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Atoka PD chased Joejuan Williams at high speeds until he crashed and the vehicle flipped over, killing him. Police did not divulge why they undertook the dangerous chase in the first place.

https://www.kxii.com/2023/09/08/man-dies-crash-during-high-speed-atoka-chase/

Police were called on a mental health welfare check on a person. When they found him, they initiated a chase. The car fled and went off the cliff near Glendora Mountain Road and Highway 39.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/pursuit-suspect-dies-after-driving-off-cliff-in-azusa/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/pursuit-suspect-dies-after-driving-off-cliff-in-azusa/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-f47jjzO6I

https://2urbangirls.com/2023/09/authorities-id-man-who-drove-off-cliff-during-police-pursuit-in-azusa/

Houston PD were chasing a carjacker. Several hours after the carjacking, police saw the vehicle on MLK and took up chase. Police claim they “stopped” the pursuit just before the crash. Surveillance video just moments before the crash showed police to still be pursuing. The vehicle was still fleeing from police and hit 3 cars, killing belioved church eldress Dr. Gloria G. Collins. The deceased woman was the mother of a Houston PD officer.

https://abc13.com/houston-police-chase-almeda-genoa-blackhawk-mlk-boulevard-crash/13748514/

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/one-woman-left-dead-stolen-vehicle-crashed-se-18353053.php

https://abc13.com/gloria-collins-trenton-bevel-bond-set-hpd-sergeants-mom-killed/13772541/

https://abc13.com/trenton-bevel-hpd-sergeants-mom-killed-houston-murder-charge-police-chase/13754714/

Jackson PD spotted a vehicle they felt was involved in auto burglaries and escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed, killing James J. Stevenson, Donte Ingram and Jamiah T. Smith.

https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806

https://www.wlbt.com/2023/09/06/3-dead-after-police-chase-multi-vehicle-wreck-hinds-county/

https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/two-killed-others-injured-after-jackson-police-chase-stolen-vehicle/

Jackson PD spotted a vehicle they felt was involved in auto burglaries and escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed, killing James J. Stevenson, Donte Ingram and Jamiah T. Smith.

https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806

https://www.wlbt.com/2023/09/06/3-dead-after-police-chase-multi-vehicle-wreck-hinds-county/

https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/two-killed-others-injured-after-jackson-police-chase-stolen-vehicle/

Jackson PD spotted a vehicle they felt was involved in auto burglaries and escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed, killing James J. Stevenson, Donte Ingram and Jamiah T. Smith.

https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806

https://www.wlbt.com/2023/09/06/3-dead-after-police-chase-multi-vehicle-wreck-hinds-county/

https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/two-killed-others-injured-after-jackson-police-chase-stolen-vehicle/

Three teens were riding in a 2016 Hyundai Accent that was speeding when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve in the 1000 block of Groby Road in University City and crashed into a home. University City police did not admit they had pursued the vehicle until days later.

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/father-of-teen-killed-in-crash-wants-more-transparency-from-police/

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/teens-were-pursued-by-police-moments-before-deadly-u-city-crash-went-undiscovered-for-4/article_3aa8dfbe-50c0-11ee-9d1d-c7263a53c440.html

Three teens were riding in a 2016 Hyundai Accent that was speeding when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve in the 1000 block of Groby Road in University City and crashed into a home. University City police did not admit they had pursued the vehicle until days later.

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/father-of-teen-killed-in-crash-wants-more-transparency-from-police/

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/teens-were-pursued-by-police-moments-before-deadly-u-city-crash-went-undiscovered-for-4/article_3aa8dfbe-50c0-11ee-9d1d-c7263a53c440.html

Three teens were riding in a 2016 Hyundai Accent that was speeding when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve in the 1000 block of Groby Road in University City and crashed into a home. University City police did not admit they had pursued the vehicle until days later.

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/father-of-teen-killed-in-crash-wants-more-transparency-from-police/

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/teens-were-pursued-by-police-moments-before-deadly-u-city-crash-went-undiscovered-for-4/article_3aa8dfbe-50c0-11ee-9d1d-c7263a53c440.html

An upstate NY grandmother was killed when a police car chase slammed into her vehicle while fleeing from police. Her husband suffered a head injury. Her two grandsons in the backseat were critically injured and flown to a hospital.

https://nypost.com/2023/09/06/kathy-groshans-killed-by-wrong-way-driver-brian-oleary-police/

A vehicle was being chased by Huntsville PD, did not stop and police escalated the chase until she crashed into the vehicle of Pamela Milton and died. Police did not disclose why they were chasing her. Pamela Milton and Tina Lee, the drivers of both vehicles, died in the crash.

https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/madison-woman-dies-in-hospital-after-sept-5-crash/

https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/hpd-one-dead-one-seriously-injured-in-two-vehicle-wreck/

A vehicle was being chased by Huntsville PD, did not stop and police escalated the chase until she crashed and died. Police did not disclose why they were chasing her. Pamela Milton and Tina Lee both died in the crash.

https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/madison-woman-dies-in-hospital-after-sept-5-crash/

https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/hpd-one-dead-one-seriously-injured-in-two-vehicle-wreck/

An officer was chasing a stolen Honda that had 4 occupants. The vehicle crashed and 2 people were ejected. Two people died as a result of this chase crash.

https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806#

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/report-ladue-students-died-in-crash-following-aborted-police-chase/

