into a family vehicle, killing an 8-year-old girl and two women ages 27 and 37 in the vehicle

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/traffic/2023/10/15/fatal-el-paso-traffic-crashes-far-east-side-zaragoza-lower-valley/71194908007/

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/friends-mourn-tragic-loss-of-three-in-crash-involving-high-speed-police-chase-call-on-community-for-responsibility

Nikki Delgadillo

Age :31

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/15/2023

Location : Unknown

City : El Paso

County : El Paso

State : Texas

Agency : El Paso PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

El Paso PD chased a young man accused of driving too fast only. He did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the chase crashed him into a family vehicle, killing an 8-year-old girl and two women ages 27 and 37 in the vehicle.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/traffic/2023/10/15/fatal-el-paso-traffic-crashes-far-east-side-zaragoza-lower-valley/71194908007/

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/friends-mourn-tragic-loss-of-three-in-crash-involving-high-speed-police-chase-call-on-community-for-responsibility

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/14/2023

Location : SR 86

City : Pima

County : Pima

State : Arizona

Agency : Pima County SO

Officer(s) : Matthew Horrigan

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Pima County deputy drove through wide open desert at 5 a.m. on State Route 86 and somehow missed seeing a man in the road and hit and killed him while he was allegedly lying in the roadway. The man’s identity and further details have been withheld by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://tucson.com/news/local/man-struck-killed-pcsd-patrol-vehicle-pima-county-sheriff/article_6e5f2180-6ab8-11ee-9b56-8b650098497b.html

Tessa Hicks

Age :22

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/14/2023

Location : US-22

City : Union Towship

County : Clinton

State : Ohio

Agency : Washington Court House

Officer(s) : Terrence Meehan

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed in crash with police cruiser

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Hyundai Sonata driven by Tessa Hicks crossed the center line and crashed into a Washington Court House cruiser at 1:20 a.m. Hicks died in the crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/1-dead-crash-involving-area-171640933.html

Katie Harris

Age :25

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/14/2023

Location : Memorial Dr+N Hairston Rd

City : Stone Mountain

County : DeKalb

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Police

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Georgia State Police said they “saw a Golf Infinity SUV speeding without a driver’s license,” also allegedly running a red light. It is unclear how police knew the driver was unlicensed unless they had been targeting and following him and this detail needs clarification from police. The vehicle slowed down, dropped off a passenger and kept driving. Georgia State troopers hunted the vehicle at high speed until it crashed into a Honda Civic at high speed, instantly killing a woman who had been driving down through Memorial Drive and Hairston Road when hit by the massive police chase crash. She has not been publicly identified yet.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/woman-killed-driver-flees-from-troopers-crashes-into-car-dekalb-county/85-812c4354-1798-4968-8082-c8ce9b5b7dde

Delilah Rojas

Age :8

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/14/2023

Location : Unknown

City : El Paso

County : El Paso

State : Texas

Agency : El Paso PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

El Paso PD chased a young man accused of driving too fast only. He did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the chase crashed him into a family vehicle, killing an 8-year-old girl and two women ages 27 and 37 in the vehicle.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/traffic/2023/10/15/fatal-el-paso-traffic-crashes-far-east-side-zaragoza-lower-valley/71194908007/

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/friends-mourn-tragic-loss-of-three-in-crash-involving-high-speed-police-chase-call-on-community-for-responsibility

Mashea Jordan

Age :42

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 10/14/2023

Location : Kiefer Blvd

City : Sacramento

County : Sacramento

State : California

Agency : Sacramento PD, Sacramento County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sacramento PD chased a stolen Tesla through the city into the turf of Sacramento Sheriff’s Office where deputies joined the hunt. The chase was escalated to high speeds until the Tesla slammed into a minivan of a third-party motorist. Two people had to be extricated from the van. One of them died. One third-party person in the Tesla died also.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-county-crash-stolen-vehicle-tesla/45538410#

https://usaccidentlawyer.com/news/mashea-jordan-aphis-nash-killed-stolen-vehicle-pursuit-kiefer-boulevard-sacramento-ca/

