Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Austin Hust
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/16/2025
Location : Dalton Avenue near Union Terminal
City : Cincinnati
County : Hamilton
State : Ohio
Agency : Cincinnati Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcycle driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/16/2025, Cincinnati police responded to reports of a stabbing and shooting in Westwood. During the response, a man on a motorcycle fled from officers, initiating a pursuit that continued into Queensgate. The chase ended when the motorcycle crashed along Dalton Avenue near Union Terminal. The driver, 28-year-old Austin Hust, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person who had been stabbed earlier was hospitalized in serious condition.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlwt.com/article/fatal-crash-queensgate-union-terminal-stabbing-westwood/69062368
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2025/10/16/cincinnati-police-queensgate-fatal-pursuit-crash/
https://www.fox19.com/2025/10/16/cpd-investigating-fatal-crash-following-stabbing-call-westwood/

Christopher Moore
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/15/2025
Location : Highway 6 near Interstate 70
City : Clear Creek
County : Clear Creek
State : Colorado
Agency : Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/15/2025, a law enforcement pursuit across Clear Creek County ended in a deadly collision on Highway 6 near Interstate 70. Deputies attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Christopher Moore, who was reportedly on parole and wearing a GPS ankle monitor. Moore fled, driving the wrong way on the interstate, and collided head-on with another vehicle. Moore and the uninvolved driver, 51-year-old Steven Ainsworth, were both killed at the scene. The Colorado State Patrol is leading the investigation.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://denver7.com/news/local-news/suspect-uninvolved-driver-killed-after-pursuit-ends-in-crash-in-clear-creek-county
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/steven-ainsworth-clear-creek-colorado-crash/
https://kdvr.com/news/local/clear-creek-county-crash-law-enforcement-chase/

Steven Ainsworth
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/15/2025
Location : Highway 6 near Interstate 70
City : Clear Creek
County : Clear Creek
State : Colorado
Agency : Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/15/2025, 51-year-old Steven Ainsworth was killed when a fleeing driver being pursued by Clear Creek County deputies collided with his vehicle on Highway 6 near Interstate 70. The man, identified as Christopher Moore, was reportedly on parole and being chased the wrong way when the crash occurred. Both Ainsworth and Moore died at the scene. The Colorado State Patrol is leading the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://denver7.com/news/local-news/suspect-uninvolved-driver-killed-after-pursuit-ends-in-crash-in-clear-creek-county
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/steven-ainsworth-clear-creek-colorado-crash/
https://kdvr.com/news/local/clear-creek-county-crash-law-enforcement-chase/

Paola Parbol Arredondo
Age :20
Gender :Female
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 10/15/2025
Location : 112th Street South and Ainsworth Avenue South
City : Parkland
County : Pierce
State : Washington
Agency : Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/15/2025, around 9:25 a.m., a Pierce County deputy attempted to stop a driver wanted on a felony warrant near 112th Street South and Ainsworth Avenue South in Parkland. The driver refused to stop, and deputies escalated a chase. The vehicle ran a red light and struck another car in the intersection, killing the woman driving that vehicle. The man fled on foot but was captured nearby. The Washington State Patrol is conducting the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/one-dead-pierce-county-driver-180539735.html
https://komonews.com/news/local/woman-killed-by-speeding-driver-during-deputy-pursuit-in-pierce-count-crash-felony-warrant-sheriff-traffic-commute-public-safety-investigation
https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/woman-killed-after-suspect-fleeing-deputies-runs-red-light-parkland/281-d6e04baa-b9b9-4d1c-a962-15317a10d25b
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/deputies-say-woman-hit-killed-in-parkland-by-someone-running-law-enforcement/AURPC44SJNBMZHEK7SI6RFNDHA/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/15/2025
Location : Northbound Route 45 near Wadsworth Road
City : Wadsworth
County : Lake
State : Illinois
Agency : Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/15/2025, a brief police pursuit in Lake County ended in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 45 near Wadsworth Road. A Jeep traveling northbound crashed and became engulfed in flames after striking multiple vehicles. A 19-year-old woman trapped inside the vehicle died at the scene. The Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed her death. Multiple others were injured and transported to area hospitals.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality, multiple injuries
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/10/15/police-pursuit-briefly-in-lake-county-ends-in-major-multi-vehicle-crash-that-critically-injured-driver-in-kenosha/
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/10/16/coroner-identifies-teenager-who-died-after-being-trapped-in-fiery-crash-in-wadsworth/
https://abc7chicago.com/wadsworth-crash-lake-county-pursuit-illinois-state-police/16093182/

