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Broderick Dunn 2 of 2
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/30/2022
Location : I-75/85 S+I-120Exit
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for speeding
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Broderick Dunn was the driver in a car that was driving too fast. Georgia State Patrol attacked the driver with a PIT maneuver and Dunn was predictably ejected from the car onto the highway where he died. For speeding. The officers were not charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/men-who-died-atlanta-police-chase-identified-reports
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/state-patrol-identifies-two-men-killed-in-atlanta-chase
Amarion Clotter 1 of 2
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/30/2022
Location : I-75/85 S+I-20 Exit
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Broderick Dunn was the driver in a car that was driving too fast. Georgia State Patrol attacked the driver with a PIT maneuver and Dunn was predictably ejected from the car onto the highway where he died for speeding. His passenger, Amarion Clotter, also died. The officers were not charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/men-who-died-atlanta-police-chase-identified-reports
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/state-patrol-identifies-two-men-killed-in-atlanta-chase
Dominga Flores
Age :55
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/29/2022
Location : 3100 block of South Kedzie
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After reports of two separate carjackings, Chicago PD were then dispatched to a call of multiple people attempting to set a white pickup truck on fire on the 3400 block of South Leavitt. The group then got into a black Honda and fled the area. Chicago PD said they located the black Honda and attempted to traffic-stop it but the vehicle fled and crashed into a Toyota.
The driver of the Toyota, a 55-year-old woman, was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/woman-55-killed-in-crash-with-carjackers-fleeing-chicago-police/
Anahi Ramos
Age :17
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/28/2022
Location : Near the center of Uvalde
City : Uvalde
County : Uvalde
State : Texas
Agency : U.S. Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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REASON FOR CHASE: A U.S. Border Patrol agent observed a black Toyota Tacoma drive through a ranch fence gate near U.S. Highway 90 approximately eight miles west of Uvalde, enter the highway recklessly and travel east toward Uvalde with multiple occupants. The agent followed the truck and activated emergency lights after it slowed toward the shoulder. Ramos accelerated away at high speed. Border Patrol requested assistance from the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office and Uvalde Police Department, and the attempted stop developed into a multi-agency pursuit.
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NARRATIVE:
On 09/28/2022, at approximately 5:54 p.m., a U.S. Border Patrol agent driving an unmarked agency vehicle westbound on U.S. Highway 90 toward the Uvalde Border Patrol Station checkpoint observed a black Toyota Tacoma drive through a ranch fence gate near the eastbound lanes approximately eight miles west of Uvalde. The agent reported seeing the pickup drive recklessly into the median and enter eastbound U.S. 90 toward Uvalde with multiple occupants. The agent radioed the observation and requested that the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office and Uvalde Police Department be contacted to intercept the truck.
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The Border Patrol agent turned around and followed the Tacoma eastbound for approximately one mile. When the pickup slowed and moved toward the shoulder, the agent activated the Border Patrol vehicle's emergency lights. Ramos then returned to the eastbound travel lanes and accelerated toward Uvalde at high speed. The agent continued behind the truck while broadcasting its direction and location. The agent eventually radioed that he could no longer maintain visual contact because of the Tacoma's speed.
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A Uvalde Police Department officer intercepted the Tacoma and successfully deployed a tire-deflation device. At approximately 5:59 p.m., the first Border Patrol agent radioed that the tire-deflation device had been successfully deployed. A second Border Patrol agent driving a marked patrol vehicle then observed the Tacoma traveling eastbound at high speed and pursued it.
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A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper traveling westbound on U.S. 90 subsequently saw the Tacoma traveling in the highway median while being pursued by a Border Patrol vehicle with its emergency lights activated. The DPS trooper activated emergency equipment, made a U-turn and joined behind the marked Border Patrol vehicle as the pursuit continued east toward Uvalde.
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At approximately 6:00 p.m., Border Patrol agents reported losing sight of the Tacoma. Approximately one minute later, an agent reported that the truck had been involved in a three-vehicle collision at Main Street and Getty Street in central Uvalde. The Tacoma collided with a semi-tractor-trailer and a Dodge Dakota. Agents requested emergency medical assistance within seconds of discovering the crash.
