Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Julio Uribe
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/21/2023
Location : NB I-69
City : Cleveland
County : Liberty
State : Texas
Agency : Cleveland PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle for speeding from Montgomery to Liberty County. Passenger Julio Uribe was ejected and killed when it crashed during the chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc13.com/cleveland-tx-police-chase-teen-killed-in-julio-uribe-death/13285498
Ryan Griffin
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : Main St
City : Dalton
County : Whitfield
State : Georgia
Agency : Dalton PD
Officer(s) : Bustin Buzzarella
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/20/2023, Officer Bustin Buzzella pursued motorist Ryan Griffin from Main Street in Dalton onto Robinson Road in Hinsdale. Sgt. Buzzarella claimed that he was chasing him because he felt Griffin may be impaired because the officer allegedly saw a stop sign violation, came to the conclusion to hunt the driver for possible DUI. Griffin was known to have a suspended license and this may have been the reason he fled when Buzzarella escalated a chase that ended when griffin hit a tree at high speed and died.
Sergeant Bustin Buzzarella had previously endangered drivers with reckless speeding and months before this death had been warned that any more incidents would lead to his termination. At the time Sgt. Buzzarella hunted Ryan Griffin to death, it had been his third unpermitted reckless high-speed chase in a span of several months. It was noted that he escalated the hunt on Griffin during very rainy dangerous conditions for a stop sign violation.
“I find that, by choosing to continue the pursuit after the operator increased his speed on wet and windy roads, Sgt. Buzzella created an avoidable risk of harm to the public. Based on these circumstances, there was no justification to commence a high-speed pursuit”, said police chief Deanna Strout.
Chief Strout also said that investigation showed that he had misstated facts and mischaracterized Griffin’s actions and “falsely reported the improper actions of this vehicle to justify pursuing it.”
Chief Strout terminated Sgt. Buzzarella after causing Griffin’s avoidable death, speaking out against his reckless driving and also falsification of records, apparently to cover it. Buzzarella filed a long-term disability claim against the city and is on disability pay, possibly to circumvent the firing by the unusually outspoken police chief. Buzzella has also been placed on the Brady List for the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, meaning he should not be called for witness testimony without prior approval.
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Ronald Dale Shaw
Age :76
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : NB 8th Avenue SW
City : Mandan
County : Morton
State : North Dakota
Agency : North Dakota Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Halima Khalifa
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ronald Dale Shaw was on a motorcycle headed north on 8th Avenue SW around 6:15 p.m. on May 20, 2023. Dale collided with a westbound North Dakota Highway Patrol SUV driven by 26-year-old Halima Khalifa. Dale was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/05/21/motorcyclist-killed-crash-with-police-vehicle-mandan/
https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/north-dakota/mandan-officer-involved-in-injury-crash
Lawrence Kutrelle White
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : I-270
City : Rockville
County : Montgomery
State : Maryland
Agency : Montgomery County SO
Officer(s) : Sgt Brett Trahan, Kyle Baxter, Jonathan Johnson, Quinton Bowles
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers with the Montgomery County PD were sent on a welfare check of a man seen asleep in a car on the ramp of Rockledge Road around 5 a.m. The man managed to back up and flee and was chased at high speeds by Montgomery County deputies until crashing. The man was then ejected from the car and pronounced dead at the scene.
The officers are identified as Sergeant Brett Trahan, a 29-year veteran; Police Officer III Kyle Baxter, a 9-year veteran; Police Officer III Jonathan Johnson, a 5-year veteran; and Police Officer Quinton Bowles.
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Reese Jones
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Bloomfield
County : Wapello
State : Iowa
Agency : Wapello County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wapello County deputies chased a teenager for speeding until he crashed and died. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcrg.com/video/2023/05/24/teen-killed-after-high-speed-chase-leads-crash-wapello-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : I-270
City : Rockledge
County : Montgomery
State : Maryland
Agency : Montgomery County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Police chase resulting in fatal 2-vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montgomery County police officers received a call about a car parked in the middle lane of the Rockledge Road ramp with an intoxicated man inside. He allegedly had a gun in his car and drove away. Montgomery County deputies escalated a chase and the vehicle crashed south of Route 28 on I-270, killing the driver.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/20/man-dies-crash-i-270-after-police-chase/
Chase D'Carlo Bruton
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/19/2023
Location : NC 24/27 near McDuffie Rd
City : Charlotte
County : Montgomery/Moore County line
State : North Carolina
Agency : Montgomery County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montgomery County deputies started chasing a car in Montgomery County and the chase ended at N.C. 24/27 near McDuffie Road when the driver lost control of his vehicle, overturned and crashed into a tree. Chase D'Carlo Bruton, 24, died due to injuries from the crash. No officers were charged.