Olivia Morgan Sanchez
Age :16
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/12/2025
Location : Sheep Farm Road near Brook Lane
City : Seneca
County : Oconee
State : South Carolina
Agency : Oconee County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcycle driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/12/2025, deputies from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a motorcycle for speeding and having no visible tag. The driver, 16-year-old Olivia Morgan Sanchez of Laurens County, refused to stop. Police chased her through multiple streets, reaching speeds over 100 miles per hour and crossing into oncoming traffic. The pursuit entered Seneca and continued onto Sheep Farm Road near Brook Lane, where the motorcycle left the roadway, struck an embankment, and collided with a tree. Sanchez was wearing a helmet and was the sole rider. She died later that night at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wyff4.com/article/teen-dies-police-pursuit-south-carolina/69018918
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2025/10/13/coroner-16-year-old-crashes-motorcycle-after-leading-deputies-chase-upstate/
https://www.audacy.com/989word/news/local/upstate-teen-dies-after-crash-during-chase-with-deputies

Axel Everado Iquic-Sequen
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/12/2025
Location : West Paisano Drive
City : El Paso
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/12/2025, Border Patrol agents pursued a vehicle after observing several individuals running from the border wall in West El Paso. The driver did not stop, and agents escalated a chase along West Paisano Drive. The vehicle struck a curb and a light pole and rolled over. Passenger Axel Everado Iquic-Sequen, 30, was one of two passengers killed in the crash. Five others were hospitalized with injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2025/10/13/border-patrol-chase-mexico-guatemala-migrants-killed-in-el-paso-texas-car-crash-west-paisano-drive/86679918007
https://kvia.com/news/abc-7-alert-center/2025/10/12/several-injured-in-rollover-crash-in-west-el-paso/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/2-killed-rollover-crash-west-011740075.html

Manuel Mateo Lopez
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/12/2025
Location : West Paisano Drive
City : El Paso
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/12/2025, 22-year-old Manuel Mateo Lopez was a passenger in a vehicle pursued by Border Patrol agents in West El Paso. The driver did not stop after agents spotted individuals running from the border wall. The chase continued along West Paisano Drive, where the vehicle hit a curb and light pole and rolled over. Lopez and another passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. Five others were injured in the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2025/10/13/border-patrol-chase-mexico-guatemala-migrants-killed-in-el-paso-texas-car-crash-west-paisano-drive/86679918007
https://kvia.com/news/abc-7-alert-center/2025/10/12/several-injured-in-rollover-crash-in-west-el-paso/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/2-killed-rollover-crash-west-011740075.html

Michael Lyons
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/12/2025
Location : Highway 43, north of East Smith Ferry Road
City : Monticello
County : Lawrence
State : Mississippi
Agency : Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, Mississippi Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed during police pursuit crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/12/2025, around 1:18 a.m., deputies from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a 2015 Nissan Altima driven by Michael Lyons of Vicksburg in connection with a missing 15-year-old girl. Lyons refused to stop. Police escalated a chase along Highway 43 near Monticello, where his vehicle left the roadway and overturned north of East Smith Ferry Road. Lyons was pronounced dead at the scene. The 15-year-old passenger sustained serious injuries and was transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wapt.com/article/vicksburg-man-killed-during-chase-in-lawrence-county/69019215
https://vicksburgnews.com/vicksburg-man-killed-in-crash-after-fleeing-from-law-enforcement-in-lawrence-county/
https://www.wlbt.com/2025/10/13/man-killed-teen-girl-seriously-injured-during-rollover-crash-while-fleeing-law-enforcement/
https://dailyleader.com/2025/10/13/mhp-2-killed-in-weekend-wrecks-in-lincoln-lawrence/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/11/2025
Location : Interstate 238 and East 14th Street
City : San Leandro
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/11/2025, around 3:40 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers attempted to stop a white Mercedes on Interstate 580 near Eden Canyon Road in Castro Valley. The driver continued driving onto Interstate 238 toward San Leandro. The vehicle crashed into a sound wall near East 14th Street, killing two occupants. A third passenger was hospitalized with major injuries, and two CHP officers were also injured when their patrol car struck the same wall.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.livermorevine.com/traffic/2025/10/12/2-dead-3-injured-after-chp-pursuit-from-eden-canyon-ends-with-crashes-into-wall/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/two-dead-traffic-stop-bay-area-highway-21097092.php