Aphis Nash

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/14/2023

Location : Kiefer Blvd

City : Sacramento

County : Sacramento

State : California

Agency : Sacramento PD, Sacramento County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sacramento PD chased a stolen Tesla through the city into the turf of Sacramento Sheriff’s Office where deputies joined the hunt. The chase was escalated to high speeds until the Tesla slammed into a minivan of a third-party motorist. Two people had to be extricated from the van. One of them died. One third-party person in the Tesla died also.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-county-crash-stolen-vehicle-tesla/45538410#

Karol Lewellen

Age :68

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/14/2023

Location : 19th St

City : Anderson

County : Madison

State : Indiana

Agency : Anderson PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pendleton PD officers were involved in a high-speed police chase shortly after noon on 10/15/2023 that ended in a massive crash that killed both the driver and passenger of the vehicle. Police have not said why they undertook this fatal chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/2-dead-in-anderson-crash-during-pendleton-police-chase/

https://localaccidentreports.com/anderson-in-john-and-karol-lewellen-killed-in-3-vehicle-pursuit-crash/

https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/docs-double-fatality-crash-in-anderson-was-result-of-100-mph-police-chase/

Shaine Dee'Lee'oan Henderson

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/13/2023

Location : Route 60 and 199

City : James City

County : James City

State : Virginia

Agency : Christopher Newport University Police Department

Officer(s) : Daniel Woloszynowski

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police chief driving police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Christopher Newport University’s police chief was the driver involved in a fatal pedestrian crash in James City County on Friday evening, a university spokesperson confirmed. The police chief, Daniel F. “Wojo” Woloszynowski, was driving west of Route 60, east of Route 199, at about 7:45 p.m. when he struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian, Shaine Dee'Lee'oan Henderson, 48, of Williamsburg, was seriously injured and later died at the hospital.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.pilotonline.com/2023/10/16/off-duty-cnu-police-chief-involved-in-james-city-county-crash-that-killed-man/

https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/virginia/williamsburg/pedestrian-struck-killed-in-williamsburg-crash/291-868bfdd0-2299-4048-a353-e35dd6ee24f4

John Carter

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/12/2023

Location : Buckner+Elam

City : Dallas

County : Dallas

State : Texas

Agency : Dallas PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Dallas PD saw a vehicle they felt may be stolen and escalated a chase. The vehicle did not stop and police claim that when it did stop, they tried to ram a patrol vehicle. The vehicle being chased at high speed crashed into an allegedly uninvolved city marshal's vehicle who per police narrative was coincidentally there and the crash also hit another third party driver in the 10900 block of Elam. The driver of the vehicle that had been chased was ejected in the crash and died. Neither the city marshal nor the other driver were injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/driver-trying-to-elude-police-dies-after-being-thrown-from-a-stolen-car-during-a-chase/3359161/

Milan Ailovic

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/11/2023

Location : I-55NB+I-69 exit

City : Hernando

County : DeSoto

State : Mississippi

Agency : Marion PD, Crittenden County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Multiple law enforcement agencies hunted a vehicle from Marion, Arkansas into Hernando, Mississippi, ending in Crittenden County in a crash and fireball on the I-55 when the vehicle that had been hunted extensively lost control at high speed and crashed into a semi-truck head-on, killing the third-party driver of the truck. Two other motorists are severely injured.