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Anahi Ramos, 17, an Austin resident and Mexican citizen, was driving the Tacoma and was killed in the collision. An unidentified male passenger, also a Mexican citizen, was killed. Eight additional occupants of the Tacoma were injured and transported to hospitals. The drivers of the other two vehicles were also taken to hospitals and were subsequently reported to have non-critical injuries. Contemporary Uvalde police reporting initially described 10 people hospitalized in addition to the two fatalities.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety led the crash investigation. CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility reviewed the incident, and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was notified. CBP did not publicly release its detailed account until January 2023, more than three months after the fatal pursuit; CBP attributed the delayed public posting to an internal delay and stated that congressional notifications had been completed in a timely manner.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities, 10 injuries
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/2025/02/cbp_fatal_encounters_use_of_force_-_07012023.pdf
https://borderoversight.org/event_type/vehicle-pursuit/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/09/29/2-killed-3-injured-after-multi-vehicle-crash-in-uvalde-police-say/
https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2023-01-11/border-patrol-delays-report-fatal-crash-until-after-bidens-brief-border-visit
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/28/2022
Location : Near the center of Uvalde
City : Uvalde
County : Uvalde
State : Texas
Agency : U.S. Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/13/2021, Border Patrol agents pursued a truck driven by 17 year-old Anahi Ramos near Uvalde, Texas. The vehicle was being chased very fast through populated areas when it crashed into two other vehicles near the center of town. Ramos and the unidentified male passenger in her truck were killed. Eight other people in the vehicles involved sustained non critical injuries..
REASON FOR CHASE: A U.S. Border Patrol agent observed a black Toyota Tacoma drive through a ranch fence gate near U.S. Highway 90 approximately eight miles west of Uvalde, enter the highway recklessly and travel east toward Uvalde with multiple occupants. The agent followed the truck and activated emergency lights after it slowed toward the shoulder. Ramos accelerated away at high speed. Border Patrol requested assistance from the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office and Uvalde Police Department, and the attempted stop developed into a multi-agency pursuit.
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NARRATIVE:
On 09/28/2022, at approximately 5:54 p.m., a U.S. Border Patrol agent driving an unmarked agency vehicle westbound on U.S. Highway 90 toward the Uvalde Border Patrol Station checkpoint observed a black Toyota Tacoma drive through a ranch fence gate near the eastbound lanes approximately eight miles west of Uvalde. The agent reported seeing the pickup drive recklessly into the median and enter eastbound U.S. 90 toward Uvalde with multiple occupants. The agent radioed the observation and requested that the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office and Uvalde Police Department be contacted to intercept the truck.
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The Border Patrol agent turned around and followed the Tacoma eastbound for approximately one mile. When the pickup slowed and moved toward the shoulder, the agent activated the Border Patrol vehicle's emergency lights. Ramos then returned to the eastbound travel lanes and accelerated toward Uvalde at high speed. The agent continued behind the truck while broadcasting its direction and location. The agent eventually radioed that he could no longer maintain visual contact because of the Tacoma's speed.
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A Uvalde Police Department officer intercepted the Tacoma and successfully deployed a tire-deflation device. At approximately 5:59 p.m., the first Border Patrol agent radioed that the tire-deflation device had been successfully deployed. A second Border Patrol agent driving a marked patrol vehicle then observed the Tacoma traveling eastbound at high speed and pursued it.
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A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper traveling westbound on U.S. 90 subsequently saw the Tacoma traveling in the highway median while being pursued by a Border Patrol vehicle with its emergency lights activated. The DPS trooper activated emergency equipment, made a U-turn and joined behind the marked Border Patrol vehicle as the pursuit continued east toward Uvalde.
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At approximately 6:00 p.m., Border Patrol agents reported losing sight of the Tacoma. Approximately one minute later, an agent reported that the truck had been involved in a three-vehicle collision at Main Street and Getty Street in central Uvalde. The Tacoma collided with a semi-tractor-trailer and a Dodge Dakota. Agents requested emergency medical assistance within seconds of discovering the crash.
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Anahi Ramos, 17, an Austin resident and Mexican citizen, was driving the Tacoma and was killed in the collision. An unidentified male passenger, also a Mexican citizen, was killed. Eight additional occupants of the Tacoma were injured and transported to hospitals. The drivers of the other two vehicles were also taken to hospitals and were subsequently reported to have non-critical injuries. Contemporary Uvalde police reporting initially described 10 people hospitalized in addition to the two fatalities.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety led the crash investigation. CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility reviewed the incident, and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was notified. CBP did not publicly release its detailed account until January 2023, more than three months after the fatal pursuit; CBP attributed the delayed public posting to an internal delay and stated that congressional notifications had been completed in a timely manner.
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SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/2025/02/cbp_fatal_encounters_use_of_force_-_07012023.pdf
https://borderoversight.org/event_type/vehicle-pursuit/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/09/29/2-killed-3-injured-after-multi-vehicle-crash-in-uvalde-police-say/
https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2023-01-11/border-patrol-delays-report-fatal-crash-until-after-bidens-brief-border-visit
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/26/2022
Location : 8200 block of Caravelle Dr
City : Jacksonville
County : Duval
State : Florida
Agency : Jacksonville SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Jacksonville deputy allegedly recognized a man who had warrants, escalated a chase, activating their lights and the Camaro fled. The man hit a tree and died.