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/11/2025
Location : Interstate 238 and East 14th Street
City : San Leandro
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/11/2025, around 3:40 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers attempted to stop a white Mercedes on Interstate 580 near Eden Canyon Road in Castro Valley. The driver continued driving onto Interstate 238 toward San Leandro. The vehicle crashed into a sound wall near East 14th Street, killing two occupants. A third passenger was hospitalized with major injuries, and two CHP officers were also injured when their patrol car struck the same wall.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.livermorevine.com/traffic/2025/10/12/2-dead-3-injured-after-chp-pursuit-from-eden-canyon-ends-with-crashes-into-wall/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/two-dead-traffic-stop-bay-area-highway-21097092.php

Name Not Disclosed
Age :16
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/11/2025
Location : Highway 67 north of Highway 32
City : Farmington
County : St. Francois
State : Missouri
Agency : Missouri State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/11/2025, a 16-year-old girl was killed in a crash following a police pursuit on Highway 67 north of Highway 32 near Farmington, Missouri. According to reports, police attempted to stop the teen’s vehicle for an unknown reason. Officers deployed stop sticks in the roadway, and when the teen attempted to avoid them, she lost control of the vehicle. The car crashed and she was ejected, resulting in fatal injuries. Three others in the vehicle were seriously injured. The case remains under investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/teen-killed-in-police-chase-crash-near-farmington/
https://www.kfmo.com/news/teen-dies-in-crash-following-police-pursuit-on-highway-67
https://dailyjournalonline.com/2025/10/13/accident-claims-one-life-and-seriously-injures-three/

Juan Pablo Rio Aguilar
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/10/2025
Location : West State Street and McKinley Street
City : Garland
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Garland Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/10/2025, around 6:30 a.m., a Garland Police officer driving east on West State Street struck a disabled truck stopped in the dark intersection at McKinley Street. A man standing in front of the truck, identified as 32-year-old Juan Pablo Rio Aguilar, was hit and fatally injured. He was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead. The officer sustained minor injuries and was released from the hospital. The Garland Police Department is investigating the fatal crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox4news.com/news/garland-police-officer-involved-fatal-crash
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2025/10/10/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-garland-police-vehicle/
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/garland-police-officer-involved-in-fatal-crash/3883648/
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/garland-officer-involved-fatal-crash/287-0a768b43-7b83-4e7c-b6d3-4d9a2b2ff7da
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/garland-police-officer-fatally-hits-man-while-driving-to-work/

Aryanna Flemming
Age :18
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/10/2025
Location : Vermont Route 105 and Colton Road
City : Sheldon
County : Franklin
State : Vermont
Agency : Vermont State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/10/2025, a Vermont State Police trooper attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on Vermont Route 105 near Colton Road in Sheldon. The driver continued driving. About two minutes later, the trooper came upon a crash where the vehicle had crossed the center line and collided head-on with a pickup truck. The driver, 18-year-old Aryanna Flemming, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was hospitalized with serious injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcax.com/2025/10/11/police-18-year-old-runs-trooper-killed-crash/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/10/2025
Location : Beltway 8
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/10/2025, a man driving a stolen vehicle linked to a Louisiana murder case evaded deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office on Beltway 8 in Houston. The driver continued driving and later abandoned the vehicle, attempting to run across the freeway, where he was struck by oncoming traffic and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/man-dies-evading-deputies-stolen-141924749.html
https://abc13.com/man-dies-evading-deputies-in-stolen-vehicle-linked-to-louisiana-murder-case-hcso-says/15343426/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/10/2025
Location : State Highway 146 near Crystal Boulevard
City : Baytown
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Baytown Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/10/2025, Baytown Police attempted to stop a BMW traveling at a high rate of speed on State Highway 146. The driver refused to stop, and officers escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed head-on near Crystal Boulevard, and the male driver was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Two occupants in the other vehicle, a man and a woman, were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/baytown-chase-driver-killed-head-on-crash-after-attempting-flee-from-police-2-others-injured
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/baytown-high-speed-chase-crash/285-305b1fcb-67a5-4e06-bc97-8a99dcf6318b
https://abc13.com/baytown-police-chase-highway-146-fatal-crash-driver-dead/15347641/
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/baytown-police-chase-crash-19750587.php
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/10/10/baytown-driver-killed-after-police-chase-ends-in-head-on-crash/