An officer was chasing a stolen Honda that had 4 occupants. The vehicle crashed and 2 people were ejected. Two people died as a result of this chase crash.

https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806#

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/report-ladue-students-died-in-crash-following-aborted-police-chase/

Salt Lake County deputies chased an impaired driver who sped away and hit and killed 15-year-old Dominic Charles Cole on his bicycle.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/09/05/15-year-old-bicyclist-dies-after/

Kern County deputies escalated a “brief” chase of a man who crashed into another vehicle, killing the unnamed passenger.

https://usaccidentlawyer.com/news/one-killed-pursuit-crash-yosemite-drive-lincoln-avenue-oildale-ca/

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/eastbound-lanes-of-decatur-street-blocked-after-crash-in-oildale-chp/

Bibb County deputies chased a car they felt might be stolen and ended up using PIT maneuvers and lethal approached until the car predictably flipped, killing 15-year-old Brandon Hill and injuring a second teenage passenger.

https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article278972619.html

On 09/04/2023, 16-year-old Jaiden Rashad DeJarnett was killed after crashing during a Decatur Police Department pursuit in Decatur, Alabama. According to the lawsuit filed by his estate, Officer Mac Bailey Marquette initiated the pursuit after attempting to stop DeJarnett for allegedly driving without properly functioning headlights and/or taillights. The complaint alleges officers pursued him for more than 40 minutes at speeds exceeding 135 mph across multiple jurisdictions, despite having the vehicle's registration information and opportunities to end the chase. The lawsuit claims the pursuit violated Decatur Police Department General Order 431.0, which requires officers and supervisors to continually evaluate whether the risks of a pursuit outweigh the need for immediate apprehension. The suit also alleges supervisors failed to terminate the chase and that departmental performance incentives encouraged aggressive enforcement. The estate has sued the City of Decatur, Officer Mac Bailey Marquette, Mayor Tab Bowling, Police Chief Todd Pinion, Lt. Joe Renshaw, and other defendants, alleging wrongful death, negligence, wantonness, negligent training and supervision, and failure to terminate the pursuit. The defendants had not filed responses as of the publication of the report.

https://www.waff.com/2023/09/04/one-person-killed-lawrence-co-single-vehicle-crash-following-pursuit/

https://whnt.com/news/decatur/dpd-one-dead-after-police-pursuit-ends-in-lawrence-county/

https://www.waaytv.com/news/update-madison-county-teen-killed-in-pursuit-involving-decatur-police/article_db4e4adc-4b2d-11ee-8505-53098b719207.html

Intoxicated driver collided with police car, killing passenger Lexi Hagen.

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/keim-arraignment-pennington-county-court/article_e098e768-7cd3-11ee-8142-e34af7a00519.html

Becker County deputies saw a motorcycle speeding and escalated a chase. The motorcycle fled and crashed, killing the driver, Levi Edward Saveli.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/sheriff-motorcyclist-crashes-dies-after-fleeing-state-trooper-in-becker-county/

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/minnesota/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-near-frazee-after-speeding-away-from-state-trooper

Joplin PD tried to initiate a traffic stop at 10th and Main Streets but two motorcycles refused to stop and fled. Police escalated a chase and they sped up to 80-100 mph. The motorcycle with Taran Morris fleeing crashed into the motorcycle of a third party motorist, Mark McGowan, 60, also on a motorcycle as McGowan was leaving a parking lot and Morris ran into him during the police chase, killing McGowan. Two died and the other young man also fleeing with Morris was arrested and charged with second degree murder even though he was not involved in the accident.

https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/local-news/joplin-news/breaking-emergency-crews-block-part-of-main-street-after-crash/

Joplin PD tried to initiate a traffic stop at 10th and Main Streets but two motorcycles refused to stop and fled. Police escalated a chase and they sped up to 80-100 mph. The motorcycle with Taran Morris fleeing crashed into the motorcycle of a third party motorist, Mark McGowan, 60, also on a motorcycle as McGowan was leaving a parking lot and Morris ran into him during the police chase, killing McGowan. Two died and the other young man also fleeing with Morris was arrested and charged with second degree murder even though he was not involved in the accident.

https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/local-news/joplin-news/breaking-emergency-crews-block-part-of-main-street-after-crash/

Clermont County deputies chased a motorcycle on the I-275 until it crashed. The driver died. Reasons for the chase were not given by police.

https://local12.com/news/local/motorcyclist-killed-clermont-county-crash-motorcycle-bike-riding-car-vehicle-officer-involved-police-response-chase-pursuit-wreck-accident-clermont-county-saturday-275-highway-interstate-ohio-state-patrol-victim-injuries-death

NC Highway Patrol chased a vehicle for driving too fast. The driver fled and police escalated the chase to over 100 mph. The vehicle predictably crashed during the chase and police allege that the driver fired shots at them and they claim that they fired back, killing him.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2023/09/01/man-shot--killed-by-trooper-following-car-chase--gunfire-exchange

https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2023/09/01/cumberland-county-murder-suspect-jaylen-routt-killed-by-lawmen-in-raleigh/70738030007/

https://abc11.com/nc-murder-suspect-johnston-county-chase-ncshp-shot-killed-state-troopers/13725030/

https://www.wral.com/video/shots-fired-after-chase-ends-in-raleigh-neighborhood/21028400/

https://www.wral.com/story/trooper-shoots-kills-fayetteville-man-wanted-for-murder-after-high-speed-chase-shootout-in-raleigh/21028394/

https://www.wral.com/story/nc-trooper-fatally-shoots-man-in-an-exchange-of-gunfire-after-a-pursuit-and-crash/21028958/

https://news.yahoo.com/nc-trooper-fatally-shoots-man-142032109.html

Vallejo PD saw a Tyoyta Avalon they felt was connected to prior offenses and escalated a chase. The vehicle fled and police claim that they temporarily lost sight of it. When they saw it again, they made a U-turn to chase it. The driver accelerated, hit 2 cars and a pole. The bystander driver of one of the cars he hit died.