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Laurinburg
County : Scotland
State : North Carolina
Agency : Laurinburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Laurinburg PD tried to stop an SUV around 9 p.m. on 05/15/2023 after officers said it had avoided a license checkpoint. Police said the SUV sped away and police escalated chase. While the SUV was driving away, it hit another car on the side of the road, lost control and flipped multiple times.Police said multiple people were thrown from the SUV. Two 15-year-old passengers died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teens-killed-14-old-driver-172238689.html
Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Laurinburg
County : Scotland
State : North Carolina
Agency : Laurinburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Laurinburg PD tried to stop an SUV around 9 p.m. on 05/15/2023 after officers said it had avoided a license checkpoint. Police said the SUV sped away and police escalated a chase. While the SUV was driving away, it hit another car on the side of the road, lost control and flipped multiple times. Police said multiple people were thrown from the SUV. Two 15-year-old passengers died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teens-killed-14-old-driver-172238689.html
Jeannette Drew
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/15/2023
Location : Western+Northern Blvd
City : Tarboro
County : Edgecombe
State : North Carolina
Agency : Edgecombe County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed inside of her own home by police chase crashing through wall
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tarboro PDchased a red Dodge Journey after the vehicle drove past the ID checkpoint. Tarboro PD escalated a chase and the vehicle crashed at the Northgate Apartments Complex and smashed through the wall into Apartment 28. Jeanette Drew had been inside of her apartment and was killed by the police chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wnct.com/on-your-side/crime-tracker/one-dead-in-tarboro-after-high-speed-chase/
Kierra Nicole Howard 1 of 2
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/15/2023
Location : Bemiss Rd
City : Valdosta
County : Lowndes
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A GA State Trooper vehicle and another vehicle crashed and 2 people in the civilian's car died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/two-die-collision-state-troopers-191700454.html
Kam’Ron Malik McBurrough 2 of 2
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/15/2023
Location : Bemiss Rd
City : Valdosta
County : Lowndes
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A GA State Trooper vehicle and another vehicle crashed and 2 people in the civilian's car died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/two-die-collision-state-troopers-191700454.html
Name Not Disclosed 3 of 3
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/15/2023
Location :
City : Shelby
County : Cherokee
State : North Carolina
Agency : Shelby PD, Cherokee County SO, Cleveland County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police dispatch received a call around 12:55 a.m. that a white pickup truck was following a car and shooting at it.Police escalated a chase that reached North Carolina and the call was transferred to the Cleveland County dispatch center. Deputies from Cleveland County found the truck and tried to stop the persons. Police said the driver of the truck fled by running a red lightand eventually turned off their lights. Deputies found the vehicle crashed into a home. Shelby PD said 6 six males were in the vehicle, 5 between the ages of 15-20 and one whose age was unknown. Police said 3 of the men died, 3 were taken to the hospital, and 1 was released.
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 3
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Shelby
County : Cherokee
State : North Carolina
Agency : Shelby PD, Cherokee County SO, Cleveland County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police dispatch received a call around 12:55 a.m. that a white pickup truck was following a car and shooting at it. Police escalated a chase that reached North Carolina and the call was transferred to the Cleveland County dispatch center. Deputies from Cleveland County found the truck and tried to stop the persons. Police said the driver of the truck fled by running a red light and eventually turned off their lights. Deputies found the vehicle crashed into a home. Shelby PD said 6 six males were in the vehicle, 5 between the ages of 15-20 and one whose age was unknown. Police said 3 of the men died, 3 were taken to the hospital, and 1 was released.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/15/2023
Location : Pace Blvd+Cervantes
City : Pensacola
County : Escambia
State : Florida
Agency : Pensacola PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pensacola PD allege that 3men stole a 2016 Ford Mustang in an armed carjacking at the Whataburger on Gregory Avenue and that Pensacola PD spotted the car Sunday afternoon near Pace Boulevard and Cervantes. Police admit chasing the car until it crashed into a building, killing the 28-year-old unidentified driver.
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Tyler Andrew Thornton
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/14/2023
Location : SR 200+Daydream Ave
City : Yulee
County : Nassau
State : Florida
Agency : Nassau County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Nassau County deputy crashed into Thornton’s car, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/man-killed-crash-involving-nassau-175105775.html
Andrew Sebastian Contreras
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/13/2023
Location : Loop 410+ Highway 151
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : Bexar County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A motorcyclist died in a fiery crash caused by a police chase by Bexar County. Police allege that the motorcyclist drove past him in excess of the speed limit. The deputy began following without lights or sirens. The deputy began to actively chase and claims to have lost sight of the person before coming upon a wreckage in the area of Loop 410 and Highway 151 where the motorcyclist hit at least one other vehicle and "burst into flames." Contreras died as a result of the police chase crash.