Miguel Stemley
Age :61
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/09/2025
Location : Bienville Street and Burgundy Street
City : New Orleans
County : Orleans
State : Louisiana
Agency : New Orleans Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Carjacking victim/bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/09/2025, around 8:37 p.m., New Orleans Police responded to reports of a crash at Bienville and Burgundy Streets in the French Quarter. Police determined the incident began as a carjacking. Police escalated a chase that ended in a crash. The 61-year-old male victim who had been carjacked was fatally injured when his vehicle crashed and overturned. The perpetrator fled the scene and remains at large. The case is under active investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/french-quarter-carjacking-turns-deadly-ends-in-roll-over-crash-suspect-flees-scene-police-say/289-37f38879-d94c-4611-acb4-0283c8ec8cc2
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/french-quarter-carjacking-deadly-nopd/article_d69b2ff4-8121-11ef-a1a2-cb38b90d96c1.html
https://www.wdsu.com/article/man-dead-carjacking-crash-french-quarter/68999741
https://www.fox8live.com/2025/10/10/man-dies-carjacking-crash-french-quarter-nopd-investigating/
https://www.wbrz.com/news/man-dies-after-carjacking-and-rollover-crash-in-new-orleans-french-quarter/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/08/2025
Location : Unknown
City : Unknown
County : Unknown
State : California
Agency : Not Disclosed
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/08/2025, a woman involved in a hit-and-run collision while driving a U-Haul truck abandoned the vehicle and entered the roadway, where she was struck by an oncoming vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police confirmed she was wanted in an earlier hit-and-run but did not identify her. No officers were directly involved in the collision, and the driver who struck her remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/hit-and-run-suspect-dies-after-ditching-u-haul-getting-hit-by-oncoming-vehicle/
https://news.yahoo.com/hit-run-suspect-dies-ditching-190816797.html

Robert Cydear
Age :78
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/05/2025
Location : Santa Rosa Avenue near Todd Road
City : Santa Rosa
County : Sonoma
State : California
Agency : Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Deputy Samuel Camarena Cruz
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/05/2025, a deputy attempted to catch up to speeding vehicles on Santa Rosa Avenue. While driving a patrol SUV, the deputy struck a vehicle driven by Robert Cydear as he pulled out from a parking lot. The impact caused severe injuries, and Cydear later died. The deputy had been attempting to intercept suspected street racing vehicles at the time of the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ksro.com/2026/03/23/deputy-on-leave-following-fatal-santa-rosa-patrol-car-crash/

Robert Cydear
Age :78
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/05/2025
Location : Santa Rosa Avenue
City : Santa Rosa
County : Sonoma
State : California
Agency : Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Samuel Camarena Cruz
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/05/2025, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy Samuel Camarena Cruz was speeding on Santa Rosa Avenue while responding to a separate pursuit when his patrol vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by 78-year-old Robert Cydear as Cydear pulled out of a parking lot. Both drivers were transported to the hospital and Cydear suffered major injuries. The crash closed part of Santa Rosa Avenue for several hours. Eighteen days later, around 10/23/2025, Cydear died from injuries sustained in the collision. His death was later confirmed in February 2026 reporting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/02/21/santa-rosa-man-in-2025-crash-with-sheriffs-deputy-died-two-weeks-later-of-his-injuries/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/santa-rosa-sheriffs-deputy-crash