This chase had begun as a domestic violence incident when a woman who had a no-contact order against a former partner was followed and rammed by his car on the road. She hit a concrete wall and survived but this triggered a multi-state manhunt and very long dangerous chase that ended in the death of an uninvolved truck driver who was on the road when the police chase crashed head-on into him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kark.com/crime/arkansas-police-chase-ends-in-fiery-crash-in-mississippi-two-severely-injured/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/11/2023

Location : GA-3+Pleasant Valley Rd

City : Bartow

County : Bartow

State : Georgia

Agency : Bartow County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash caused by PIT maneuver

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Bartow County deputies were chasing a pickup truck, performed a PIT maneuver and caused a fatal crash with it. The pickup truck was attacked by deputies and hit a patrol vehicle when losing control, then rolled over, ejecting the driver who died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/bartow-county/man-driving-stolen-car-killed-pursuit-after-deputies-perform-pit-maneuver-gsp-says/67EQBNAGJRBA3H5NT5LLEBFGAQ/

Tyler Coy Smelcer 2 of 2

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/10/2023

Location : Hendron Chapel Road

City : Knoxville

County : Knox

State : Tennessee

Agency : US Marshals

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed bt police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

US Marshals were looking for Tyler Coy Smelcer for alleged past drug sales. They located him along with a female in the car and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed near Hendron Chapel Road. Smelcer and his passenger Ashley Marie Warren both died as a result. US Marshals allege that they” terminated the pursuit” just before the crash, a common declaration by police who “call off a pursuit” when a crash is imminent.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/12/tennessee-crash-kills-tyler-smelcer-passenger-after-u-s-marshals-chase/71152100007/

Ashley Marie Warren 1 of 2

Age :31

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/10/2023

Location : Hendron Chapel Road

City : Knoxville

County : Knox

State : Tennessee

Agency : US Marshals

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

US Marshals were looking for Tyler Coy Smelcer for alleged past drug sales. They located him along with a female in the car and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed near Hendron Chapel Road. Smelcer and his passenger Ashley Marie Warren both died as a result. US Marshals allege that they” terminated the pursuit” just before the crash, a common declaration by police who “call off a pursuit” when a crash is imminent.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2023/10/12/tennessee-crash-kills-tyler-smelcer-passenger-after-u-s-marshals-chase/71152100007/

Bryan Flores

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/10/2023

Location : I90-94 at 12.8 marker

City : Lowell

County : Lake

State : Indiana

Agency : Illinois State Police, Indiana State Police

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An Illinois State trooper pulled over a Kia being driven by Bryan Flores. As the trooper returned to his car, the vehicle drove away. The trooper escalated a high-speed pursuit but allegedly called it off and passed the chase to the Indiana State Police as the car was near the state line. The car crashed into a semi truck and Flores died. He had cannabis in his trunk, the likely reason for fleeing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/illinois-man-dies-following-lake-county-crash-with-semi-after-fleeing-police-during-traffic-stop/

William J. Marietta

Age :74

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/10/2023

Location : W Vorhees+N Gilbert

City : Danville

County : Champaign

State : Illinois

Agency : Danville PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Danville PD saw a vehicle being driven by a man whose license was revoked. Police claim they saw the man driving erratically, bump a curb and police escalated a chase. The vehicle fled and police allege the driver threw a handgun out of the window. The vehicle crashed into a pickup truck driven by third party motorist William J. Marietta, 74, who was critically injured and later died in the hospital.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/danville-man-dies-after-september-crash/article_35fa0212-67a0-11ee-8516-f71f77c8e97c.html
https://www.wcia.com/news/danville-man-dies-after-police-chase-turned-crash/

Christopher Thomas

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/10/2023

Location : Country Club+El Dorado

City : Riverside

County : Riverside

State : California

Agency : Riverside County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bicyclist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Riverside County deputy hit and killed a bicyclist on 10/10/2023 at 3 a.m. It is unknown how fast the deputy was driving and whether on emergency call or not. He did not have his lights and sirens activated when he hit the bicyclist.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/on-duty-riverside-county-sheriffs-deputy-involved-in-deadly-bicycle-crash/