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

On 08/30/2023, at approximately 5:35 p.m., Vallejo Police Department officers located a white Toyota Avalon near Tennessee Street and Tuolumne Street. Police alleged that the Avalon matched the description of a vehicle used in multiple recent armed robberies in Vallejo. Officers attempted a felony stop specifically because of the vehicle's alleged connection to those robberies. The driver continued driving away at high speed, and Vallejo police pursued.
According to police and later reporting based on dispatch traffic and witness accounts, the Avalon ignored traffic lights and stop signs while the pursuit reached speeds of approximately 90 mph in areas with 30 mph speed limits. The vehicle also traveled into opposing traffic while officers pursued.
Vallejo police reported losing sight of the Avalon approximately 1.5 miles east on Tennessee Street, around the 3300 block, and ending that portion of the pursuit. Approximately 30 seconds later, another police unit saw the Avalon traveling westbound at high speed on Springs Road near Mosswood Avenue and weaving through traffic. Officers turned around to follow it. Police said the Avalon was several blocks ahead when they saw debris and dust from a collision near Springs Road and Tregaskis Avenue.
The Avalon crashed into two uninvolved vehicles. One was a white Toyota Tundra driven by Hudson Joseph Standley, 59, who went by Joe. Standley had just dropped off his business partner and was traveling on Springs Road when the pursued Avalon crashed into the rear of his truck. Standley was killed at the scene.
The Avalon also struck another vehicle. A female passenger in the Avalon was seriously injured and transported to a hospital. Police reported recovering a loaded firearm from the Avalon. The driver got out following the collision, ran from the scene and initially escaped police.
The fatal crash was not investigated under Solano County's Officer Involved Fatal Incident Protocol. The protocol excluded deaths caused by a vehicle fleeing police, meaning the incident did not trigger the outside-agency investigation led by the Solano County District Attorney that would apply to some other law-enforcement-related fatalities.
Later reporting identified significant broader concerns about Vallejo Police Department pursuits. The Vallejo Sun found that Vallejo officers and the pursued Avalon reached approximately 90 mph in 30 mph zones during the pursuit that killed Standley. The outlet subsequently reported that Vallejo police engaged in 197 vehicle pursuits during 2023, a 33% increase over the previous year, and that the department was seeking ways to reduce pursuit-related crashes.
On 03/20/2024, more than six months after Standley's death, Vallejo police located and arrested the person they alleged had driven the Avalon. Police disclosed that the driver was a juvenile and therefore did not publicly release his identity. The arrest was made during a felony traffic stop near Ohio Street and Sutter Street. Police described him as wanted in connection with the August 30 vehicular homicide.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/driver-in-vallejo-police-chase-crashes-into-car-kills-occupant-before-escaping-police/
https://www.vallejosun.com/bystander-killed-in-crash-during-vallejo-police-pursuit/
https://www.vallejosun.com/recent-vallejo-police-chases-leave-people-injured-or-dead/
https://www.vallejosun.com/vallejo-police-pursuits-record-2023-analysis/
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/vallejo-man-wanted-deadly-hit-and-run-armed-robberies-springs-road-tregaskis-avenue/
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/vallejo-police-arrest-juvenile-wanted-for-august-vehicular-homicide/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/vallejo-police-probe-fatal-crash-city-streets-18339533.php
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/vallejo-fatal-crash-juvenile-arrested-19364959.php
https://www.ktvu.com/news/innocent-driver-killed-after-vallejo-police-pursued-suspect-vehicle-officials-say

On 08/31/2023, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Miami-Dade Police Department officers responded to a Chevron gas station near Northwest 30th Avenue and Northwest 58th Street after a reported theft involving a woman. Police spokesperson Detective Angel Rodriguez said a man allegedly attempted to take the woman's purse or another item from her vehicle. Local 10 reported that police alleged a struggle occurred between the woman and the man.
The man left the gas station in a car. A witness flagged down arriving Miami-Dade officers and pointed out the vehicle and the direction it had traveled. Officers located the car and attempted a traffic stop specifically because police believed its driver was the person involved in the reported gas-station theft. When the driver continued driving, Miami-Dade officers pursued.
Miami-Dade police subsequently said officers terminated the pursuit because of safety concerns. Police alleged that after officers discontinued the chase, the driver continued at speed and struck two other vehicles before crashing into a tree near Northwest 58th Street and Northwest 15th Avenue.
The impact severely damaged the car. Miami firefighters had to cut away the vehicle's roof to extricate the driver. Paramedics transported him to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, where he died from his injuries.
The deceased man's family publicly challenged the police account. Relatives told Local 10 that they believed officers had pursued the wrong person and disputed allegations that he had committed the theft. A relative who went to the crash scene said the family found the man's wallet lying there. She questioned the official assertion that police had discontinued the pursuit and specifically asked why the rear of his vehicle was damaged if officers had stopped chasing him.
Local 10 followed the case again on 09/03/2023 after speaking with the man's family. The family continued to deny the police allegations and sought answers about the circumstances of the pursuit and fatal crash. Police had still not publicly identified the deceased driver at that time.