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/04/2025
Location : Northbound I-29 between Vivion Road and U.S. 169
City : Kansas City
County : Clay
State : Missouri
Agency : Gladstone Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 4, 2025, the Gladstone Police Department was involved in a pursuit of a wrong-way driver traveling northbound on I-29 near Vivion Road. The driver continued at high speed and crashed head-on into another vehicle between Vivion Road and U.S. 169. One person in the struck vehicle was killed, and multiple others were injured. The wrong-way driver, who was the subject of the pursuit, was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/one-dead-after-wrong-way-driver-suspect-crashes-in-clay-county/
https://www.kmbc.com/article/woman-dead-three-injured-wrong-way-crash-clay-county/68834358
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/one-dead-wrong-way-driver-211302934.html

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/04/2025
Location : Beach Boulevard and Warner Avenue
City : Huntington Beach
County : Orange
State : California
Agency : Huntington Beach Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Huntington Beach police attempted to stop a black SUV for reckless driving around 12:50 a.m. The driver continued driving at high speed, running red lights through city streets. The chase ended when the vehicle collided with another car and a pole at Beach Boulevard and Warner Avenue. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman in the other vehicle was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. A dog inside the SUV was also injured and taken to animal care.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/post/suspect-dead-crashing-vehicle-pole-end-police-chase-huntington-beach/17939540/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/suspect-killed-huntington-beach-pursuit-135201357.html

Maurice Ford
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/02/2025
Location : St. Clair Avenue and Nottingham Road
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Euclid Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/02/2025, Euclid police pursued a stolen black Jeep SUV traveling westbound on St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland. The fleeing SUV collided with a silver Chevrolet Impala at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and Nottingham Road. The driver of the Impala, 54-year-old Maurice Ford, was pronounced dead at the scene. At least two individuals from the SUV were taken into custody. Cleveland police and EMS assisted at the scene, and the investigation remains ongoing.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/40-year-old-driver-killed-and-2-in-custody-following-police-pursuit-and-crash-in-cleveland
https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/10/02/police-chase-ends-deadly-crash-cleveland/
https://www.news5cleveland.com/about-us/as-seen-on/morning-digest-one-killed-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-guardians-game-3-on-news-5

Jamal Parker
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/02/2025
Location : NC Highway 55 and Riddle Road
City : Durham
County : Durham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Durham County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 2, 2025, deputies with the Durham County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a pursuit near the intersection of NC Highway 55 and Riddle Road. Police said the chase stemmed from a traffic violation and that street racing may have played a role. During the pursuit, the vehicle being chased by police at high speed crashed into another car in the intersection, killing a 36-year-old bystander and injuring two others. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol and the Durham County Sheriff’s Office are jointly investigating the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wral.com/story/deputies-say-street-racing-played-a-role-in-deadly-crash-that-shut-down-parts-of-nc-55-in-durham/21929060/
https://abc11.com/father-killed-durham-police-chase-riddle-road-nc-55/14323902/
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/deadly-crash-durham-police-pursuit-nc-55-riddle-road/

Alonzo Gayton
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/01/2025
Location : North Clairemont Avenue and Craig Road
City : Eau Claire
County : Eau Claire
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Eau Claire Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On September 30, 2025, Eau Claire police attempted to stop a speeding vehicle, but the driver continued driving and officers escalated a pursuit. Police soon lost sight of the vehicle. Minutes later, the same car was observed traveling at a high rate of speed on North Clairemont Avenue, where it crashed and caught fire. The driver, identified as 41-year-old Alonzo Gayton, was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wqow.com/news/top-stories/eau-claire-police-identify-suspect-victim-after-fiery-crash-on-clairemont-leaves-one-dead/article_2b33b0e0-8192-11ef-9d2c-17291f89f88e.html
https://www.weau.com/2025/10/01/eau-claire-police-say-one-person-dead-after-fiery-crash-clairemont-avenue/
https://www.leadertelegram.com/news/eau-claire-pursuit-crash-ends-in-fatality/article_328fa9f0-81a4-11ef-8a4c-d3a0ee0d0c1d.html