Tylisha Evans

Age :22

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/10/2023

Location : Eagle+Franklin Rd

City : Meridian

County : Ada

State : Idaho

Agency : Meridian PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Meridian PD saw a vehicle they felt may have been stolen and activated a chase. A female driver did not stop. Oregon State Police joined the high-speed chase and police escalated a chase up to 90 mph. The driver veered into oncoming traffic while fleeing. The driver, 22-year-old Tylisha Evans, crashed and died as a result of the police chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article280378949.html

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/crime/local-car-chase-in-meridian-ends-in-fatality/277-a7331c77-2d69-47a9-8c17-d72141bfdd44
https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/woman-dies-in-police-chase-down-eagle-road-in-meridian/article_0d0e69ec-684f-11ee-9fa6-17ac217c880c.html

Jose Mauricio Ochoa Jr.

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/09/2023

Location : 2800 block of Illinois Ave

City : South Gate

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LASD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

LASD chased a Range Rover believed stolen at high speed until it slammed into a total of 5 cars in a massive collision, killing one still unnamed third-party driver. The allegedly stolen car was destroyed and a still unnamed third party motorist was killed as a result of this LASD chase crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.foxla.com/news/police-chase-ends-in-horrific-wreck-near-south-la (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNiJX2vHgjc
https://sweetjames.com/2023/10/12/jose-mauricio-ochoa-jr-pronounced-dead-stolen-vehicle-crash-southern-avenue-south-gate-ca/

Steven Zalewski

Age :68

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/08/2023

Location : Manlius Center+Bridge St

City : E. Syracuse

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : DeWitt Township PD

Officer(s) : Kevin Skibinski

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A DeWitt Township officer was driving and hit and killed a pedestrian who was allegedly lying in the street.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thelegaladvocate.com/news/breaking/steven-zalewski-east-syracuse-pedestrian-crash-bridge-street

Douglas Rodriguez

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/08/2023

Location : 900 South and 1100 East

City : Salt Lake City

County : Salt Lake

State : Utah

Agency : Salt Lake City PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Salt Lake City PD received a call about shots fired. When they arrived to investigate, they saw a vehicle driving away from the location and escalated a chase that ended when the car crashed at high speed at a roundabout, killing the passenger, with police in hot pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/10/08/police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash/

Jack Lee Brown 1 of 2

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/07/2023

Location : SR-178

City : Weldon

County : Kern

State : California

Agency : Kern County SO

Officer(s) : Amanda Plugge

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kern County Sheriff’s Office officer Amanda Plugge escalated a high-speed against 31-year-old Jack Lee Brown who was driving a Geo. The driver being chased lost control and crashed into 2 motorcycles, a Yamaha and a BMW who were coincidental third-party motorists on the road. The motorcyclist on the BMW died. The Geo spun out of control after collision with the 2 motorcycles and in a second collision, officer Amanda Plugge who had evidently not observed a safe distance when hunting Jack Lee Brown in the Geo, hit the Geo, killing Brown. Deputy Plugge was not hurt but her chase created 2 fatalities and 1 serious injury. Kern County Sheriff’s Office did not give any reason for initiating the chase which police almost always do first if they can justify their actions. No reason or indication for urgency that may be warranted to escalate a dangerous chase is being given by police who have no comment thus far why this multi-fatality chase was undertaken in the first place. The crash occurred on State Route 178 near Kelso Valley Road at 11:44 p.m. on 10/07/2023.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/at-least-1-killed-in-deputy-involved-crash-on-state-route-178-near-weldon-kcso-chp/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re6ZUmZHJb8

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/man-killed-in-deputy-involved-crash-near-weldon-identified-kcso/

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/2-killed-in-multi-vehicle-crash-involving-kcso-deputy-on-hwy-178-chp/

Jetzemany Maldonado 1 of 2

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/07/2023

Location : SR-178

City : Weldon

County : Kern

State : California

Agency : Kern County SO

Officer(s) : Amanda Plugge

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by crash with police vehicle during chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

This victim is the first of 2 casualties that are the result of a high-speed police chase. The other victim is listed as Jack Lee Brown.

