Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jahnavi Kandula
Age :23
Gender :Female
Race : Asian
Date : 01/24/2023
Location : South Lake Union, Dexter Ave+Thomas St
City : Seattle
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : Seattle PD
Officer(s) : Kevin Austin Dave
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Vehicle Event: Pedestrian killed by speeding police SUV without justification for speeding
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Seattle PD SUV driven by officer Kevin Austin Dave from Seattle PD hit and killed Ms. Kandula, a grad student in Seattle who had been crossing the street at a marked crossing. The officer was speeding at 74 mph in a 25 mph zone to a call as backup. Charges are being considered against the officer for his role in this avoidable death. He had apparently not activated his lights and siren when speeding. It is questionable whether the call he was on was urgent enough to warrant deadly speeds in one of the most crowded urban areas near downtown Seattle.
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Dejuan Mitchell
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Waldorf
County : Charles
State : Maryland
Agency : Charles County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Charles County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) were chasing Dejuan Mitchell who had allegedly hit a parked car and driven off around 4 a.m. in Waldorf. When police attempted to stop him, he did not pull over and "within seconds" he "lost control of his truck and crashed" per deputies. He died on the one-year anniversary of the date when the same Waldorf PD had hunted Inga Person into a fatal crash. No officers were charged.
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Matthew Laverne Holloman
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/23/2023
Location : McAllister Mill+Salem Rd
City : Scranton
County : Florence
State : South Carolina
Agency : Florence County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase for stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
When 34-year-old Matthew Laverne Holloman refused a traffic stop, it was determined the 2012 Honda Civic he was driving was stolen. Florence County deputies pursued the car which crashed, killing Holloman. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2023/01/23/coroner-ids-driver-killed-florence-county-car-chase/
Marquis Allen Hacket
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/23/2023
Location : 20th+North Ave
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase after stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Marquis Allen Hacket was a passenger in a car at 20th and North Avenue in Milwaukee when a high-speed police chase crashed into his vehicle, killing him. Officers had been chasing a stolen vehicle that had crashed into them. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/01/23/bystander-killed-milwaukee-police-chase/
https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/1-man-killed-5-teens-arrested-following-pursuit-crash
Tilek Quailil Alston
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/22/2023
Location : I-64
City : Newport News
County : Warwick
State : Virginia
Agency : Chesapeake PD, Virginia State Police, Newport News PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A around midnight on Jan. 22, Chesapeake PD informed VSP that a CPD officer was chasing a Dodge Challenger on Interstate 664 towards the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel and the driver exited onto Interstate 64. While on I-64 near Jefferson Avenue, the driver lost control of the car and hit a jersey barrier, sending the car across all travel lanes and into another jersey barrier on the left side, endangering all traffic.TilekQuailil Alston, 21, was killed in the police chase. It is unknown why police undertook this dangerous chase. No officers were charged.