Marco Antonio Peña Morales
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/01/2025
Location : Interstate 65
City : Unknown
County : Johnson
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Indiana State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/01/2025, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Indiana State Police engaged in a pursuit on Interstate 65 in Johnson County. The chase ended in a fiery crash that killed one person. All northbound lanes and two southbound lanes of I-65 were shut down while emergency crews responded. The reasons for the pursuit were not immediately disclosed by police.
SOURCE LINKS :

Alec Dillender
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/01/2025
Location : Cole Street and Railroad Avenue
City : Kewanee
County : Henry
State : Illinois
Agency : Kewanee Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/01/2025, Kewanee police attempted a welfare check and traffic stop around 8:45 p.m. The driver refused to stop. Police escalated two brief high-speed pursuits, then claimed to have called off the chase. Moments later, the same vehicle crashed into the North East Street viaduct; Alec Dillender, 25, died at the scene. No body-cam has been released.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/1-dead-kewanee-crash-high-160541012.html
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/accident/2025/10/01/one-person-dies-in-crash-after-fleeing-police-in-kewanee-illinois/

Serafina L. O’Connell
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/30/2025
Location : Patterson Boulevard and Eighth Street
City : Coffeyville
County : Montgomery
State : Kansas
Agency : Owasso Police Department, Kansas law enforcement
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/30/2025, police pursued a vehicle in Owasso, Oklahoma. The chase crossed into Kansas and continued into Coffeyville. At the intersection of Patterson Boulevard and Eighth Street, the fleeing vehicle ran a red light and struck a car carrying two sisters. Serafina L. O’Connell, 15, was critically injured and later died from her injuries. Her 17-year-old sister sustained minor injuries. The reason for the fatal chase was retail shoplifting, not an emergency.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.iolaregister.com/news/state-news/missouri-woman-charged-in-teens-death
https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/local/teen-crash-victim-from-friday-in-coffeyville-has-now-died-charges-upgraded/article_7cb68d9c-96ea-11ef-b2a1-7f47f9ce59c8.html
https://www.kake.com/story/51347943/kansas-teen-dies-days-after-crash-caused-by-fleeing-driver-police

Morgan Wright
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2025
Location : Intersection of Third Street and Frank Street
City : Lufkin
County : Angelina
State : Texas
Agency : Lufkin Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/29/2025, a 16-year-old driver in a stolen Chevrolet truck was pursued by police through downtown Lufkin. The chase ended violently at the intersection of Third Street and Frank Street when the truck crashed into a Ford Explorer driven by Morgan Wright, 40. Wright suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to a Tyler hospital, where she died later that evening. Wright was a speech pathologist at Lufkin ISD and the wife of Wells ISD superintendent Friday Wright. She is survived by her husband and two young children.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktre.com/2025/09/30/pollok-woman-dies-following-downtown-lufkin-wreck
https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/lufkin-woman-hospitalized-teenager-accused-of-evading-police/501-21fda04d-6dc9-4b5b-ace9-c5bfe4d4953a
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/funeral-arrangements-set-lufkin-isd-183550673.html
https://www.facebook.com/lufkinpolicedepartment/posts/updatea-pollok-woman-died-monday-evening-in-a-tyler-hospital-from-injuries-susta/1096791155937306

Laqaughn Johnson
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2025
Location : Interstate 55 near Exit 119
City : Gluckstadt
County : Madison
State : Mississippi
Agency : Gluckstadt Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/29/2025, Gluckstadt police and Mississippi Highway Patrol pursued a stolen silver Ford Escape traveling northbound on Interstate 55. Near mile marker 113, officers attempted a stop, but the driver refused to stop. Police escalated a chase that ended just before Exit 119 when the SUV left the roadway and struck a signage pole. Both occupants were ejected. The passenger died at the scene, and the driver died en route to Merit Health Canton hospital. A Gluckstadt officer was also involved in a separate crash while avoiding roadway debris but was not injured. The Mississippi Highway Patrol Accident Reconstruction Unit is leading the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wapt.com/article/mhp-gluckstadt-police-investigating-deadly-i-55-crash/68115168
https://darkhorsepressnow.com/news/2025-09-29/two-dead-after-pursuit-in-gluckstadt/
https://www.wlbt.com/2025/09/30/police-investigating-fatal-crash-that-killed-two-i-55/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2025
Location : Interstate 55 near Exit 119
City : Gluckstadt
County : Madison
State : Mississippi
Agency : Gluckstadt Police Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/29/2025, Gluckstadt police and Mississippi Highway Patrol pursued a stolen silver Ford Escape traveling northbound on Interstate 55. Near mile marker 113, officers attempted a stop, but the driver refused to stop. Police escalated a chase that ended just before Exit 119 when the SUV left the roadway and struck a signage pole. Both occupants were ejected. The passenger died at the scene, and the driver died en route to Merit Health Canton hospital. A Gluckstadt officer was also involved in a separate crash while avoiding roadway debris but was not injured. The Mississippi Highway Patrol Accident Reconstruction Unit is leading the investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wapt.com/article/mhp-gluckstadt-police-investigating-deadly-i-55-crash/68115168
https://darkhorsepressnow.com/news/2025-09-29/two-dead-after-pursuit-in-gluckstadt/
https://www.wlbt.com/2025/09/30/police-investigating-fatal-crash-that-killed-two-i-55/