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Joseph Lee Eugene Duncan
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/24/2022
Location : Route 8+Ashby Dr
City : Stuart
County : Patrick
State : Virginia
Agency : Patrick County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash over car believed stolen
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A stolen 1987 Jeep Comanche was being chased, missed a turn and crashed, killing Joseph Lee Eugene Duncan.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/09/24/patrick-co-pursuit-ends-fatal-crash/
https://www.btw21.com/post/28-year-old-man-dead-after-vehicle-pursuit-ends-in-crash
Grant Grable
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/23/2022
Location :
City : Michigan City
County : LaPorte
State : Illinois
Agency : Michigan City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A juvenile reported a domestic battery to an officer at the Michigan City PD. Police initiated an investigation into the domestic violence allegation and an 18-year-old male met with officers in the front lobby of the Michigan City PD. Police attempted to gather information from him but he ran away from them, got into a vehicle and drove away. Police tried to traffic-stop him but Grant Grable did not stop. Police escalated the chase to a high rate of speed and he drove through an intersection and struck the concrete pillars that provide a barrier to Ames Field, went airborne into the brick wall of the bleachers and through that wall coming to rest under the bleachers. Grable died.
SOURCE LINKS :
A juvenile reported a domestic battery to an officer at the Michigan City PD. Police initiated an investigation into the domestic violence allegation and an 18-year-old male met with officers in the front lobby of the Michigan City PD. Police attempted to gather information from him but heran away from them,got into a vehicle and drove away. Police tried to traffic-stop him but Grant Grable did not stop. Police escalated the chase to a high rate of speed and he drove through an intersection and struck the concrete pillars that provide a barrier to Ames Field, went airborne into the brick wall of the bleachers and through that wall coming to rest under the bleachers.Grable died.
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/22/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
D Dawg (real name Derian Bailey) was being chased by Baton Rouge PD when they crashed, killing the passenger. Police did not disclose their name.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://snbc13.com/d-dawg-nba-youngboy-homie-4kt-hitta-involved-in-car-accident-1-dead/
Alecia M. Garcia
Age :24
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/21/2022
Location : Eastern Ave+Pleasant St
City : Davenport
County : Scott
State : Iowa
Agency : Iowa State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Iowa State troopers were involved in a chase with a 2002 Chevy Avalanche pickup truck that lost control and hit an embankment, rolled before coming to a stop at Eastern Avenue and Pleasant Street.
Alecia M. Garcia, 24, inside the truck and was pronounced dead on scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kwqc.com/2022/09/22/1-dead-1-seriously-injured-after-vehicle-chase-ends-davenport-crash/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/21/2022
Location : Hwy 92 + Edgewater Blvd
City : San Mateo
County : San Mateo
State : California
Agency : San Mateo County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
One person died Wednesday morning being chased by police on the San Mateo Bridge just after 4:30 a.m. San Mateo County deputies chased the man’s vehicle and claim that they “lost sight of the vehicle” around Black Mountain Road. Police did not say why they were chasing the person. Moments later, a vehicle hit the man on the San Mateo Bridge. During the chase, the vehicle may have run out of gas, causing the man to abandon it and flee on foot before being struck by a vehicle.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/09/21/pursuit-ends-with-deadly-collision-on-san-mateo-bridge/
Larry Harris
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/20/2022
Location : N Acadian Thruway+Winbourne Avenue
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A car was being chased by Baton Rouge PD until it ended in deadly crash just outside Baton Rouge Community College's Acadian campus near the intersection of N Acadian Thruway and Winbourne Avenue. One person was killed and at least two others were hurt.
The man killed was identified as 25-year-old Larry Harris, a passenger inside that fleeing car.
Witnesses said multiple unmarked police units were chasing the car just moments before the crash.
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Vondreece Wany’a Davis
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/19/2022
Location : Pierson Rd near MLK
City : Flint
County : Genesee
State : Michigan
Agency : Flint PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Vondreece Davis died early Saturday when his vehicle crashed head-on with another car on Pierson Road east of Martin Luther King Avenue in Flint as a result of a police chase. While police did not notify the family, they learned of the fatal crash from what they call “a block of witnesses” who told Davis that her son was at a local nightclub Friday night when police were clearing the lot. Vondreece pulled out of the parking lot and several Flint police cars followed. Three police cars began chasing him until he crashed into another vehicle and died. Some time after the accident, his mother complained that she was never contacted by police, could not get any answers and her car had vanished in the accident and police did not answer questions.
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Georgia Tetmeyer 3 of 3
Age :12
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2022
Location : I-465 SB marker 12
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle that began driving the wrong way at mile marker 12. Police allege that the chase was “called off”just before the crash that killed Georgia Tetmeyer, 12; William Tetmeyer, 40; Cory Lemasters, 35. Police never explained why they undertook this extremely dangerous chase, endangering the public.