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Cheyenne N. Day
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/21/2023
Location : 2300 block of NW Topeka Blvd
City : Topeka
County : Shawnee
State : Kansas
Agency : Topeka PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, being chased for erratic driving
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cheyenne Day was allegedly driving erratically for which Topeka PD began chasing her. The driving reportedly became much worse under duress and caused her to crash her car on the 2300 block of N.W. Topeka Boulevard. She died. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://sports.yahoo.com/cheyenne-day-dies-topeka-crash-163102424.html
Jimmy Mitchell
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/20/2023
Location : Broadway+River City Casino Blvd
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis County
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jimmy Mitchell, a third-party motorist driving a Camaro, was driving down the street in the Patch neighborhood when a police chase crashed into him, killing him. He died at the scene. Several witnesses stated that St. Louis County police were chasing the vehicle, a gray Hyundai, when it crashed at Broadway and River City Casino Boulevard. Police deny this and claim that officers did not chase the vehicle. “Our officer did attempt to stop the Hyundai,” said St. Louis County spokesperson Sgt. Tracy Panus. “However, all efforts were immediately terminated when the driver failed to stop. There was no pursuit,” police stated in direct contrast to what eyewitnesses had reported seeing. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmov.com/2023/01/20/man-dead-two-car-crash-south-city/
Aimee Lynn Padgett-Youmans
Age :49
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/19/2023
Location : Hwy 204
City : Savannah
County : Chatham County
State : Georgia
Agency : Chatham County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police with PIT maneuver during chase for expired tags
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chatham County Police saw a driver with an expired tag who refused to pull over during a traffic stop. Georgia State Patrol found it a short time later.State troopers chased the car and performed a PIT maneuver, resulting in a crash in which the driver’s car hit a concrete barrier and flipped over, killing 49-year-old Aimee Lynn Padgett. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjcl.com/article/state-police-investigate-fiery-crash-in-chatham-county/42571994
Angela Luna
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/17/2023
Location : 11500 block of the SW Freeway access road
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Unhoused woman struck and killed by patrol car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unhoused Latina believed to be in her 40s “stepped off the curb and was struck by the patrol car” 11500 block of the Southwest Freeway access road near Wilcrest Drive. The Houston PD officer driving the vehicle was traveling to assist with a case and had not activated his emergency lights or sirens, as required. This was the third pedestrian fatality from police vehicles in 30 days in Harris County. No officers were charged.
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Joseph Pritchett
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/16/2023
Location : Stanton Rd
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash initiated for traffic infraction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased Joseph Pritchett at high speed, causing him to lose control and slam into a family's home off Stanton Road. The family was asleep at the time of impact. The home was heavily damaged. The driver, Joseph Pritchett, died. The deadly chase was initiated for speeding.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10tv.com/video/2023/01/17/one-dead-after-car-crashes-into-house/
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/one-person-died-after-car-crashed-into-mobile-home
Miriam Schmid
Age :43
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Peoria
County : Peoria
State : Illinois
Agency : Peoria PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Miriam Schmid was a third-party motorist on the road who died when Peoria PD chased a vehicle at high speed into the path of her car, killing her and seriously injuring 3 others. It is not known why police were conducting the high-risk chase. No officers were charged.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/14/2023
Location : State St
City : Caro
County : Tuscola
State : Michigan
Agency : Caro PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Caro PD attempted to make a traffic stop on State St. around 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 14th. A man fled, ran a stop sign, hit another vehicle and died. Police did not reveal the reasons for the chase which had caused the fatal crash and did not publicly identify the man. No officers were charged.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/14/2023
Location : Marigold+Peabody
City : Osceola
County : Osceola
State : Florida
Agency : Polk
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Polk County Sheriff’s deputies chased an allegedly stolen Range Rover from Poinciana Parkway into Osceola County until it crashed at the intersection of Marigold and Peabody Road. The SUV T-boned a Honda Civic at the intersection and the unnamed 27-year-old black male driver of that vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/crash-report-released-fatal-police-192500825.html
Agustin Flores
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/13/2023
Location : State Hwy 12+County Rd G
City : Azatlan
County : Jefferson