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/09/01/suspect-dies-in-fatal-crash-following-gas-station-robbery-and-police-chase/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD5NUk5_IxA
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/09/03/family-of-man-killed-in-fatal-crash-after-police-chase-disputing-what-officer-say-happened/
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/police-man-dies-in-crash-after-attempted-robbery-in-nw-miami-dade/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article278859159.html

On 08/28/2023, at approximately 11:27 p.m., King County Sheriff's Office received a report of an armed carjacking near Southeast 288th Street and 228th Avenue Southeast in Maple Valley. The reporting driver said another vehicle had intentionally rear-ended his silver Hyundai. Police alleged that someone from the striking vehicle then got out with a gun and took the Hyundai. No gunfire was reported during the carjacking.
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King County deputies began searching for the Hyundai, and two Black Diamond Police Department officers responded to assist. A Black Diamond officer traveling west in the 22000 block of Southeast 296th Street saw a silver Hyundai traveling rapidly in the opposite direction. The officer slowed and turned around, but by the time the maneuver was completed, the Hyundai was no longer visible.
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The officer continued looking for the Hyundai. A King County deputy radioed that the stolen vehicle might be at Lake Sawyer Grocery, prompting officers to respond there, but the vehicle at that location was not the Hyundai they were seeking.
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A Black Diamond officer then returned toward the area where the Hyundai had last been seen. Officers found it off the roadway near Southeast 297th Street and 224th Avenue Southeast, where it had crashed into a tree. The Hyundai contained three juveniles believed to be approximately 15 to 17 years old.
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Police and firefighters attempted to save the juvenile driver. The driver was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and died. A teenage girl and teenage boy who had been passengers in the Hyundai were also transported to Harborview with life-threatening injuries; contemporary reporting described one as being in serious condition and the other in critical condition.
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The Hyundai involved in the fatal crash was subsequently determined to have previously been stolen from Kent. King County Sheriff's Office investigated the alleged armed carjacking, while Washington State Patrol investigated the fatal collision.
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Importantly, later Black Diamond Police Department records establish that this incident was not classified as a police vehicle pursuit. The department's 2023 annual report states that Black Diamond police recorded zero vehicle pursuits during 2023. It documented five incidents in which drivers continued driving after officers attempted traffic stops, but stated that officers stopped rather than initiating pursuits in each instance.
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The available chronology is consistent with that distinction. The Black Diamond officer saw the Hyundai pass in the opposite direction, turned around after it passed, but had already lost sight of it. Police then searched for the vehicle and later discovered it crashed into the tree. The available evidence therefore does not establish a continuous police pursuit immediately preceding the fatal crash.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Black Diamond officer who saw the Hyundai and turned around to locate it was not publicly identified in the available reporting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m1YC4iC9ug
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/3-teens-suspected-carjacking-that-ended-black-diamond-crash/KX7WPDZAV5BIVFUDDVW5NTK5JY/
https://www.courierherald.com/news/three-suspected-teens-allegedly-involved-in-fatal-crash-in-black-diamond/
https://www.kentreporter.com/2023/08/29/one-juvenile-killed-two-injured-in-black-diamond-single-car-crash/
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/police-driver-dead-2-others-teens-hurt-after-armed-carjacking-in-black-diamond
https://www.blackdiamondwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4135/2023-BDPD-Annual-Report

On 08/28/2023, Bakersfield Police Department officers attempted to stop a man riding a motorcycle in East Bakersfield. According to police, the motorcyclist continued driving away rather than stopping, and officers followed him.
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During the encounter, the motorcyclist lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a fence in East Bakersfield. He sustained fatal injuries and died as a result of the crash.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGnnqYLMBU
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/coroner-identifies-motorcyclist-who-allegedly-fled-from-police-crashed-into-a-fence-in-east-bakersfield/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp5r8NjVlpc

On 08/28/2023, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Winona Police Officer Patrick Mitchell stopped David Nix, 51, while Nix was driving a four-wheeler in Winona. Mayor Aaron Dees said the specific initiating reason for the traffic stop was that Nix was allegedly speeding on the highway.
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According to Dees, Mitchell approached Nix during the traffic stop and suspected that alcohol might be involved. Mitchell returned to his patrol vehicle to retrieve a breathalyzer. While the officer was doing so, Nix drove away on the ATV.
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Mitchell followed Nix down Stafford Wells Road near the Winona-Montgomery County Airport, beginning what the Mississippi Highway Patrol subsequently described as a brief police pursuit.
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During the pursuit, Nix's four-wheeler and Mitchell's 2016 Dodge Charger police vehicle collided on Stafford Wells Road. Mississippi Highway Patrol subsequently confirmed that Mitchell was driving the vehicle involved in the collision and that Nix suffered fatal injuries in the crash.
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Nix's cousin, David Oswald, witnessed the encounter from his home and gave an account substantially more serious than the initial official description of an ATV crash. Oswald said he watched Mitchell's police vehicle strike Nix's four-wheeler from behind. According to Oswald, the officer struck the ATV from the rear twice before Nix crashed farther down the road.
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Oswald also disputed the suggestion that Nix had been drinking. He said he had been with Nix throughout the day and maintained that Nix had not consumed alcohol.
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The Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated the fatal collision. MHP publicly confirmed that the police vehicle and ATV collided but did not initially determine or disclose precisely how the collision occurred. Winona Police Chief Roshaun Daniels declined to discuss the circumstances while the MHP investigation was underway.
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Following Nix's death, Winona Mayor Aaron Dees said Officer Mitchell was asked to take several days off. Mitchell was not formally placed on administrative leave while the investigation continued.
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Nix left behind an 18-year-old son and a 16-year-old daughter.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Patrick Mitchell was the Winona Police Department officer who initiated the traffic stop, pursued Nix and was driving the 2016 Dodge Charger that collided with Nix's four-wheeler. The Mississippi Highway Patrol specifically identified Mitchell by name in its subsequent account of the fatal crash.
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Mitchell was asked by the mayor to take several days off following Nix's death but was not formally placed on administrative leave.