On 10/07/2023, Kern County Sheriff’s Office officer Amanda Plugge escalated a high-speed against 31-year-old Jack Lee Brown who was driving a Geo. The driver being chased lost control and crashed into 2 motorcycles, a Yamaha and a BMW who were coincidental third-party motorists on the road. The motorcyclist on the BMW died and this page serves to document his death.

The Geo spun out of control after collision with the 2 motorcycles and in a second collision, officer Amanda Plugge who had evidently not observed a safe distance when hunting Jack Lee Brown in the Geo, hit the Geo, killing Brown. Deputy Plugge was not hurt but her chase created 2 fatalities and 1 serious injury. Kern County Sheriff’s Office did not give any reason for initiating the chase which police almost always do first if they can justify their actions. No reason or indication for urgency that may be warranted to escalate a dangerous chase is being given by police who have no comment thus far why this multi-fatality chase was undertaken in the first place. The crash occurred on State Route 178 near Kelso Valley Road at 11:44 p.m. on 10/07/2023.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/at-least-1-killed-in-deputy-involved-crash-on-state-route-178-near-weldon-kcso-chp/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re6ZUmZHJb8

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/man-killed-in-deputy-involved-crash-near-weldon-identified-kcso/

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/2-killed-in-multi-vehicle-crash-involving-kcso-deputy-on-hwy-178-chp/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/jetz-maldonado

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/07/2023

Location : Parkside Dr+E Jericho

City : Mineola

County : Nassau

State : New York

Agency : Nassau County PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Nassau County Police responded to a call about some alleged vehicle larcenies, found a 2019 Jeep Latitude and escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed into a tree, killing one teenager and injuring a second.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/crash-road-closed-jericho-turnpike-carle-place-te85vi6y

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/nassau/teen-killed-after-crashing-into-tree-in-mineola/

Lacey Ische

Age :32

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/06/2023

Location : I-5+Route 528

City : Marysville

County : Snohomish

State : Washington

Agency : Snohomish County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Snohomish County deputy stopped a vehicle that police felt was involved in possible auto theft. When the traffic stopped the vehicle and asked the mail driver to exit the car, a female in the passenger seat moved to the driver seat and drove away. Police chased her until the I-5 and Route 428 where she crashed into a tree, rolled the vehicle and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/fatal-crash-reported-at-i-5-off-ramp-in-marysville/

https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/driver-dies-marysville-police-pursuit/281-40449462-2645-4f9d-9203-87295202abe9

https://www.king5.com/video/news/crime/driver-suspected-of-assault-dies-in-crash-while-being-pursued-by-marysville-police/281-07a279a4-537c-468b-b971-34ecec06ed60

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/woman-identified-in-deadly-crash-during-marysville-police-pursuit/

Gilberth A. Colli-Garma

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/06/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Portland

County : Multnomah

State : Oregon

Agency : Portland Police Bureau (PPB)

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Portland Police Bureau chased a stolen Kia and put down spike strips, causing the Kia to slam into one of the police vehicles trying to crash the driver. Gilberth A Colli-Garma, the driver, was critically injured in the crash and died a month later from injuries.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/driver-dies-from-october-injuries-hitting-portland-police-vehicle/article_04813862-8bc8-11ee-b2de-8f9ea9dade97.html

Marion Taryell Holmes

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/03/2023

Location : Holly St+19th

City : Harrisburg

County : Dauphin

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Harrisburg PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed in crash with police cruiser

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Harrisburg PD police vehicle was on the way to an unknown call and driving at an unknown speed when it collided with a 2000 Mercury Sable on Holly Street and 19th Street. Marion Sable, the front seat passenger, died in the crash. The driver wandered off and was not immediately located per police.

