Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Darun Marquis Alexander 3 of 3
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
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 during traffic stop
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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Demetrianna Duncan
Age :18
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/04/2023
Location : Franklin Blvd+Calvene Rd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Elk Grove PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An Elk Grove officer driving on Calvine Road reportedly noticed a stolen car and said the driver drove away.Police claim that they did not chase after the car due to traffic and the driver’s erratic behavior and that by herself after the encounter, the driver soon crashed at Franklin Boulevard and Calvine Road. Demetrianna Duncan was killed.
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Aaron Earl Rattler
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/03/2023
Location : Highway 277
City : Jones County
County : Jones
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Aaron Earl Rattler, 27, of Garland, Texas, was the passenger in a vehicle that crashed on Hwy 277 in Jones County around 7:00 a.m. as a result of being chased by police. Rattler was pronounced dead at the hospital following the crash. Police had tried to pull the vehicle over for speeding and when the car did not stop, police escalated a high-speed chase leading to the crash and death of passenger Rattler.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/traffic/just-in-high-speed-chase-ends-in-crash-in-jones-county/
Kejuan Cortex Shugart
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/30/2023
Location : I-35
City : Wichita
County : Sedgwick
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kansas Highway Patrol escalated a chase on I-35 in Lyon County that ended in crash that killed vehicle passenger Kejuan Cortex Shugart on 04/30/2023 around 10:15 p.m. The vehicle was chased at high speed into the back of a semi-truck, hit the median several times and came to a stop. Kejuan Shugart was killed. Police never revealed why they escalated the deadly chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kwch.com/2023/04/30/wichita-man-killed-after-police-chase-ends-crash/
Luke F. Crockett
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/30/2023
Location : Jackson County 21+McClendon Dr
City : Scottsboro
County : Jackson
State : Alabama
Agency : Scottsboro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Luke F. Crockett, 33, was being chased by Scottsboro PD for refusing a traffic stop when he crashed and died after the Jeep Liberty he was driving left the roadway and hit multiple trees. Crockett was reportedly ejected from his vehicle at about 1:50 a.m. Sunday on Jackson County 21 near McClendon Drive. He died.
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James McGraw
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/29/2023
Location : Bonnie Blvd+ U.S. 60
City : Cabell County
County : Cabell
State : West Virginia
Agency : West Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by own vehicle at the end of a police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
McGraw was driving erratically, was chased, chase was stopped, got out at Bonney Blvd. He did not put vehicle in park and his own vehicle ran over him at the end of the chase. He was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/05/01/man-dies-after-he-was-run-over-by-own-car-during-police-pursuit/
Nicholas Leibowitz
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/29/2023
Location : Shaker Rd
City : Gray
County : Cumberland
State : Maine
Agency : Cumberland County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police car chase crash for speeding
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Multiple law enforcement agencies chased Nicholas Leibowitz for the offense of speeding, escalating a large police chase until he hit another vehicle head-on at very high speeds. Leibowitz died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmtw.com/article/shaker-road-in-gray-shut-down-due-to-serious-accident/43744524
Jordan Jarrell
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/28/2023
Location : E Michigan Avenue and Dettman Road
City : Blackman Township
County : Jackson
State : Michigan
Agency : Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash by police after shooting Orbeez gelball gun
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jackson County deputies escalated a chase on Page Avenue in Blackman Township until the vehicle crashed on E. Michigan Avenue and Dettman Road. The five occupants of the Jeep Wrangler, ranging in ages from 15 to 17, had been driving around the county shooting at vehicles with an Orbeez gel ball toy gun prior to the chase. An Orbeez gun is a toy gun that shoots small balls made of gel.
Deputies had attempted to initiate a traffic stop, activated their overhead lights and siren and chased the Jeep until it crashed and rolled over multiple times near the intersection of Roberts and E. Ganson streets.
Deputies approached the crashed vehicle with guns drawn and detained three teens. Jordan Jarrell, a 15-year-old boy was severely injured after being ejected during the first crash and died from his injuries. Another 15-year-old was treated at the hospital before being taken by helicopter to Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor in critical condition.Another passenger remains in serious condition at Henry Ford with a broken neck.Officers found an Orbeez gun and fifth of alcohol in a search of the vehicle.