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Dekiyas Antoine Workman Jr. 1 of 2
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/12/2023
Location : Old Piedmont Hwy+SC-20
City : Greenville
County : Greenville
State : South Carolina
Agency : Greenville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greenville PD chased a vehicle and allege they “turned off lights and stopped the chase” just before the crash. Two teenagers were killed, identified as 16-year-old Dekiyas Antoine Workman Jr. of Piedmont and 14-year-old Jaedan Demone Pitts-Johnson of Greenville. Police did not reveal why they were chasing them.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/05/12/coroner-responding-after-chase-ends-with-crash-greenville/
https://www.live5news.com/video/2023/05/12/teenagers-die-crash-following-police-chase/
Jaedan Demone Pitts-Johnson 2 of 2
Age :14
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/12/2023
Location : Old Piedmont Hwy+SC-20
City : Greenville
County : Greenville
State : South Carolina
Agency : Greenville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greenville PD chased a vehicle and allege they “turned off lights and stopped the chase” just before the crash. Two teenagers were killed, identified as 16-year-old Dekiyas Antoine Workman Jr. of Piedmont and 14-year-old Jaedan Demone Pitts-Johnson of Greenville. Police did not reveal why they were chasing them.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/05/12/coroner-responding-after-chase-ends-with-crash-greenville/
https://www.live5news.com/video/2023/05/12/teenagers-die-crash-following-police-chase/
David Earl Bedford Jr.
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/12/2023
Location : E Seventh+ Neches Street
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Austin Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Austin PDtried to stop a driver at East Seventh and Neches Streets at 2:36 a.m. but the driver took off. With police chasing him, he then hit the train at the crossing of Seventh Street and Northwestern Avenue. The driver, David Earl Bedford Jr., died as a result.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktsm.com/news/car-hits-train-in-austin-after-police-chase-driver-dies/
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/car-hits-train-after-chase-driver-in-hospital/
Cristian Santizo
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/12/2023
Location : National City Blvd
City : National City
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : National City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
National City PD said that Cristian Santizo was killed on 05/12/2023 in a solo car crash at the end of a “brief” police chase through National City. They initiated the chase shortly after midnight, when a southbound driver sped past a patrol officer. During the chase, thevehicle veered off the roadway and crashed into a light pole in front of a Mazda dealership. Cristian Santizo, the driver, was ejected from the car and died at the scene.
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Anna Selwyn 1 of 2
Age :27
Gender :Female
Race : Native American
Date : 05/10/2023
Location : Hwy 50
City : Yankton
County : Yankton
State : South Dakota
Agency : Yankton County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Yankton County deputies initiated a chase around 10 a.m. on 05/10/2023 when a driver refused to stop for a state trooper on state highway 50 outside Yankton. Police escalated the chase to over 100 mph until the vehicle crashed into a semitruck trailer. Two people were killed and 1 critically injured in the fleeing vehicle. The couple had driven the car out of an impound lot which caused the police chase.
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Gabriel Ortega 2 of 2
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 05/10/2023
Location : Hwy 50
City : Yankton
County : Yankton
State : South Dakota
Agency : Yankton County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Yankton County deputies initiated a chase around 10 a.m. on 05/10/2023 when a driver refused to stop for a state trooper on state highway 50 outside Yankton. Police escalated the chase to over 100 mph until the vehicle crashed into a semitruck trailer. Two people were killed and 1 critically injured in the fleeing vehicle. The couple had driven the car out of an impound lot which caused the police chase.
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Kevin D. Cole
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/09/2023
Location : Route 96
City : Farmington
County : Ontario
State : New York
Agency : Ontario County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ontario County deputies said they saw a white car driving recklessly on Route 96 and tried to stop it. The driver fled and police escalated a chase to 85 mph into the Village of Victor where the chase struck an SUV. Kevin D. Cole was a third-party motorist hit in his car by the police chase. He died.
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Name Not Disclosed 3 of 3
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/08/2023
Location : Winston-Salem Northern Beltway
City : Winston-Salem
County : Forsyth
State : North Carolina
Agency : Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A person in what was believed to be a stolen car made a U-turn on the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway Monday afternoon to get away from deputies and crashed head-on into a car traveling the opposite direction. The man driving the wrong-way car and a teenage boy and girl in the other car died at the scene of the crash.
The sheriff’s office said 70 seconds elapsed between when the pursuing deputy turned on his blue lights and siren at Dolphin Drive, and when the two cars collided on the beltway.