On 17/07/2023, the family complained publicly that more than one month had gone by since the accident and police had not provided them with answers and were refusing to give them the crash report. It is unknown which officer was driving and whether they had lights and siren, whether this was confirmed to be a priority call, the speed the officer was traveling at or any other details.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/harrisburg/one-person-dead-after-crash-involving-harrisburg-police-vehicle/

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/harrisburg-police-deadly-crash-investigation-19th-and-holly-streets/521-11cefbb5-0784-49b8-8edc-b791889c6ec1

Pedro Fuentes

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/03/2023

Location : I-55+14th St

City : Tustin

County : Orange

State : California

Agency : California Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by vehicle while running from police

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A teenager accused of stealing copper fled from CHP and got out of his vehicle and ran from police. He was hit by a car and killed while running from CHP.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzTiO2hByP4

Name Not Disclosed

Age :15

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/02/2023

Location : I-76

City : Philadelphia

County : Philadelphia

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Philadelphia PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pennsylvania State Police tried to traffic-stop a vehicle on the I-76. He vehicle did not stop and PSP escalated a chase that led to the vehicle crashing into a concrete barrier, hitting another car and rolling several times down an embankment. A 15-year-old boy passenger was killed. The 14-year-old girl who had been driving the car police claim was stolen is being charged with vehicular homicide.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox29.com/news/boy-15-dead-after-teen-girl-crashes-stolen-car-during-police-pursuit-on-i-76-state-police

Nicholas W. Thompson

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/02/2023

Location : WB Route 7

City : Loudoun

County : Clarke

State : Virginia

Agency : Virginia State Police

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

AA Virginia State trooper saw a motorcycle and escalated a chase against the driver and hunted the motorcycle at high speed until it crashed into a guardrail, was thrown at the trooper and collided with the patrol car. Nicholas W. Thompson died while being chased for a moving violation.

SOURCE LINKS :

Martin Anaya

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/01/2023

Location : 35th Ave+Bethany Home Rd

City : Phoenix

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Phoenix PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Martin Anaya was driving down the street in Phoenix on 10/01/2023 when a police chase at high speed after a person involved in a city bus robbery attempt caused a fleeing vehicle to crash into him, killing him. He leaves behind an 8-year-old son. His family needs support. His GoFundMe is linked below.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/man-dead-another-injured-after-incident-near-35th-avenue-and-bethany-home-road?fbclid=IwAR1vyry8MhEHoopcklCT1pF2g1rcmnC2wbVjZfm7AmDUmLicPcUxeJ60jlA

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/man-killed-in-attempted-phoenix-robbery-leaves-behind-young-son

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3sSZ4pDzJU

https://www.nationwidereport.com/26-year-old-martin-anaya-killed-in-a-motor-vehicle-accident-in-phoenix-phoenix-az/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/30/2023

Location : Highway 101 offramp

City : San Francisco

County : San Francisco

State : California

Agency : San Francisco PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police saw a car they believed was connected to prior crimes and escalated a chase that ended at the 101 offramp when the vehicle crashed, killing the driver and injuring at least one other person.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-chase-ends-in-deadly-crash-in-san-francisco/3330983/

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/driver-killed-car-break-in-crew-sf-police-say-18400006.php

John Toussaint

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/29/2023

Location : 424 Ocean Rd

City : Portsmouth

County : Rockingham

State : New Hampshire

Agency : Rockingham County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash over missing registration sticker

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Rockingham County deputies saw a vehicle with front end damage that was also missing an inspection sticker and they escalated a chase. The driver fled and deputies chased the vehicle into Hampton where the Greenland PD joined the hunt. Police chased the vehicle until it lost control and crashed in the woods near 424 Ocean Road, killing John Toussaint. This fatal chase was undertaken for the stated reasons of only a missing registration sticker and a driver who did not stop for police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2023/09/29/driver-dies-portsmouth-ocean-road-crash-pursuit/71004254007/
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2023/10/02/ocean-road-crash-portsmouth-nh-police-identify-driver-who-died/71031360007/