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Amaya Taylor
Age :4
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/27/2023
Location : I-15+SR 76
City : San Marcos
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : California Fish+Wildlife
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Courteney and her daughter Amaya Taylor were on an outing and left for home around 3 in the afternoon. Family received a crash alert from her phone. Family members immediately drove to the scene. And on the I-15, they saw a severe crash. Courteney and Amaya were dead at the scene.
A Fish and Wildlife officer had chased another driver and escalated speed on a DUI driver. The officer claims he “called off the chase” when the DUI driver went off the road and onto the highway and crashed into Courteney and Amaya’s car, killing both.
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Courteney Taylor
Age :30
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/27/2023
Location : I-15+SR 76
City : San Marcos
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : California Fish+Wildlife
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Courteney and her daughter Amaya Taylor were on an outing and left for home around 3 in the afternoon. Family received a crash alert from her phone. Family members immediately drove to the scene. And on the I-15, they saw a severe crash. Courteney and Amaya were dead at the scene.
A Fish and Wildlife officer had chased another driver and escalated speed on a DUI driver. The officer claims he “called off the chase” when the DUI driver went off the road and onto the highway and crashed into Courteney and Amaya’s car, killing both.
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Doroteo Martinez-Castro
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/25/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Haines City
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Doroteo Martinez-Castro was involved in a head-on crash April 22 in unincorporated Haines City at the intersection of U.S. Highway 17/92 and Lee Jackson Highway North. One man died from his injuries shortly after the crash. Martinez-Castro was charged with DUI manslaughter, was arrested after being treated and released.
After being booked into the Polk County Jail, he became ill in the South County Jail medical dorm. He was taken to ahospital where he died. An initial autopsy shows he died from "crash-related internal injuries," deputies noted.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox13news.com/news/man-personed-in-fatal-dui-crash-dies-following-arrest
https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article274732566.html
John R. Nutt
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : Route 687+Davis St
City : Pemberton Township
County : Burlington
State : New Jersey
Agency : Pemberton Township PD
Officer(s) : Laquan Jett
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Pemberton Township police officer attempted to stop a motorcyclist in connection with a criminal investigation and escalated a chase. The motorcycle hit a civilian vehicle, crashed and the motorcyclist John R. Nutt died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nj.com/news/2023/07/authorities-id-motorcyclist-killed-during-police-chase.html
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Veronica Shipp
Age :46
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : 17th+Hilton
City : Columbus
County : Muscogee
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/24/2023, 46-year-old Veronica Shipp was a passenger in a third-party motorist’s car that was hit by a police chase escalated by Georgia State Patrol. Veronica Shipp died as a result of this fatal chase aimed at someone else.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtvm.com/2023/04/24/one-woman-dead-after-high-speed-chase-columbus/
Korina Adams
Age :27
Gender :Female
Race : Native American
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : EB Saliman Rd
City : Carson City
County : Bullfrog
State : Nevada
Agency : Bullfrog County SO,Carson City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bullfrog County deputies saw a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a crime elsewhere and police escalated a chase on eastbound Saliman Road, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a smaller SUV on US-50.Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed and a man and another woman were transported to the hospital. Their status is unknown.
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Bullfrog County deputies saw a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a crime elsewhere and police escalated a chase on eastbound Saliman Road, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a smaller SUV on US-50.Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed and a man and another woman were transported to the hospital. Their status is unknown.
Destiny Darling
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : Native American
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : EB Saliman Rd
City : Carson City
County : Bullfrog
State : Nevada
Agency : Bullfrog County SO, Carson City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bullfrog County deputies saw a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a crime elsewhere and police escalated a chase on eastbound Saliman Road, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a smaller SUV on US-50.Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed and a man and another woman were transported to the hospital. Their status is unknown.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://mynews4.com/news/local/two-killed-three-injured-in-crash-after-police-pursuit-in-carson-city
https://foxreno.com/newsletter-daily/fatal-crash-on-east-william-st-and-north-saliman-rd
Cortaz Cheatham
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Falcon St
City : Hopewell
County : Harris
State : Virginia
Agency : Prince George PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prince George PD chased a car full of teenagers to question them about a nearby shooting. Police escalated a chase until the teenagers crashed. Police said the driver, a 17-year-old male from Prince George County, and the front-seat passenger, Cortaz Cheatham, died in a crash during a high-speed police chase. The other passenger, a 16-year-old boy in the SUV’s back seat, later also died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Falcon St
City : Hopewell
County : Harris
State : Virginia
Agency : Prince George PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prince George PDchased a car full of teenagers to question them about a nearby shooting. Police escalated a chase until the teenagers crashed. Police said the driver, a 17-year-old male from Prince George County, and the front-seat passenger, Cortaz Cheatham, died in a crash during a high-speed police chase. The other passenger, a 16-year-old boy in the SUV’s back seat, later also died.