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Jefferson County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chased for “odor of marijuana from car”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol stopped at 10 p.m. to check on a vehicle parked near the intersection of County Road Q and County Road B, smelled marijuana, and the driver drove off. The deputy escalated a chase and alleges they lost sight of the vehicle near State Highway 12 and County Road G until they came upon smoke in the curve on County Road G and found the car crashed with signs that it had rolled over several times. Agustin Flores died. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox6now.com/news/jefferson-county-chase-crash-man-dead
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/13/2023
Location : 2700 MacArthur Dr
City : North Little Rock
County : Pulaski
State : Arkansas
Agency : North Little Rock PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for driving allegedly stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Arkansas State Troopers and the North Little Rock Police Department on January 12th around 8:22 p.m. tried to make a traffic stop on an allegedly stolen Kia in the area of 2700 McArthur Drive. Arkansas State Police Troopers arrived to help North Little Rock PD and ASP took control of the chase around the 146 mile marker. The car attempted to take the exit at high speed, lost control, crashed into a tree and caught on fire. The unidentified driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead on scene. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/13/arkansas-state-police-little-rock-car-chase-death/
https://www.whiterivernow.com/2023/01/13/asp-one-dead-in-nlr-crash-after-suspect-flees-from-police/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/12/2023
Location : Military+Marbach
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : Bexar County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office on January 12 initiated a high-speed chase resulting in a fatal crash that happened on Military Drive West just before 1 a.m. after a traffic safety unit pulled over a vehicle driving over 60 mph in a 35 mph zone. The deputy alleges he saw drugs in plain view when he approached the passenger side which the driver said were prescription drugs. The driver also voluntarily told deputies that he had a gun. He allegedly refused to get out of the car and drove away at high speed as the traffic stop worsened. Deputies escalated a chase and the driver lost control, crashed into a pole, then a U-Haul truck and flipped his vehicle onto its side. The crash caused the driver to be ejected and he was pronounced dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg6hnrQH7JU
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/san-antonio-fatal-car-crash-17713073.php
Juan Avila 1 of 2
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/12/2023
Location : Independence+Hardesty
City : Kansas City
County : Wyandotte
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas City KSPD
Officer(s) : Kansas City KSPD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gabriela Trejo-Garcia and passenger Juan Avila were driving in Kansas City when on Independence and Hardesty, a high-speed police chase crashed into them at 100 mph, escalated by Kansas City PD after a driver for unknown reasons. Both Trejo-Garcia and Avila died. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/friends-remember-victims-killed-in-crash-after-kck-police-chase/
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article271155877.html
Gabriela Trejo-Garcia of 2
Age :44
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/12/2023
Location : Independence+Hardesty
City : Kansas City
County : Wyandotte
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas City KSPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gabriela Trejo-Garcia and passenger Juan Avila were driving in Kansas City when on Independence and Hardesty, a high-speed police chase crashed into them at 100 mph, escalated by Kansas City PD after a driver for unknown reasons. Both Trejo-Garcia and Avila died. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/friends-remember-victims-killed-in-crash-after-kck-police-chase/
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article271155877.html
Santos Garcia Donez, Jr.
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/12/2023
Location : 4300 block of S Loop 289
City : Lubbock
County : Lubbock
State : Texas
Agency : Lubbock PD
Officer(s) : Officer Wesley Haulk
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Collision with police car at crash scene
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lubbock PD were initially called to a crash in the eastbound lanes of the 4300 block of South Loop 289. Shortly after the first officer arrived, Lubbock PD said Officer Wesley Haulk was getting ready to get out when his vehicle was hit from behind by a pickup driven by Santos Donez Jr.Donezdied. No officers were charged.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/10/2023
Location : I-20
City : Atlanta
County : Atlanta
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Georgia State Patrol states that its troopers saw a Chevrolet Silverado speeding west along I-20 at 90 mph, and troopers tried to pull over the pickup truck as it was exiting onto Flat Shoals Road along Custer Avenue. They started a pursuit and at the red light at the Moreland Avenue intersection, the driver being chased crashed into a gray SUV traveling north.The pickup truck caught fire and the driver had to be pulled out. He was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries. His name has not been released. No information has been located whether there were lights and sirens and what the speed of the chase had been. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/custer-avenue-moreland-avenue-atlanta-police-chase-fiery-crash
Jackie L Haynes
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/08/2023
Location : Handy Rd
City : Newnan
County : Coweta
State : Georgia
Agency : Whitesburg PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase with PIT maneuver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After 4 a.m. on Monday, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office initiated a high-speed chase on West Highway 16 where Jackie L.Haynes was reportedly speeding on the wrong side of the road.