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William Alan Tetmeyer 2 of 3
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2022
Location : I-465 SB marker 12
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle that began driving the wrong way at mile marker 12. Police allege that the chase was “called off” just before the crash that killed Georgia Tetmeyer, 12; William Tetmeyer, 40; Cory Lemasters, 35. Police never explained why they undertook this extremely dangerous chase, endangering the public.
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Cory Lemasters 3 of 3
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2022
Location : I-465 SB marker 12
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle that began driving the wrong way at mile marker 12. Police allege that the chase was “called off” just before the crash that killed Georgia Tetmeyer, 12; William Tetmeyer, 40; Cory Lemasters, 35. Police never explained why they undertook this extremely dangerous chase, endangering the public.
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Stephanie L. Roberts
Age :38
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2022
Location : United Community Bank
City : Morganfield
County : Union
State : Kentucky
Agency : Morgantown PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Morganfield Police arrived on the scene at United Community Bank in Morganfield, to investigate a possible fraud attempt in the drive-through line. While police were gathering information from the driver, hereportedly took off.Morganfield PD escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle missed a turn, ran into a wall, and flipped over. Stephanie L. Roberts died.
Photo: Union County SO
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.witn.com/video/2022/09/17/ucso-fraud-suspect-leads-police-chase-dies-crash/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/16/2022
Location : I-435
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Missouri Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after traffic stop for registration issue
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Missouri Highway Patrol escalated a chase to 95 mph against this driver for possible registration violation. The driver fled, made a sharp turn and the vehicle rolled over, ejecting the driver and a passenger. The driver died. The passenger landed on the roadway and was run over by a semi truck and was in critical condition at the crash site. Their survival is unknown.
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Johnathan Lee Ahlvers 2 of 2
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : Mile marker 34.7 on US Hwy 281
City : Sawyer
County : Pratt
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash with stolen grain truck
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ahlvers had been driving a truck stolen from Skyland Grain in Pratt Co. which had been in use to make deliveries. Police escalated a chase. Ahlvers intentionally drove toward the vehicle of Terrill Underwood who attempted to avoid the collision by driving off the highway but he was hit and killed. Ahlvers was also pronounced dead at the scene.
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Terrill W. Underwood 1 of 2
Age :70
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : Marker 34.7/US Hwy 281
City : Sawyer
County : Pratt
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash with stolen grain truck
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ahlvers had been driving a truck stolen from Skyland Grain in Pratt Co. which had been in use to make deliveries. Police escalated a chase. Ahlvers intentionally drove toward the vehicle of Terrill Underwood who attempted to avoid the collision by driving off the highway but he was hit and killed. Ahlvers was also pronounced dead at the scene.
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Damarius Sentell Williams
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : 2500 block of Cooper Store Rd
City : Moncks Corner
County : Berkeley
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
DamariusSentell Williams was chased by South Carolina troopers who felt the car he was driving was stolen. The chase escalated until he crashed and died at the scene of the crash in the 2500 block of Cooper Store Road. The chase had been escalated to 110 mph and the vehicle crashed against a tree, broke into 2 parts and Williams died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : Chatham+Veterans Parkway
City : Savannah
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for traffic violation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A driver didn’t stop after troopers tried to pull them over for a traffic violation at Chatham and Veterans parkways for driving carelessly and was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Ogeechee Road before crashing at the I-516 interchange.
The male driver crashed into two other vehicles and died as a result of the crash. Police did not publicly identify him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtoc.com/2022/09/14/driver-killed-crash-after-leading-police-chase-driving-wrong-lanes/
James Lee Holley
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/13/2022
Location : Route 29
City : Pittsylvania
County : Pittsylvania
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Virginia State Police Trooper in Campbell County on Route 29 attempted to stop a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle for reckless driving. The motorcycle sped away. The trooper chased the motorcycle into Pittsylvania County, where the motorcycle crossed into the northbound lanes of Route 29 at a high rate of speed, when it struck a 2018 International tractor-trailer, head-on.James Lee Holley, 37, of Graham, N.C., was wearing his helmet and died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_4fc6dee0-34f7-11ed-af12-c7b36794c9d8.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/11/2022
Location : I-8 onramp+Main St
City : El Cajon
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
California Highway Patrol had attempted to stop a male who had been speeding at Mission Gorge Road and state Route 52 but he fled in a black Mercedes convertible at a high rate of speed, exceeding 100 mph. It continued speeding to an I-8 on-ramp before leaving the roadway and flipping upside down after hitting the curb.