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Ashton Jonathan Robinson
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Bull Run Post Office Road
City : Chantilly
County : Fairfax
State : Virginia
Agency : Fauquier County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fauquier County deputies had been chasing Robinson after he allegedly drove away from a DWI checkpoint. Police state that he hit the Camry and drove off the road, hitting a guardrail. Later, Fauquier County PD responded to a two-car crash near the intersection of Lee Highway and Bull Run Post Office Road, finding Ashton Robinson, who had been thrown from his car and was dead.
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Lidia Burgos
Age :33
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : Old Topton Rd
City : Reading
County : Berks
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police's Stroudsburg barracks initiated a traffic stop for both "moving, equipment violations and suspicion of DUI" on April 20. The driver had an active arrest warrant and allegedly refused to exit the vehicle and “proceeded to become combative” and fled the traffic stop. Pennsylvania State Police escalated a chase of the fleeing vehicle for 19 miles before it crashed into a wooded area, chasing the driver for 19 miles before he crashed. Passenger Lidia Burgos was killed by the police chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.tnonline.com/20230421/coroner-releases-id-of-woman-in-monroe-crash/
Daniel Yefter Ghebrehiwet
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : 30th St+Post Rd
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis PD
Officer(s) : Jonathon Phelps, Mathew Harris, Sergio De Leon, John Wallace
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police car chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Indianapolis PD conducted an investigation that evolved into a vehicle chase and shootout, killing Daniel Yefter Ghebrehiwet. At about12:40 p.m., officers with the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force and Lawrence Police Department saw a man they felt was responsible for a prior shooting. The driver fled and Task Force officers attempted to forcibly stop the vehicle. The driver fled until he crashed in a parking lot. A shootout ensued and Ghebrehiwet was shot and killed.
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Barry Baker Jr.
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : Chestnut Tree Road and Horseshoe Pike
City : Honey Brook Township
County : Chester
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Chester County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Barry Baker Jr. was fleeing from police on his motorcycle in Honey Brook Township, Chester County, on April 20. As a result of being chased, he crashed at the intersection of Chestnut Tree Road and Horseshoe Pike after running a red light at the intersection. He was thrown from the motorcycleand died. Police allege that the motorcycle had been reported stolen.
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Jaden Bowman
Age :14
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Waterloo
County : Steuben
State : Indiana
Agency : Steuben County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 11 p.m. on April 19, police said they spotted a vehicle that drove away as officers approached. Police escalated a chase that reportedly reached speeds of 90 mph and ended at an intersection when the vehicle went off-road and struck a tree before bursting into flames. Fourteen-year-old Jaden Bowman died. He had been reported missing by his parents previously.
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Henry Najdeski
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Downtown
City : Fort Wayne
County : Allen
State : Indiana
Agency : Fort Wayne PD
Officer(s) : Joshua Hartup
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Henry Najdeski, a prominent real estate lawyer, died after being struck by a pickup driven by on-duty officer Sgt. Joshua Hartup on April 19 as he walked across Main Street. Hartup struck Najdeski while he was making a left turn from Calhoun onto Main.Officer Hartup had been involved in four other squad car crashes in 2000, 2005, 2007, and 2019, all four of which were ruled “preventable” by the Accident Review Board. After the most recent crash, Hartup was directed to undergo two more hours of mandatory remedial driver’s training in addition to a reprimand. He then killed Henry Nadejski in the next crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.21alivenews.com/2023/04/25/friend-fatal-officer-involved-pedestrian-crash-senseless/
Ana Lilia Ortega
Age :51
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Clinton Ave+Bethel
City : Clovis
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Clovis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by off-duty officer driving truck
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ana Ortega was walking a dog when she was hit and killed by a truck driven by an unnamed off-duty Clovis police officer Wednesday morning at about 7:50 a.m. on Clinton Avenue between Bethel and Greenwood avenues.The officer’sChevrolet truck was traveling east on Clinton and Bethel while Ortega was walking her dog west on Clinton on the roadway when the truck veered into the direction of the woman causing critical injuries. She died at the scene. The dog was injured. The officer was neither named nor charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.aol.com/news/woman-struck-killed-walking-dog-002337878.html
Elijah Joseph Vallier
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Interstate 84
City : Southington
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Norwalk PD
Officer(s) : Shannon Sherry
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police vehicle for unknown reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Elijah Joseph Vallier was driving a pickup truck when an off-duty officer lost control over his vehicle, drove across 3 lanes and hit and killed Vallier. It is unknown what happened to cause this.