Police used a PIT maneuver, tried to take Haynes into custody and officers used a taser on him, shot a pepper ball gun into the SUV, causing him to try to drive away. A deputy then shot into the SUV, hitting Haynes multiple times. He died from his injuries. He is believed to have been unarmed.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/now/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-123752580.html
https://times-herald.com/news/2023/01/suspect-shot-killed-by-deputies-during-chase
Lesley Rosales
Age :46
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/08/2023
Location : W Monroe+Tecumseh
City : Dundee
County : Monroe
State : Michigan
Agency : Monroe County SD, Washington Twp PD, Toledo PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash after stop sticks
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/08/2023, Monroe County deputies and Washington Township PD together with Toledo PD chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed, killing passenger Lesley Rosales at the intersection of West Monroe and Tecumseh Streets in the Village of Dundee. Police did not explain why they were hunting the vehicle with so much effort. Toledo PD additionally claims that they terminated their chase of the vehicle after it entered Michigan, but officers from the Washington Township Police Department of Ohio continued relaying information on the vehicle’s location to Monroe County authorities, directly contradicting the claim that the chase had been called off. The vehicle continued fleeing while being chased by Monroe County Sheriff’s officers. Additionally, “stop sticks” were deployed during the chase and deflated two of the vehicle’s tires but the vehicle initially continued to flee at a high speed and in this destabilized state after being disabled at dangerous speeds with stop sticks, the vehicle was “unable to negotiate the intersection,” struck a utility pole, caught fire and then officers approached the vehicle, made a forced entry to extract the driver and a passenger. The driver was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Lesley Rosales died. It is unknown why police chased the vehicle so aggressively. No officers were charged.
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Mandy Norris
Age :52
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/06/2023
Location : 13400 block of Rogers Rd
City : Willis
County : Montgomery
State : Texas
Agency : Montgomery County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montgomery County deputies were called to a domestic violence situation. A man fled, was chased until he crashed into a tree and died. No officers were charged.
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Gilbert Anthony Montoya
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/05/2023
Location : S Grand Ave+Chavez St
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase for warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
During a traffic stop, police found a nationwide arrest warrant for Gilbert Montoya. He fled and Las Vegas Metro PD escalated a chase after Gilbert Anthony Montoya until he crashed into a building near S. Grand Avenue and Chavez Street and died. Another man who was a passenger in the vehicle was airlifted to an Albuquerque hospital to be treated for major injuries with unknown outcome. No officers were charged.
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Caleb Swafford
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/05/2023
Location : 5500 block of Aldine Bender Rd
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer was responding to a call without his siren or lights on when he struck Caleb Swafford who was attempting to cross the street. Swafford was pronounced deceased shortly after being hit. No officers were charged.
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Amber French
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/05/2023
Location : 6000 block of Bonlee Bennett Rt
City : Pittsboro
County : Chatham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Chatham County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase for driving a “suspicious car”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/05/2023, Chatham County deputies saw a “suspicious car” and felt people inside may be using drugs. Deputies escalated a high-speed chase and the fleeing driver lost control in the 6000 block of Bonlee Bennett Road and smashed into a telephone pole in the front yard of a home. Amber French was killed. Police were not charged.
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Damion Collier
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/03/2023
Location : I-465
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Off-duty
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash of alleged stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An off-duty Indianapolis officer noticed a vehicle as he drove on Interstate 465 at about 3:30 a.m. that was traveling with its lights off below the speed limit at about 45 mph and was straddling the shoulder of the interstate. The off-duty officer requested on-duty backup. The license plate had been reported stolen.