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Maurice Taylor
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/08/2022
Location : Flag Chapel Road
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Capitol Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : high-risk pursuit for allegedly stolen catalytic converters
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Maurice Taylor, 37, was chased at high speed by Capitol Police for allegedly driving recklessly and fast without a tag, refusing a traffic stop. Police escalated a chase until he crashed into an embankment surrounding a culvert. He died at the scene. The vehicle was stolen.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/08/man-dies-crash-after-leading-capitol-police-pursuit-through-jackson/
Linda Childs
Age :71
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/06/2022
Location : Highway 45 SB+County Rd 512
City : Corinth
County : Alcorn
State : Mississippi
Agency : Mississippi Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Cody McGee
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Linda Childs was killed when an officer's vehicle struck her in her car as she was attempting to cross the highway. It is unknown what the officer’s speed was and why this accident occurred. The officer was cleared.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/07/71-year-old-corinth-woman-killed-wreck-with-state-trooper/
Robert James Samuel
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/05/2022
Location : 2100 block of Oldham Lane
City : Abilene
County : Taylor
State : Texas
Agency : DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Robert James Samuel was chased by police on his motorcycle until he crashed and died. He had been chased for a traffic violation.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/04/2022
Location : Beltway 8 Frontage Road
City : Pasadena
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Webster Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Webster PD chased a teenager in a stolen car, escalated the chase to over 100 mph until the vehicle crashed into 3 other vehicles, killing 1 other third-party driver whose name was not released.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc13.com/innocent-driver-killed-multivehicle-crash-webster-police-chase-pasadena/12196581/
Brittany Webb
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/31/2022
Location : West Sugar Creek Road and Reagan Drive
City : Charlotte
County : Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Adam Earl; Matthew-Ryan Lerlo
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/03/2022, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Officers Adam Earl and Matthew-Ryan Lerlo pursued a Jeep through north Charlotte during evening rush-hour traffic after initially focusing on the vehicle because its license plate was covered by a tinted or opaque cover. The Jeep eventually traveled the wrong way on Statesville Road and crashed head-on into a Honda carrying 29-year-old Brittany C. Webb and two other people. Webb suffered catastrophic injuries and died 18 days later, on 01/21/2022. Her family and the two survivors later sued Earl, Lerlo and the City of Charlotte, alleging that the officers conducted an unauthorized pursuit in direct violation of CMPD policy.
The case has changed substantially since the initial reporting. A 2024 lawsuit, followed by the 2025 public release of approximately five hours of body-camera and traffic-camera footage, provided evidence that challenged the characterization of the incident as simply a crash caused by a driver fleeing police. The recordings documented Earl and Lerlo's actions during the pursuit and captured other CMPD personnel questioning and criticizing their decision to chase.
According to the lawsuit, Earl and Lerlo had been following the Jeep through the Sugar Creek area before it entered Interstate 85. The officers ran the license plate and focused on an allegedly obscuring plate cover. The complaint alleges that there was no violent offense or other life-threatening crime that would have authorized a pursuit under CMPD's restrictive pursuit policy.
Earl and Lerlo attempted to stop the Jeep on I-85. When the driver continued driving away, the officers followed with emergency lights and sirens activated. Their in-car computer system repeatedly generated warnings telling them to watch their speed and slow down.
Police radio traffic is particularly significant. The later-released recordings indicate that a supervisor communicated that officers did not need to engage in a pursuit. According to the family's lawsuit and subsequent reporting, the officers nevertheless continued following the Jeep off I-85 and into residential streets.
The Jeep eventually reached a dead end on Julia Avenue and stopped. Earl and Lerlo got out of their police vehicle with their guns drawn. The Jeep then maneuvered away from them and drove back toward Statesville Road. The officers continued after it.
The family's attorney argues that this was the critical point at which police turned an alleged license-plate violation into a dangerous rush-hour pursuit. The lawsuit alleges that the officers knew or should have known CMPD policy did not permit a high-speed pursuit under these circumstances and that their continued pursuit created an unreasonable danger to motorists who had nothing to do with the attempted traffic stop.
As the pursuit reached Statesville Road, the Jeep traveled the wrong direction and collided head-on with the Honda in which Webb was a passenger. The impact severely injured all three people in the Honda.
Webb was unresponsive at the crash scene and suffered massive trauma, including a subdural hematoma with mass effect, rib and spinal fractures, a grade-four liver laceration, pelvic fractures and fractures to her arms and legs. Her condition was further complicated by strokes while she was hospitalized. She never recovered and died on 01/21/2022.
The other two people in the Honda survived but suffered serious injuries. Aaron Norward was placed in a medically induced coma and remained hospitalized for approximately a month. Whitney McKinney, who was driving the Honda, suffered extensive injuries and experienced a stroke the day after the collision. Both later joined Webb's estate in suing the officers and city.