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 3
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/08/2023
Location : Winston-Salem Northern Beltway
City : Winston-Salem
County : Forsyth
State : North Carolina
Agency : Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander Killed by police chase crash after stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A person in what was believed to be a stolen car made a U-turn on the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway Monday afternoon to get away from deputies and crashed head-on into a car traveling the opposite direction. The man driving the wrong-way car and a teenage boy and girl in the other car died at the scene of the crash.
The sheriff’s office said 70 seconds elapsed between when the pursuing deputy turned on his blue lights and siren at Dolphin Drive, and when the two cars collided on the beltway.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 3
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/08/2023
Location : Winston-Salem Northern Beltway
City : Winston-Salem
County : Forsyth
State : North Carolina
Agency : Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A person in what was believed to be a stolen car made a U-turn on the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway Monday afternoon to get away from deputies and crashed head-on into a car traveling the opposite direction. The man driving the wrong-way car and a teenage boy and girl in the other car died at the scene of the crash.
The sheriff’s office said 70 seconds elapsed between when the pursuing deputy turned on his blue lights and siren at Dolphin Drive, and when the two cars collided on the beltway.
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Name Not Disclosed #1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/08/2023
Location : Peterson Park
City : Lodi
County : San Joaquin
State : California
Agency : Lodi PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lodi PD officers were sent to Palm Avenue and California Street for a call about two suspicious men carrying flashlights at night. Police saw two white vehicles leave the area and tried to stop them.They went in different directions. Police initiated a chase and claim they “terminated it.”
A littlelater, Lodi PD were sent to Peterson Park for reports of gunshots and broken glass. Upon arrival, officers found a vehicle believed to be the one they were chasing earlier had crashed into a fence and tree.Two people were inside the vehicle and were ultimately pronounced dead. It is unknown what the cause of death is. The second vehicle involved was not located.
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Name Not Disclosed #2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/08/2023
Location : Peterson Park
City : Lodi
County : San Joaquin
State : California
Agency : Lodi PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lodi PD officers were sent to Palm Avenue and California Street for a call about two suspicious men carrying flashlights at night. Police saw two white vehicles leave the area and tried to stop them.They went in different directions. Police initiated a chase and claim they “terminated it.”
A little later, Lodi PD were sent to Peterson Park for reports of gunshots and broken glass. Upon arrival, officers found a vehicle believed to be the one they were chasing earlier had crashed into a fence and tree. Two people were inside the vehicle and were ultimately pronounced dead. It is unknown what the cause of death is. The second vehicle involved was not located.
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Ryan Van Gorden
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/08/2023
Location : Neyhart+Kettle Ridge Rd
City : Hamilton Township
County : Monroe
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
PSP Stroudsburg tried to pull over a motorcycle after the driver was seen committing a traffic violation on Neyhart Road and Kettle Ridge Road in Hamilton Township. The driver did not stop and fled from police.Pennsylvania State Police escalated a chase and the man missed a curve and drove off the roadway, hit a utility pole and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.pahomepage.com/news/motorcycle-chase-with-psp-ends-in-deadly-crash/
Shelby White
Age :27
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/06/2023
Location : Highway 1131
City : Garrard County
County : Garrard
State : Kentucky
Agency : Kentucky State Police+unnamed others
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man was driving the motorcycle and took off at high speeds on Buckeye Road when Kentucky State Police troopers and other law enforcement officers tried to pull him over. he weaved in and out of traffic and drove at high speeds during the case. After making a right turn on Highway 1131, he crashed the motorcycle as a result of the chase. Shelby White riding on the motorcycle suffered severe injuries from the crash and had to be flown to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. She later died at the hospital. Police confiscated an herb grinder and some cannabis.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article275187201.html
Cornelius Joiner
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/06/2023
Location : Hwy 61
City : Tunica
County : Tunica
State : Mississippi
Agency : Tunica County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle has struck and killed a pedestrian, 27-year-old Cornelius Joiner, of Tunica, early Saturday near a fast-food restaurant on U.S. Highway 61 in Tunica.
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James Charleston 1 of 2
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/06/2023
Location : Highway 51+ Veterans Dr
City : Southaven
County : DeSoto
State : Mississippi
Agency : Southaven orn Lake Police Department Horn Lakeorn Lake Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police originally said the Horn Lake Police Department was in pursuit of a stolen car that crashed on Highway 51 and Veterans Drive, killing 2. The word "stolen" has since been removed from the police post when it was learned the car was never stolen in the first place.