Indianapolis Metro PD tried to stop the vehicle at West 71st Street and Zionsville Road but the car drove away. Police escalated a chase until the vehicle crashed into a utility pole at West 62nd Street and Zionsville Road. The vehicle caught fire and the driver died.He was identified as Damion Collier, 15, after crashing into a utility pole early Tuesday, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. No officers were charged.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/01/2023
Location : S State Rd+Sunset Dr
City : Jacksonville
County : Jackson
State : Oregon
Agency : Jacksonville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for “reckless driving”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jacksonville Police Department were sent to check on a “reckless” vehicle on Jan. 1, 2023 and found it swerving on the roadway heading toward Jacksonville from Caty Road, tried to pull it over but the vehicle didn’t stop. Deputies escalated a chase and the driver lost control of the vehicle, hit a tree near the intersection of South State Road and Sunset Drive and died. The name was not released. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox26medford.com/driver-dies-after-pursuit-in-jackson-county/
Margaret Dunn
Age :17
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : LA-1+East St Francis
City : Brusly
County : West Baton Rouge Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Addis PD
Officer(s) : David Cauthron
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer David Cauthron of the Addis PD hunted what he believed to be a stolen car at dangerous speeds and the patrol car slammed into a car with 3 teenagers, killing 2 and critically injuring a third.
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Caroline Gill
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : LA 1 and East St. Francis
City : Brusly
County : West Baton Rouge Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Addis PD
Officer(s) : David Cauthron
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer David Cauthron of the Addis PD hunted what he believed to be a stolen car at dangerous speeds and the patrol car slammed into a car with 3 teenagers, killing 2 and critically injuring a third.
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Julie Elizabeth Clark
Age :29
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : I-95
City : County Unincorporated
County : Cecil
State : Iowa
Agency : Maryland State Police
Officer(s) : Curtis Manuel
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Maryland State Police pursued a car driving erratically on Interstate 95 that did not stop. Trooper Curtis Manuel, followed the car northbound for about 9 miles. The fleeing driver, 26-year-old Julie Clark, lost control of the vehicle on an exit ramp about milepost 108, crashing into a tree. She died.
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Jacqueline “Laney” Hudson
Age :13
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : 5th Ave + 31st St
City : Huntington
County : Cabell
State : West Virginia
Agency : Cabell County SO
Officer(s) : Jeffrey Racer
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Off-duty deputy Racer was in his cruiser with a woman at the time of the crash, traveling on Route 60 toward Third Avenue when he hit Laney Hudson in the crosswalk for unclear reasons. Eyewitnesses said they smelled alcohol on the officer’s breath after the fatal accident. The Sheriff’s Office claimed that they had administered a breathalyzer and it was negative but police did not state when this was done. Eyewitnesses also stated that the officer’s vehicle had driven without lights and he only turned them on after the accident. The officer was not charged. The family is demanding a jury trial as of September 2023.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsaz.com/2022/12/31/person-struck-killed-by-vehicle/
https://wchstv.com/news/local/protests-continue-for-girl-hit-and-killed-by-off-duty-cabell-deputy
https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/person-struck-and-killed-by-vehicle-in-huntington-west-virginia/
https://www.wsaz.com/2022/12/31/person-struck-killed-by-vehicle/
wowktv.com/news/local/girl-hit-and-killed-in-accident-involving-west-virginia-sheriffs-deputy-identified-by-mother/
https://wchstv.com/news/local/protests-continue-for-girl-hit-and-killed-by-off-duty-cabell-deputy
Name Not Disclosed
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : 4th Ave+ Perkins St
City : Saginaw
County : Saginaw
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police cruiser after traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michigan State Police say a man running from a traffic stop in Saginaw died when he was hit and killed by a patrol car around 3:50 p.m. at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Perkins Street. Police have not said why police were pulling over the car from which the 19-year-old driver fled only to be run over.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : I-10 near Wayside Drive
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian struck and killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed on-duty officer was driving on the I-10 in Houston when he hit a pedestrian trying to cross lanes and killed him. Police did not disclose the names of the pedestrian nor the officer. The officer did not see the man even after he hit him and only noticed that he hit “something hard” and that the airbags deployed.