https://www.wtva.com/video/man-dies-after-atv-crash-during-police-chase-in-winona/video_5e7c3863-e81f-5f9a-9d98-5018dd0045e5.html
https://www.wtva.com/news/man-dies-after-atv-crash-during-police-chase/article_49506936-4613-11ee-9404-f3f6f7f8bffc.html
https://www.wlbt.com/2023/08/30/mississippi-man-killed-while-running-police-four-wheeler-family-says/
https://www.wcbi.com/fatal-atv-accident-mhp-continues-to-investigate-in-montgomery-county/
https://www.wcbi.com/mhp-releases-more-details-about-deadly-atv-crash-in-montgomery-county/

On 08/25/2023, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Sumter Police Department officers responded to a disturbance at the Red Lobster on Broad Street in Sumter. Investigators said the incident began as an altercation over a social-media post. Police alleged that an unidentified 16-year-old punched an employee and displayed a handgun before leaving in a silver 2014 Cadillac CTS driven by 17-year-old Ravon Lamar Harris, a Sumter High School student.
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Police subsequently located the Cadillac near Old Pocalla Road and Manning Road. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office was asked to assist Sumter police in stopping the vehicle because police believed it was connected to the reported armed altercation at the restaurant.
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During the attempted traffic stop, police alleged that the 16-year-old passenger exited the Cadillac carrying a handgun and ran from officers. Harris remained behind the wheel and continued driving away. A Sumter County sheriff’s deputy pursued Harris with emergency lights and siren activated.
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The pursuit continued south on Manning Road and then onto U.S. Highway 521 South. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Harris reached speeds exceeding 100 mph.
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Near Mulberry Church Road, Harris lost control of the Cadillac. The vehicle struck an embankment, overturned multiple times and caught fire. The pursuing deputy stopped at the crash, requested EMS and fire personnel and used emergency equipment to extinguish the burning vehicle.
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Harris suffered critical injuries in the crash and was airlifted to Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. He remained hospitalized for approximately two days before dying from his injuries on Sunday, 08/27/2023. Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker identified him following his death.
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The coroner reported that Harris was not wearing a seat belt. An autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. The South Carolina Highway Patrol and Sumter County Coroner’s Office investigated the fatal crash.
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Police apprehended the 16-year-old passenger after he ran from the attempted traffic stop. Authorities alleged that five handguns were ultimately recovered in connection with the teenagers and that several had been reported stolen during vehicle break-ins in Sumter city and county the previous night. The passenger faced charges arising from the restaurant incident, weapons possession and his flight from police.
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Harris was born on 03/02/2006 and was the son of Richard Harris and Lateasha Lawson Harris. He died on 08/27/2023. His funeral was held on September 2 at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter, followed by burial at Evergreen Memorial Park.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Sumter County sheriff’s deputy who pursued Harris at speeds exceeding 100 mph has not been publicly identified in the reporting located for this update.

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/street-squad/sumter/teen-dies-friday-police-pursuit-sumter-county/101-b215d76b-3ae2-482b-a27c-15c3cf05bf9e
https://www.wistv.com/2023/08/28/sumter-county-coroner-identifies-teen-who-died-single-vehicle-accident-following-pursuit/
https://www.wistv.com/2023/08/29/sumter-county-coroner-identifies-teen-who-died-car-crash-after-altercation-over-social-media-post/
https://www.kwch.com/video/2023/08/29/name-teen-killed-crash-after-police-chase-released/
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/08/28/deputies-teen-identified-after-a-high-speed-chase-in-sumter-county/
https://www.jobsmortuary.net/obituaries/ravon-harris