Webb was a mother of two. Her family's later lawsuit emphasized that she had no connection whatsoever to the police encounter or the vehicle police were pursuing. She was simply a passenger traveling on Statesville Road when the pursuit entered her path.
On 01/17/2024, Webb's estate, represented by administrator Carol Willis, together with Norward and McKinney, filed suit in Mecklenburg County Superior Court against the City of Charlotte, Earl and Lerlo. The complaint alleges wrongful death, negligence and gross negligence and specifically characterizes the officers' actions as an unauthorized police chase.
The lawsuit quotes CMPD's own pursuit rules. Those rules permitted pursuits under limited circumstances involving crimes dangerous to life or specified serious offenses. The plaintiffs contend that an allegedly obscured license plate did not remotely satisfy those requirements.
The case became considerably stronger factually after video from the incident was released in June 2025. CMPD published 44 recordings from officer body cameras and nearby traffic cameras, amounting to roughly five hours of footage. The Charlotte Observer reviewed those recordings and found material that was not reflected in the department's initial public presentation of the crash.
One particularly revealing recording captured another CMPD officer arriving at the crash and reacting to what Earl and Lerlo had done. The officer called their actions "dumb" and referred to the Internal Affairs statements they would have to prepare. Another recording captured a supervisor questioning why the pursuit had occurred.
The recordings also provided direct evidence that Earl and Lerlo had actively attempted to stop the Jeep with emergency lights and sirens and followed it through multiple stages of the encounter, evidence relevant to the family's contention that this was a police pursuit rather than merely officers happening to travel behind the vehicle.
The lawsuit further alleges that CMPD internally disciplined both officers. The complaint states that Earl and Lerlo were suspended over their conduct in connection with the pursuit and related events.
The civil case remains active. Most recently, in July 2026, the City of Charlotte asked the court to dismiss or substantially restrict the claims before trial. Evidence discussed at the hearing included the officers' own statements, police radio traffic and the video recordings. The judge declined to immediately dispose of the case and allowed additional briefing, leaving Webb's family's claims alive.
The later evidence therefore materially changes the original framing of Webb's death. What began as an attempted police stop over an allegedly obscured license plate developed into a pursuit through rush-hour traffic; police recordings indicate supervisory concern about the chase; Earl and Lerlo continued after the Jeep through residential streets; the Jeep subsequently entered Statesville Road in the wrong direction and crashed head-on into the car carrying Webb. CMPD's own officers were recorded questioning the pursuit afterward, the department reportedly suspended Earl and Lerlo, and Webb's family is continuing to seek civil accountability from both officers and the city.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Adam Earl was a CMPD officer assigned to the encounter and pursuit that preceded Webb's fatal crash. Public City of Charlotte employment records show Earl working for the city beginning by 2020 and continuing through at least 2024. Webb's lawsuit alleges that CMPD suspended Earl following the pursuit. The later body-camera release documents Earl and Lerlo's participation and captures other CMPD personnel criticizing their actions immediately after the collision.
Matthew-Ryan Lerlo was Earl's partner during the pursuit and is likewise individually named as a defendant in Webb's wrongful-death lawsuit. The complaint alleges that CMPD suspended Lerlo over the pursuit and related conduct. Current professional records continue to associate Lerlo with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/judge-allows-lawsuit-to-proceed-in-fatal-cmpd-pursuit-crash/275-e814f534-38e3-4ca6-bfdc-630f7a71c547
https://www.wbtv.com/2024/01/18/cmpd-officers-city-sued-after-2022-charlotte-chase-kills-mother-injures-2/
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/lawsuit-filed-by-estate-woman-killed-by-cmpd-chase-suspect/S6ZOHKEBE5CDFNZHSDNZR5ZXP4/
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article308510320.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rogue-cmpd-pursuit-led-tragic-160848479.html
https://www.charlottealertsnews.com/news/woman-killed-in-head-on-collision-other-car-was-running-from-cops/
https://www.charlottealertsnews.com/news/video-woman-killed-in-head-on-collision-while-suspect-gets-in-chase-with-police/
Benjamin Todd Wilber
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/30/2022
Location : hite Pole Road at Juniper Avenue, approximately two miles west of Casey
City : Guthrie County
County : Guthrie
State : Iowa
Agency : Adair County Sheriff’s Office; Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office; Iowa State Patrol
Officer(s) : Todd Thorn; initiating Adair County deputy Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver (motorcyclist) killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/30/2022, 30-year-old Benjamin Todd Wilber was killed when his motorcycle collided with a Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office pickup positioned at an intersection to assist an Adair County deputy who was pursuing him. The pursuit began after what initially was a welfare check on Wilber, who had stopped his motorcycle on an Interstate 80 overpass and appeared to the deputy to be slumped over.