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De’Jah N. Leonard
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : I-70+Adelaide Ave
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A St. Louis PD officer tried to pull over the car on I-70 near Salisbury Street around 12:30 p.m. per police. De’Jah N. Leonard fled the traffic stop, ran a red light and collided with a semi-truck just off Interstate 70 on Adelaide Avenueand died as a result of the police chase.
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Devonte Robert Jones
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : Central Heights Dr+ Arlee Court SW
City : Concord
County : Cabarrus
State : North Carolina
Agency : Cabarrus County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash for allegedly stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cabarrus County deputies chased an allegedly stolen vehicle into a crash. One person died, 3 others were injured. No public record of officers having been charged can be found. The investigation is not mentioned again and appears to have fallen off the media radar other than basic notices on the day of the fatal police chase without followup by media or PIO.
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Deandre Shepard
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/16/2023
Location : 110 Fwy+Manchester Ave
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Gardena PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chased for “reckless driving”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deandre Shepard Jr. was being chased by Gardena PD on April 16, 2023 at about 2:40 a.m. and crashed and died at 94th Street and Harvard Boulevard. A Gardena PD patrol officer saw him driving recklessly in the city of Gardena and began chasing him which ended when he crashed and died. The officer’s car allegedly became disabled during the high-speed chase and Shepard crashed shortly after that.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://lbpost.com/news/long-beach-man-fleeing-from-gardena-police-died-in-los-angeles-crash/
https://abc7.com/police-chase-deadly-crash-gardena-south-los-angeles/13121863/
Trayvon Antwon Ford
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/15/2023
Location : 15 Freeway+California Oaks Rd
City : Murietta
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) : Javier Navarro
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash initiated for missing license plates
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At around 4:19 a.m. April 15, CHP Officer Javier Navarro on patrol spotted a gray Jeep Compass without a license plate on Interstate 15 in the Corona area. The driver Trayvon Antwan Ford did not stop. CHP escalated a high-speed freeway chase, reaching speeds up to 127 miles per hour, exiting and re-entering the freeway several times, with Ford ultimately crashing at the I-15 offramp. The Jeep rolled and two passengers were ejected with significant injuries. Trayvon Ford died at the hospital. The stated reason for this dangerous and lethal police pursuit was a missing license plate.
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Duane Sievert
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/15/2023
Location : Hwy 210
City : Alleman
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : Iowa State Patrol
Officer(s) : Waylon Wasson, Dylan Goodluck, Daniel Estrada
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Iowa State Patrol officer Waylon Wasson escalated a chase against a speeding driver who raced through town at 130 mph to escape the deputy. The car crashed into a Chevy sedan that burst into flames, killing third party motorist Duane Sievert.
Officer Wasson had previously shot someone in June of 2022 when he arrived at the wrong address and killed a homeowner.