On 08/27/2023, shortly after noon, a 22-year-old Lake Elsinore man was riding a yellow motorcycle southbound on Interstate 15 near State Route 76 when a California Highway Patrol officer attempted to stop him for speeding. The specific initiating reason for the attempted stop was therefore speeding.
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The motorcyclist continued driving away while CHP pursued. The pursuit traveled into Valley Center and then west toward Escondido by way of the Valley Center grade. CHP notified the Escondido Police Department and requested assistance.
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After the pursuit entered Escondido, CHP officers lost sight of the motorcycle near Valley Parkway and Ash Street and discontinued the pursuit.
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A short time later, an Escondido Police Department officer spotted the motorcycle traveling east on Washington Avenue near Ash Street. According to EPD, when the rider saw the officer, he accelerated rapidly eastbound on Washington Avenue.
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Before the Escondido officer was able to get behind the motorcycle, the rider entered the intersection of East Washington Avenue and Harding Street against a red traffic signal and collided with the front bumper of a vehicle traveling north on Harding with a green light.
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The collision threw the motorcyclist from the motorcycle. He then struck the front of a second vehicle traveling westbound. Officers provided lifesaving aid until Escondido Fire Department paramedics arrived, but the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The two other vehicles were driven by Escondido residents. One driver was transported to a hospital after reporting pain, while the other was not injured. The Escondido Police Department Traffic Unit investigated the fatal collision.
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The chronology establishes two distinct law-enforcement phases immediately preceding the fatal crash: CHP initiated the pursuit after attempting to stop the motorcycle for speeding, lost sight of it and discontinued the chase; shortly afterward an assisting Escondido police officer encountered the motorcycle again, and the rider accelerated before crashing at Washington Avenue and Harding Street.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The California Highway Patrol officer who initiated the attempted speeding stop and subsequent pursuit was not identified in the available reporting.
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The Escondido Police Department officer who subsequently encountered the motorcycle on Washington Avenue shortly before the fatal crash was also not identified.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2023-08-27/motorcyclist-dies-in-escondido-crash
https://patch.com/california/san-diego/motorcyclist-dies-crash-during-pursuit-escondido
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-during-police-pursuit-in-escondido
https://thecoastnews.com/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-during-pursuit-in-escondido/
https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/lake-elsinore-motorcyclist-dies-crash-while-fleeing-police
https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2023/08/27/motorcyclist-killed-in-escondido-crash-after-chp-pursuit-from-valley-center/

On 08/27/2023, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded repeatedly to a residence in the 4500 block of Woodland Drive concerning 40-year-old Kendall Darnell Gilbert, who was experiencing an escalating mental health crisis. The fatal encounter followed several police responses to the same home over the preceding three days, all concerning Gilbert's mental health and reported threats toward family members.
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On 08/25/2023, a caller told police that Gilbert had schizophrenia and was sending family members strange and concerning messages. Officers responded but made no report. At approximately 1:30 a.m. the following day, police were called again after Gilbert reportedly destroyed property in his bedroom and would not open the door for relatives. Officers concluded at that time that he did not present a danger to others and again left without taking him into custody.
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At approximately 8:30 p.m. on August 26, police returned to the Woodland Drive residence after another reported mental health episode. Family members reported that Gilbert was threatening to decapitate relatives. Officers helped family members leave the residence and provided them with information about mental health resources.
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On August 27, police were called back at approximately 5:20 p.m. after a family member reported that Gilbert was hallucinating, making threats and threatening to burn down the house. Officers advised family members to leave the residence.
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At approximately 6:45 p.m., police received another call after an adult woman at the residence activated a medical-alert button and reported that someone was trying to kill her. IMPD Northwest District officers returned to the home for a welfare check.
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Officers encountered Gilbert outside the residence holding a machete. According to police, Gilbert made threats toward both family members and officers. Video recorded by a neighbor showed Gilbert standing on the sidewalk with the machete while numerous police officers remained positioned behind vehicles.
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Police removed other family members from the residence and requested IMPD's SWAT team and Crisis Negotiation Unit. A psychologist with the Crisis Negotiation Unit was also present. Negotiators attempted to communicate with Gilbert, but IMPD later said they were unable to establish meaningful communication with him.
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At approximately 9:10 p.m., SWAT officers moved to take Gilbert into custody. Police deployed a distraction device and multiple less-lethal weapons during the attempt. According to IMPD, Gilbert then moved toward the SWAT officers and made contact with an officer's ballistic shield while still armed with the machete.
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IMPD Lieutenant John Perkins fired his department-issued weapon at Gilbert, striking him at least once. Officers and emergency medical personnel provided treatment before Gilbert was transported to a hospital in critical condition. He subsequently died from the police gunfire.
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Multiple IMPD officers had activated body-worn cameras during the encounter. IMPD subsequently released an edited critical-incident video incorporating body-camera footage from the fatal confrontation.
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The shooting triggered separate investigations by IMPD's Critical Incident Response Team and Internal Affairs Unit, along with review by the Marion County Prosecutor's Office and the department's civilian-majority Use of Force Review Board.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
John Perkins was the IMPD SWAT officer who fired the fatal shot at Gilbert. IMPD identified Perkins following the shooting and reported that he was a lieutenant and a 28-year veteran of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. He was placed on administrative leave following Gilbert's death.
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Perkins' involvement is especially significant because this was a prolonged mental-health intervention rather than an unexpected street encounter. IMPD had responded to the same home repeatedly over three days concerning Gilbert's deteriorating mental state, and the final operation involved SWAT personnel, crisis negotiators, a psychologist, less-lethal weapons and a ballistic shield before Perkins used deadly force.

https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-on-the-northwest-side
https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2023-10-08/impd-releases-video-fatally-shot-man-kendall-darnell-gilbert
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/1-person-in-critical-condition-following-impd-officer-involved-shooting-on-the-northwest-side-of-indianapolis
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/impd-releases-bodycam-footage-of-august-shooting-killing-40-year-old-kendall-gilbert
https://www.wrtv.com/neighbors-react-after-witnessing-man-with-machete-get-shot-by-impd

Parma PD escalated a chase of a motorist for undisclosed reasons until he crashed and he and his passenger both died as a result. Killed by this police chase crash were Jibril Allen, 21, and Darnell Prince, 23, seen together above.

https://fox8.com/news/multiple-hospitalized-after-police-chase-crash-in-cleveland/

https://www.wkyc.com/video/news/local/3news-at-4/2-killed-after-police-chase-leads-to-multi-vehicle-crash-in-cleveland-2-others-injured/95-ff8adfab-371a-437e-86e1-536a50fa164e