Joseph Aziz
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 09/28/2025
Location : Tonnelle Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets
City : North Bergen
County : Hudson
State : New Jersey
Agency : North Bergen Police Department
Officer(s) : Lt. Jason Appello
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/28/2025, North Bergen Police Lt. Jason Appello pursued a Honda Accord. During the chase, the Accord collided with another vehicle on Tonnelle Avenue near 50th Street. The driver, Joseph Aziz, 20, died in the crash. The fatal chase was undertaken for a traffic violation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nj1015.com/north-bergen-police-chase/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/fatal-crash-north-bergen-new-jersey/
https://hudsoncountyview.com/ags-office-ids-2-people-killed-in-north-bergen-crash-police-lieutenant-involved/

Bryan Rivera
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/28/2025
Location : Tonnelle Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets
City : North Bergen
County : Hudson
State : New Jersey
Agency : North Bergen Police Department
Officer(s) : Lt. Jason Appello
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/28/2025, a Honda Accord pursued by North Bergen Police collided with a Toyota Corolla at Tonnelle Avenue near 50th Street. Bryan Rivera, 24, was driving the Corolla and died from injuries sustained in the crash. The fatal chase that killed this bystander was undertaken for a traffic violation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nj1015.com/north-bergen-police-chase/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/fatal-crash-north-bergen-new-jersey/
https://hudsoncountyview.com/ags-office-ids-2-people-killed-in-north-bergen-crash-police-lieutenant-involved/

Maia E. O’Connell
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/26/2025
Location : U.S. Highway 183
City : Hays
County : Ellis
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On September 26, 2025, Kansas Highway Patrol troopers attempted to stop a 2024 Jeep driven by 38-year-old Tenisha D. Mayberry of Blue Springs, Missouri, for unspecified reasons. The vehicle continued driving, and troopers escalated a pursuit through Ellis County. The Jeep later crashed along U.S. Highway 183. Multiple people were injured, and a 17-year-old male passenger was transported to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Mayberry was arrested and initially charged with fleeing and eluding law enforcement; additional charges were filed following the passenger’s death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://hayspost.com/posts/92a8e3c3-3d2b-4a7d-8129-3e5692e6e61b
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/teen-dies-after-high-speed-chase-crash-near-hays/
https://www.kwch.com/2025/09/29/driver-charged-after-fatal-chase-crash-ellis-county/

Joseph Damico
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/25/2025
Location : Route 5
City : Dunkirk
County : Chautauqua
State : New York
Agency : New York State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/25/2025, New York State Police pursued a 2010 Jeep Liberty driven by 44-year-old Joseph Damico on Route 5 in Dunkirk. The six-minute chase ended when Damico’s vehicle rear-ended a Toyota RAV4, sending both vehicles into a steep drainage ditch. Damico was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was not injured.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.observertoday.com/news/latest-news/2025/09/update-dunkirk-man-dies-in-route-5-crash/
https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/deadly-crash-in-chautauqua-county-under-ny-state-police-investigation/71-3511b200-d4b7-4ae0-a2ee-1fef205054fd
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/police-chase-ends-fatal-accident-181355473.html