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Kameen Odai Thomas
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/14/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Mooresville
County : Iredell
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash due to stop sticks
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
North Carolina Highway Patrol began a car chase of Georgia resident Kameen Thomasfor undisclosed reasons. He stopped after stop sticks were deployed, exited his vehicle and while attempting to cross the roadway, he was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/13/2023
Location : Broadway+Ridge Rd
City : Gary
County : Lake
State : Indiana
Agency : Lake County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/13/2023, a 41-year-old Hammond man was riding on a motorcycle, traveling on Broadway when an officer with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department attempted to pull him over because there was no visible license plate. The man left the traffic stop. The officer escalated a chase and allegedly lost sight of the motorcycle near 11th and Broadway where the motorcycle crashed into a car, causing the vehicle to roll over. The motorcyclist died. Police never identified him publicly.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wgntv.com/northwest-indiana/motorcyclist-dead-following-police-pursuit-in-gary/
Henry Jackson
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/13/2023
Location : Circle+Bijou St
City : Colorado Springs
County : El Paso
State : Colorado
Agency : Colorado Springs PD
Officer(s) : Matthew Anderson
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase with PIT maneuver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Per Colorado Springs PD, two men allegedly stole a vehicle at gunpoint from a woman. Colorado Springs PD escalated a chase, used a PIT maneuver and the car crashed and rolled several times. Henry Jackson died in the police chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://krdo.com/news/2023/04/13/police-presence-closed-circle-and-bijou-2/
https://www.kktv.com/2023/04/13/1-injured-1-dead-following-high-speed-police-chase-colorado-springs/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/13/2023
Location : W 94th+Harvard
City : South Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Gardena PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gardena PD were chasing a man in a gray Dodge Charger for speeding and not stopping at red traffic lights early Tuesday morning.
The driver fled into the L.A. area, at which time officers claimed that they “terminated the pursuit.”The man crashed into multiple parked cars shortly after 2:30 a.m. near West 94th Street and Harvard Boulevard and was killed. Another unnamed person was injured. Police did not publicly identify the person who was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/police-chase-deadly-crash-gardena-south-los-angeles/13121863/
Zachary Wayne Pace
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/12/2023
Location : US 91+I-15
City : Blackfoot
County : Bingham
State : Idaho
Agency : Multiple
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Zachary Wayne Pace had a warrant for kidnapping for which multiple agencies hunted his vehicle until he crashed. Police reportedly walked up, shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmvt.com/video/2023/04/13/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-blackfoot/
https://www.kmvt.com/2023/04/13/man-killed-following-officer-involved-shooting/
David Earl Kingsley
Age :79
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/12/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : Benjamin Coreas
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by intoxicated speeding officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
David Earl Kingsley was on his way to the dog park with his beloved dog Nakita just before 5 a.m. A car driven by off-duty Metro Officer Benjamin Coreas collided with him forcefully, gravely injuring the man. His dog was confiscated by police as Kingsley went to the ICU. Kingsley languished in the hospital for several more days before he died. Police arrived at the family home and confiscated all of Nakita’s puppies, announcing all dogs would be placed for adoption because having unregistered puppies violated Las Vegas city ordinance. The officer was finally also arrested. After a public outcry, the family was given back the dog and puppies several weeks later. It is unknown whether the officer will face any charges for having caused a fatality while severely intoxicated.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Woodland PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Woodland PD spotted a vehicle being driven erratically on Saturday afternoon and attempted to pull them over. Police escalated a chase and as a result, the car collided with two other vehicles, causing two cars to ignite in car fires. One person died and “nearly a dozen” people were injured, according to the police press release. The vehicle had been driven by a 13-year-old who panicked when hunted by police.
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Rahmire Daehaun Bell
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/09/2023
Location : I-49
City : Shreveport
County : Caddo
State : Louisiana
Agency : Shreveport PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after chase after stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Shreveport PD escalated a chase on an allegedly stolen vehicle, causing a fatal crash on I-49. Teenage passenger Rahmire Daehaun Bell died as a result of the police chase crash.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2023
Location : Hwy 41+Emmons Rd
City : Brewton
County : Escambia
State : Alabama
Agency : Alabama State Police
Officer(s) : Jeremy Alford
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Alabama State Police tried to traffic-stop a vehicle that continued driving, fled into the woods with trooper Jeremy Alford firing shots. The vehicle crashed, killing at least 1 person in the vehicle. It is unclear whether the man died from the crash or gunshots by Officer Alford.
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Matthew Roy Chelgren
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/08/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Grampian
County : Clearfield
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Clearfield County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mattherw Roy Chelgren was driving an SUV when a Pennsylvania State Trooper escalated a chase for unknown reasons, attacked him with a PIT maneuver which forced him to crash into a tree and die from what his family states was a slow painful death. Chelgren had been a popular tattoo artist and is described as having been a kind soul. Police did not comment why they created this deadly chase. Chelgren’s family filed suit which states that the reason for the chase was a minor traffic violation.
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https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theprogressnews/name/matthew-chelgren-obituary?id=51654788