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/cleveland-city-councilmembers-meeting-city-safety-director-suburban-community-leaders-crashes-police-chases/95-848a7880-1edd-4288-a670-d07d22df5490

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/08/28/driver-passenger-die-fiery-crash-after-fleeing-parma-police-driving-wrong-way-crashing-into-suv/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/09/02/body-camera-video-reveals-new-details-parma-police-pursuit-turned-deadly-wrong-way-crash/

Parma PD escalated a chase of a motorist for undisclosed reasons until he crashed and he and his passenger both died as a result. Killed by this police chase crash were Jibril Allen, 21, and Darnell Prince, 23, seen together above.

https://fox8.com/news/multiple-hospitalized-after-police-chase-crash-in-cleveland/

https://www.wkyc.com/video/news/local/3news-at-4/2-killed-after-police-chase-leads-to-multi-vehicle-crash-in-cleveland-2-others-injured/95-ff8adfab-371a-437e-86e1-536a50fa164e

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/cleveland-city-councilmembers-meeting-city-safety-director-suburban-community-leaders-crashes-police-chases/95-848a7880-1edd-4288-a670-d07d22df5490

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/08/28/driver-passenger-die-fiery-crash-after-fleeing-parma-police-driving-wrong-way-crashing-into-suv/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/09/02/body-camera-video-reveals-new-details-parma-police-pursuit-turned-deadly-wrong-way-crash/

On 08/25/2023, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Ramone Jackson, 20, of Picayune was driving north on Mississippi Highway 43 in Pearl River County with his girlfriend, Shelby Rae Kevwitch, 19, as his passenger. Pearl River County Sheriff David Allison said a sheriff’s deputy observed their vehicle traveling at an estimated speed exceeding 100 mph. The specific initiating reason for the attempted traffic stop was therefore extreme speeding.
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According to Sheriff Allison, the deputy activated his emergency blue lights and turned to follow the vehicle. The deputy traveled approximately one-quarter mile in its direction before his patrol vehicle struck debris in the roadway and went into a ditch.
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Jackson’s vehicle continued north on Highway 43. Near a curve just beyond Otis Stewart Road, the vehicle left the roadway, struck a large oak tree and burst into flames. Jackson and Kevwitch were both killed.
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A second vehicle subsequently encountered debris from the fatal collision. Mississippi Highway Patrol identified its driver as Brandon McConnell, 25, of Carriere, and reported that he sustained moderate injuries.
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Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated the fatal crash. MHP's subsequent account identified Jackson as the driver and Kevwitch as his passenger and confirmed that the crash occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. on August 25.
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Jackson and Kevwitch had been in a relationship for approximately five years. Kevwitch had graduated from Picayune Memorial High School in 2023 and was enrolled at Blue Cliff College. Her obituary identifies Jackson as the love of her life and confirms that both died on August 25, 2023.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Pearl River County sheriff’s deputy who attempted to stop Jackson and followed the vehicle for approximately one-quarter mile before the patrol vehicle entered a ditch was not publicly identified in the reporting.

https://www.wlox.com/2023/08/29/2-dead-after-fiery-crash-after-deputy-attempts-traffic-stop-pearl-river-co-sheriff-says/
https://www.wxxv25.com/mhp-investigating-separate-fatal-crashes-in-pearl-river-county/
https://www.picayunefh.com/obituaries/shelby-kevwitch

On 08/25/2023, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Shelby Rae Kevwitch, 19, of Picayune was riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven north on Mississippi Highway 43 by Ramone Jackson, 20. Pearl River County Sheriff David Allison said a sheriff’s deputy observed the vehicle traveling at an estimated speed exceeding 100 mph. The specific initiating reason for the attempted traffic stop was therefore extreme speeding.
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According to Sheriff Allison, the deputy activated his emergency blue lights and turned to follow the vehicle. The deputy traveled approximately one-quarter mile in its direction before his patrol vehicle struck debris in the roadway and went into a ditch.
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The vehicle in which Kevwitch was riding continued north on Highway 43. Near a curve just beyond Otis Stewart Road, it left the roadway, struck a large oak tree and burst into flames. Kevwitch and the driver were both killed.
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A second vehicle subsequently encountered debris from the fatal collision. Mississippi Highway Patrol identified its driver as Brandon McConnell, 25, of Carriere, and reported that he sustained moderate injuries.
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Mississippi Highway Patrol investigated the fatal crash. MHP’s subsequent account confirmed that Kevwitch was the passenger, that she was 19 years old and that the crash occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. on August 25.
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Kevwitch had graduated from Picayune Memorial High School in 2023 and was enrolled at Blue Cliff College. Her obituary states that she died on August 25, 2023.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Pearl River County sheriff’s deputy who attempted the traffic stop and followed the vehicle for approximately one-quarter mile before the patrol vehicle entered a ditch was not publicly identified.

https://www.wlox.com/2023/08/29/2-dead-after-fiery-crash-after-deputy-attempts-traffic-stop-pearl-river-co-sheriff-says/
https://www.wxxv25.com/mhp-investigating-separate-fatal-crashes-in-pearl-river-county/
https://www.picayunefh.com/obituaries/shelby-kevwitch