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/25/2025
Location : Interstate 395 northbound, near eight-mile marker
City : Arlington
County : Arlington
State : Virginia
Agency : Arlington County Police / Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/25/2025 at about 9:40 p.m., an officer pulled over a Toyota Corolla on the shoulder of I-395. A Honda CRV traveling northbound at high speed collided with the police vehicle. The driver of the CRV was not wearing a seatbelt and was taken to the hospital, where he later died. The officer and a person from the Corolla sustained minor injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/driver-killed-crash-police-vehicle-arlington-county
https://wjla.com/news/local/arlington-shirlington-crash-glebe-road-county-virginia-interstate-north-bound-investigation-cause-injuries-investigation-vdot-transportation

Yahir David Martinez
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/24/2025
Location : State Highway 4 east of Indiana Avenue
City : Brownsville
County : Cameron
State : Texas
Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/24/2025, 21-year-old Yahir David Martinez, a resident of Brownsville, died at the scene after crashing into a semi-trailer during a high-speed pursuit involving Border Patrol on State Highway 4 east of Indiana Avenue. The driver was carrying two passengers and had been transporting narcotics. The semi-trailer driver and the male passenger were hospitalized, treated, and released; the female passenger remains hospitalized. Martinez was pronounced dead at the crash site.
SOURCE LINKS :

Blake Butcher
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/23/2025
Location : State Highway 199 near Provence Road
City : Dickson
County : Johnston
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Dickson Police Department, Johnston County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/23/2025, officers in Johnston County attempted to stop a stolen vehicle on State Highway 199. The driver did not stop. Police escalated a chase. The pursuit ended near Provence Road in Dickson, where the vehicle crashed. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is under investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kten.com/news/oklahoma-headlines/suspect-dead-after-stolen-vehicle-pursuit-ends-in-dickson/video_8e8aceaf-43dc-5e4d-9069-86d739ba2222.html
https://www.facebook.com/10NewsKTEN/posts/live-at-the-scene-of-a-pursuit-stopped-at-state-hwy-199-near-provence-road-in-di/1307295853926629
https://www.facebook.com/10NewsKTEN/posts/update-the-driver-is-suspected-of-stealing-the-vehicle-from-from-the-chickasaw-n/1655585675662314

David Martin Sweet Jr.
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/23/2025
Location : Maryland Route 4 near Chaneyville Road
City : Dunkirk
County : Calvert
State : Maryland
Agency : Calvert County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcycle driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/23/2025, at approximately 7:55 p.m., deputies with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a motorcycle driven by 39-year-old David Martin Sweet Jr. of Lothian. The operator refused to stop, and police escalated a chase with speeds exceeding 120 mph while traveling the wrong way on Route 4. The motorcycle struck a vehicle near Chaneyville Road in Dunkirk, killing Sweet at the scene. A 14-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle was flown to Johns Hopkins Hospital with serious injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://smnewsnet.com/archives/551645/update-lothian-man-dead-and-14-year-old-passenger-seriously-injured-after-fleeing-police-while-travelling-wrong-way-on-route-4/
https://thebaynet.com/update-motorcyclist-identified-in-fatal-route-4-crash-after-fleeing-police/

Trina Jones
Age :62
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 09/23/2025
Location : Richmond Highway and Belford Drive
City : Hybla Valley
County : Fairfax
State : Virginia
Agency : Fairfax County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/23/2025, 62-year-old Trina Jones of Alexandria was first struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Richmond Highway at Belford Drive in Hybla Valley. As Fairfax County police responded to the scene, an officer driving a marked patrol vehicle struck Jones while she was still alive in the roadway. She was transported to a hospital where she died from her injuries. Both criminal and administrative investigations were launched by the Fairfax County Police Department.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wusa9.com/article/traffic/incidents/crash/hybla-valley-virginia-police-fairfax-county-police-department/65-ffcfbe6c-178b-4ac6-8e02-4a33cefa2ee8
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/woman-killed-after-being-struck-hit-and-run-driver-police-officer-hybla-valley
https://fcpdnews.wordpress.com/2025/09/24/detectives-seek-driver-in-pedestrian-hit-and-run-in-hybla-valley