Shortly after midnight, an Adair County sheriff’s deputy was patrolling near Adair-Madison Avenue and the Interstate 80 interchange at mile marker 97 when the deputy saw a motorcycle parked on the shoulder of the overpass. Wilber was sitting on the motorcycle and appeared slumped over, prompting the deputy to stop to check on him.
Wilber told the deputy he was cold and had stopped to rest or warm up. There was no confrontation during the welfare check. The deputy returned to the patrol vehicle and ran the license plate displayed on the motorcycle. The check indicated that the 2013 Harley-Davidson had been reported stolen in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
By the time the deputy received that information, Wilber had returned to Interstate 80 and was traveling west. The deputy caught up and attempted a traffic stop using emergency lights and siren. Wilber continued driving west and exited Interstate 80 at Adair.
Police continued pursuing Wilber north from Adair into Guthrie County. Wilber subsequently traveled east toward Casey on White Pole Road. The publicly available reporting does not provide the pursuit's maximum speed, total duration, exact distance, or whether a supervisor evaluated whether it should continue.
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Thorn was called to assist with the pursuit. Thorn positioned his department-issued 2021 Chevrolet Silverado at the intersection of White Pole Road and Juniper Avenue. According to the Iowa State Patrol crash account, Thorn's pickup was stopped on Juniper Avenue on the south side of the intersection and facing north.
At approximately 12:32 a.m., Wilber approached the intersection traveling east on White Pole Road. His motorcycle veered south and struck the rear driver's side of Thorn's sheriff's vehicle.
The collision threw Wilber from the motorcycle. He landed in the southeast ditch and died from his injuries. Thorn was not physically injured.
The Iowa State Patrol investigated the fatal collision. Its initial findings identified Wilber, documented the positioning of Thorn's sheriff's vehicle and established that the motorcycle physically struck the police vehicle while an Adair County deputy was pursuing Wilber.
Later information released by the Adair County Sheriff’s Office supplied important context missing from the first reports: police did not initially encounter Wilber because they were investigating a crime or conducting a traffic stop. The encounter began when a deputy stopped to check on a motorcyclist who appeared to be slumped over and potentially in need of assistance. The pursuit began only after the deputy subsequently checked the motorcycle's plate and received information that it had been reported stolen.
Wilber was from Mora, Minnesota. He was born 11/26/1991 and worked as a welder. His family described him as an avid fisherman and outdoorsman who enjoyed animals, gaming, bonfires and spending time with family and friends. He left behind his parents and two brothers.
Friends remembered Wilber for his humor and willingness to help people, describing him as someone who listened when others were struggling and tried to cheer them up. His family emphasized that his relationships with family and friends were central to his life.
No later civil lawsuit, settlement, disciplinary proceeding, publicly released pursuit-policy review or finding of wrongdoing by either sheriff's department was located in the subsequent public record. The available later reporting also does not identify the Adair County deputy who initiated and conducted the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Thorn, 52, was identified by the Iowa State Patrol as the deputy positioned at White Pole Road and Juniper Avenue to assist with the pursuit. Thorn was sitting in the department's 2021 Chevrolet Silverado when Wilber's motorcycle struck the rear driver's side of the police vehicle.
The Adair County deputy who initiated the attempted stop and pursued Wilber has not been publicly identified in the records located for this update.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.radioiowa.com/2022/08/30/motorcycle-driver-dies-in-guthrie-county-crash-trying-to-flee-deputies/
https://westerniowatoday.com/2022/08/30/minnesota-man-dies-in-a-motorcycle-pursuit-crash-in-guthrie-county/
https://westerniowatoday.com/2022/08/30/adair-county-sheriffs-office-releases-more-details-on-a-pursuit-that-ended-in-a-fatal-crash-in-guthrie-county/
https://www.startribune.com/motorcyclist-from-minnesota-dies-in-crash-while-fleeing-deputy-in-iowa/600202604/
https://www.1380kcim.com/2022/08/30/minnesota-man-killed-after-crashing-motorcycle-while-fleeing-from-police-tuesday-morning/
https://wjon.com/mora-man-killed-in-motorcycle-crash-during-police-chase-in-iowa/
https://beyondthedash.com/obituary/benjamin-wilber-1086166230/
Hector “Tito” Ruiz
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/30/2022
Location : New York Avenue and East Arkansas Lane
City : Arlington
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Arlington Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/27/2022, 37-year-old Hector “Tito” Ruiz-Diaz was killed when a vehicle Arlington Police Department officers were pursuing crashed into traffic at New York Avenue and East Arkansas Lane. Ruiz-Diaz had no involvement in the police encounter. He and a friend had gone out to find a cake for the friend’s daughter’s quinceañera when the pursuit reached the intersection and the pursued vehicle crashed into six vehicles. Later court proceedings identified Ruiz-Diaz by his full surname, established additional details about the pursuit, and ended in 2024 with the pursued driver receiving a 50-year prison sentence.