On 08/24/2023, at approximately 10:30 a.m., authorities reported that 56-year-old Raul Reyes-Estrella took a Chevrolet Trailblazer from an EMS station in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Information concerning the reportedly stolen vehicle was subsequently communicated to law enforcement.
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Warsaw Police Department officers encountered the Trailblazer in the Warsaw area. Police attempted to stop Reyes-Estrella using emergency lights and sirens because the vehicle had been reported stolen from the Goldsboro EMS station. Reyes-Estrella continued driving while Warsaw police pursued.
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The Warsaw police pursuit continued for approximately three miles. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol's subsequent investigation, Reyes-Estrella was driving recklessly during the pursuit.
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At the intersection of Abner Phillips Road and West Ward Bridge Road, Reyes-Estrella lost control of the Chevrolet Trailblazer and crashed. He was killed in the crash.
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The North Carolina State Highway Patrol investigated the fatal collision and the circumstances surrounding the Warsaw Police Department pursuit. Highway Patrol released its preliminary findings the following day, identifying Reyes-Estrella and establishing the reported theft of the vehicle as the reason police were attempting to stop him.
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The fatal sequence therefore began with the reported theft of the Chevrolet Trailblazer from the Goldsboro EMS station, followed by Warsaw police locating the vehicle and attempting to stop it, a police pursuit lasting approximately three miles, and Reyes-Estrella losing control and crashing at Abner Phillips Road and West Ward Bridge Road.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Warsaw Police Department officer or officers who initiated and participated in the approximately three-mile pursuit were not publicly identified.

https://www.wnct.com/local-news/man-killed-during-chase-with-warsaw-police-highway-patrol-investigating/
https://www.witn.com/2023/08/24/deadly-warsaw-crash-during-police-chase-under-investigation/
https://www.witn.com/video/2023/08/25/highway-patrol-releases-findings-deadly-warsaw-police-chase-investigation/

On 08/24/2023, shortly after midnight, a Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office deputy was responding to an unrelated call along the Interstate 30 service road near T.L. Townsend Drive when the deputy observed three vehicles stopped together with their headlights off. The deputy notified another Rockwall County deputy about the vehicles.
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The second deputy located the three vehicles as they traveled north on T.L. Townsend Drive. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the deputy observed the vehicles commit several traffic violations and activated the patrol vehicle's emergency lights in an attempt to stop them. The three vehicles then separated and traveled in different directions.
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The deputy pursued a black Dodge Charger driven by Willie Lee Rankin III. The pursuit proceeded north on State Highway 205 from Rockwall County and then west on State Highway 78 through Wylie and Sachse toward Garland.
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Authorities subsequently determined that the Dodge Charger had been reported stolen from Lewisville. The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office said investigators believed all three vehicles initially encountered by the deputies were stolen.
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As Rankin attempted to enter the President George Bush Turnpike in Garland, he lost control of the Charger. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a concrete barrier. Rankin and a female passenger were both fatally injured.
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Rankin died as a result of the crash. The female passenger was transported from the scene and subsequently died from her injuries. Because both deaths resulted from the same Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office pursuit, each decedent requires a separate database record.
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Contemporary reporting initially withheld both victims' identities pending notification of their families. Later secondary reporting identified the driver as Willie Lee Rankin III. The original law-enforcement account did not publicly identify the pursuing deputy.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office deputy who pursued Rankin from Rockwall County through Wylie and Sachse and into Garland was not publicly identified in the reporting located for this update.
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https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/garland-rockwall-texas-chase-2-people-killed-dodge-charger/287-a6a54ddd-05a8-4cf1-9287-515909984da8
https://sweetjames.com/2023/09/05/willie-lee-rankin-iii-1-woman-killed-high-speed-pursuit-state-highway-78-garlandtx/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2023/08/24/2-dead-after-rockwall-county-deputy-chase-ends-with-crash-in-garland-media-reports/

On 08/24/2023, shortly after midnight, a Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office deputy responding to an unrelated call noticed three vehicles stopped together with their headlights off along the Interstate 30 service road near T.L. Townsend Drive in Rockwall. The deputy notified another deputy about the vehicles.
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The second deputy located the three vehicles traveling north on T.L. Townsend Drive. According to the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office, the deputy observed several traffic violations and activated emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. The three vehicles separated and drove in different directions, and the deputy pursued a black Dodge Charger.
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The Dodge Charger was driven by Willie Lee Rankin III. The pursuit continued north on State Highway 205 and west on State Highway 78 through Wylie and Sachse toward Garland. Authorities subsequently determined that the Charger had been reported stolen from Lewisville and said investigators believed the other two vehicles were also stolen.
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The pursuit continued into Garland. As Rankin attempted to enter the President George Bush Turnpike from State Highway 78, he lost control of the Charger. The vehicle struck a concrete barrier and crashed. Rankin was killed in the collision.
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An unidentified female passenger in the Charger was critically injured. She was transported to a hospital, where she subsequently died from her injuries. Contemporary reporting did not publicly identify her.
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The available contemporary reporting identifies Rankin as the driver and the woman as his passenger. A much later secondary accident-report article published under the name of a personal-injury law firm identifies a 24-year-old Michael Madrid as one of the people killed and describes a woman as the driver. That account conflicts with the contemporary reporting and does not identify the official record on which its different identification is based.
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https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/garland-rockwall-texas-chase-2-people-killed-dodge-charger/287-a6a54ddd-05a8-4cf1-9287-515909984da8
https://sweetjames.com/2023/09/05/willie-lee-rankin-iii-1-woman-killed-high-speed-pursuit-state-highway-78-garlandtx/