"The car is not stolen," said Charleston's cousin Ashley Mosley. "We have the facts." The family does not know why the car was chased since there was no theft involved. Police put down spike strips and when the car crossed them, it “exploded” into another car and caught on fire. The family said that the car owner should never have been chased as the car was owned legally by him and no crime had occurred for which two people were hunted to death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://desotocountynews.com/desoto-county-news/one-dead-another-injured-in-multi-vehicle-accident/
https://wreg.com/news/local/police-identify-two-killed-after-pursuit-ends-in-crash-in-southaven/
Jasmine Cooper 2 of 2
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/06/2023
Location : Highway 51 and Veterans Drive
City : Southaven
County : DeSoto
State : Mississippi
Agency : Southaven Police Department, Horn Lake Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police originally said the Horn Lake Police Department was in pursuit of a stolen car that crashed on Highway 51 and Veterans Drive, killing 2. The word "stolen" has since been removed from the police post when it was learned the car was never stolen in the first place.
"The car is not stolen," said Charleston's cousin Ashley Mosley. "We have the facts." The family does not know why the car was chased since there was no theft involved. Police put down spike strips and when the car crossed them, it “exploded” into another car and caught on fire. The family said that he should never have been chased as the car was owned legally by him and no crime had occurred for which two people were hunted to death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://desotocountynews.com/desoto-county-news/one-dead-another-injured-in-multi-vehicle-accident/
https://wreg.com/news/local/police-identify-two-killed-after-pursuit-ends-in-crash-in-southaven/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/06/2023
Location : Ethel St+Park Ave
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for possibly stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis police admitted that a police pursuit ‘may have occurred’ before fatal crash that killed one woman and injured 4 others including a child. It appears that Memphis PD does not want responsibility for the casualties from a police chase. Memphis PD initially described this as a one-vehicle crash on Ethel Street and Park Avenue and added later that a chase “may have occurred.” The vehicle was chased because police felt it may be stolen.
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Manuel Delgado
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/05/2023
Location : 1st St+ Rencher
City : Clovis
County : Curry
State : New Mexico
Agency : Clovis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clovis Police Department Dispatch was alerted to a vehicle chase going into New Mexico from Texas on US 60/84 and said a 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser was fleeing into Clovis, crossing Prince Street and Main Street. Near the intersection of 1st Street, between Rencher and Merriwether Streets, police said the driver crossed the median and crossed the eastbound lanes of 1st Street, before hitting a tree and killing Manuel Delgado, 33.
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Micah Damon Cross II
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/05/2023
Location : Michigan+State Rd
City : Saline
County : Washtenaw
State : Michigan
Agency : Saline PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Micah Damon Cross II, 19, was killed during a crash during a police chase on Friday, May 5, at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and State Road.Saline PD were pursuing his vehicle when it struck a southbound vehicle on State Road. The pursued car then hit a utility pole and rolled over before catching fire and killing Micah Damon Cross. The fatal chase was conducted because the teenager had violated some traffic laws. The officers were cleared by the County Prosecutor.
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Kaitlyn Marie Kohler
Age :27
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/05/2023
Location : U.S. Highway 1+Crosstown Parkway
City : Port St. Lucie
County : St. Lucie
State : Florida
Agency : St. Lucie County SO, Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Bryan San Herazo
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian in crosswalk killed by speeding police car without lights or sirens
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kaitlyn Kohler, a 27-year-old female pedestrian was crossing the street when a Port. St. Lucie deputy raced into the intersection at what was later reported 75-100 mph without lights, sirens or warning and hit and killed the woman. Deputy Bryan San Herazo will not be criminally charged and received a $1,500 fine and 6-month suspension of his license on June 12, 2024.
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Eric Carl 1 of 3
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/05/2023
Location : I-81 N+Exit 72A
City : County unincorporated
County : Dauphin
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 1:35 a.m., Pennsylvania State troopers tried to stop a vehicle for traffic violations. The vehicle did not stop and troopers escalated a chase.Troopers allege that they lost sight of the vehicle by I-81 North, Exit 72A, Lower Paxton Township and found the vehicle crashed into a tree shortly after near N. Mountain Road at its overpass of I-81. The three people inside were found dead.
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Carly Taylor-Robinson 2 of 3
Age :36
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/05/2023
Location : I-81 N+Exit 72A
City : County unincorporated
County : Dauphin
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 1:35 a.m., Pennsylvania State troopers tried to stop a vehicle for traffic violations. The vehicle did not stop and troopers escalated a chase. Troopers allege that they lost sight of the vehicle by I-81 North, Exit 72A, Lower Paxton Township and found the vehicle crashed into a tree shortly after near N. Mountain Road at its overpass of I-81. The three people inside were found dead.