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Salena N. Wallner
Age :16
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : Cortlandville
City : Homer
County : Cortland
State : New York
Agency : Cortland County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to New York State Police, at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, a Cortland County Sheriff’s Deputy observed an SUV running a red light in the Town of Cortlandville and tried to pull the vehicle over but the driver did not stop. The trooper escalated a chase in which both the SUV and police car crashed near the on-ramp to Interstate 81 in Homer. Rear seat passenger 16-year-old Salena Wallner died at the scene. Three other girls ages 15 and 16 were all taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
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Randy Ness
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/29/2022
Location : Railroad Ave+Williams Street
City : Post Falls
County : Kootenai
State : Idaho
Agency : Post Falls PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Just before 8:40 a.m., Post Falls Police responded to reports of a person ramming parked vehicles and structures in the area of Railroad Avenue and Williams Street and found the man on the 700 block of Spokane Street, where they initiated a traffic stop. The driver, Randy Ness, did not stop, instead driving through a parking lot and ramming a police vehicle. Police pursued Ness westbound to Interstate 90, where he stopped before appearing to intentionally back up over a police car, crushing the roof in with officers inside. Police shot and killed him. Officers sustained minor injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/dec/30/post-falls-police-shoot-kill-man-they-say-rammed-p/
https://cdapress.com/news/2022/dec/29/i-90-closure-post-falls-detour-sh-41-and-sh-53-ope/
https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-idaho-coeur-dalene-8438ac57542379cebdca309f330e34ac
Monet Darrisaw
Age :34
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 12/27/2022
Location : West Boulevard and Donald Ross Road
City : Charlotte
County : Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police thought the vehicle Monet Darrisaw was driving may be stolen and they escalated a chase. Stop sticks were used and directly caused her to lose control of the vehicle. She crashed and died. Police confirmed that Monet Darrisaw had been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbtv.com/2022/12/30/driver-identified-after-car-chase-ends-deadly-crash-west-charlotte/
Genie Howard III
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/27/2022
Location : 72nd Street and Overland Drive
City : Kansas City
County : Platte
State : Missouri
Agency : Missouri State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Dec. 27, 2022 Missouri Highway patrol chased what they felt may be an intoxicated driver until the chase ended in a fiery crash at a roundabout at 72nd Street and Overland Drive in Platte County. Genie Howard died. Family members said the wreck happened on the driver’s birthday and family very much question the police narrative based on eyewitness stories they heard. Genie Howard had spent some time in prison and was very proud that he had received his GED and was valedictorian. His life had gone in a positive direction. Relatives said they were frantically trying to get in touch with Genie Howard and when they received no answer, they began calling around and found out he had crashed and been taken to a burn unit. His mother said the burns covered 70% of his body including his face. The family said no one had notified them. The family said they only learned from hospital staff that Highway Patrol had been involved in his death. It took three days for Genie Howard to die. Family remain very skeptical of the police narrative, particularly due to the lack of information they received.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/family-not-notified-after-mshp-chase-fiery-crash-in-platte-county/
Steven Wilson
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/26/2022
Location : Ogeechee Road at Elk Avenue
City : Savannah
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist/driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Georgia State Patrol tried to stop Stephen Wilson on a motorcycle. He did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed into a Kia and died. Police state that he had multiple warrants.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsav.com/news/police-investigating-accident-with-injuries-off-ogeechee-rd/
Stanley Davis Jr.
Age :13
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/26/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Boynton Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Boynton Beach PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed when police chased his dirt bike
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Stanley Davis Jr., a 13-year-old student, was on his dirt bike as a police officer chased him into a fatal crash when the officer claimed he was riding “recklessly”.
“It is clear as day that the young man was targeted,” one woman at the support rally for Stanley Davis said. “Thirteen years old, honor roll student just simply trying to get home. It is not fair.”
Boynton Beach Police have not said whether the officer involved was wearing a body camera and if it was activated at the time. The city said there was no dashboard camera in the police car.