Arlington police were attempting to arrest a man who was wanted in connection with multiple armed robberies. According to a later search-warrant affidavit, officers located his vehicle and attempted to stop and arrest him. When he continued driving away at high speed, Arlington police pursued.
The pursuit continued into southeast Arlington toward the heavily traveled intersection of New York Avenue and East Arkansas Lane. Arlington police later emphasized that the pursuit had been relatively short, but its duration did not prevent it from ending in a major multi-vehicle collision involving people who had nothing to do with the police operation.
At New York Avenue and Arkansas Lane, the pursued vehicle entered the intersection against a red traffic signal and crashed into vehicles that were stopped there. The collision ultimately involved six other vehicles. Ruiz-Diaz’s vehicle overturned, and he was killed.
The scale of the crash was substantially greater than the earliest accounts of Ruiz-Diaz’s death conveyed. Later criminal proceedings established that 14 additional people were injured in the collision. Ruiz-Diaz was the only person killed.
Ruiz-Diaz was not simply an unidentified motorist caught in the collision. Friends knew him as “Tito.” He was born in Mexico and was one of 11 siblings. He worked at an Arlington collision center, where he had developed close relationships with his coworkers and regarded them as family. Friends and relatives remembered him as caring, helpful, playful and direct.
The circumstances of his final trip were especially ordinary. Ruiz-Diaz and his friend Flores were looking for a cake for Flores’s daughter’s quinceañera when the police pursuit entered their path. After Ruiz-Diaz was killed, his family faced significant financial difficulty, and his body was returned to Mexico for burial.
The case subsequently produced a much more substantial criminal record than was available when Ruiz-Diaz was killed. Prosecutors charged the pursued driver with murder, evading arrest causing serious bodily injury and offenses associated with the robberies that had prompted police to seek his arrest.
In August 2024, nearly two years after Ruiz-Diaz’s death, the pursued driver pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing Ruiz-Diaz and injuring the other motorists. The guilty plea encompassed murder, robbery charges and evading arrest causing serious bodily injury.
The later prosecution therefore firmly established several details missing from the initial reporting: Ruiz-Diaz’s full name was Hector Ruiz-Diaz, rather than simply Hector or “Tito” Ruiz; he was 37; the pursuit occurred on 08/27/2022, not 08/30/2022 as some database entries have recorded; the pursued vehicle crashed into six vehicles; Ruiz-Diaz’s vehicle overturned; and 14 other people were injured.
Arlington Police Department’s own 2022 pursuit analysis provides additional context for the department’s pursuit practices that year. APD officers conducted 63 vehicle pursuits during 2022, 43 of them initiated for suspected felony offenses. Thirteen pursuits — 20.6% of all APD pursuits that year — ended in collisions. The department reported that each pursuit was required to be documented and reviewed by a supervisor under General Order 402.03.
The same report shows that supervisors ordered officers to terminate 18 pursuits during 2022, while officers independently terminated another 17. Those figures establish that terminating an active pursuit was an established and regularly used option within Arlington police operations that year.
No later civil wrongful-death lawsuit, settlement or publicly released disciplinary finding concerning the officers who pursued the vehicle was located during this update. The subsequent public record concentrates overwhelmingly on prosecuting the pursued driver rather than evaluating the police decision-making that preceded the fatal collision.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Arlington Police Department officers who initiated and participated in the pursuit that preceded Ruiz-Diaz’s death have not been publicly identified in the records located for this update.
SOURCE LINKS :
Jeremy Scott Baumer Jr.
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/29/2022
Location : West River Drive near Fairmount Street
City : Davenport
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : Iowa State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/26/2022, 20-year-old Jeremy Scott Baumer Jr. was killed after an Iowa State Patrol pursuit of his motorcycle reached speeds exceeding 100 mph on West River Drive in Davenport and ended when Baumer's motorcycle crashed into the rear of a Ford Fusion near Fairmount Street. Baumer was transported to a Davenport hospital and pronounced dead.
The crash occurred at approximately 9:55 p.m. Baumer was riding eastbound on West River Drive while Iowa State Patrol troopers pursued him. State Patrol specifically acknowledged that speeds during the pursuit exceeded 100 mph.
Near Fairmount Street, Baumer's motorcycle struck the rear of a white Ford Fusion. The woman driving the Ford sustained minor injuries and declined medical treatment. She was the only person in the car. Baumer suffered fatal injuries and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
One of the most significant unresolved facts is why Iowa State Patrol initiated or continued a pursuit exceeding 100 mph in the first place. In its report several days after Baumer's death, KWQC specifically stated that troopers had not disclosed why they were pursuing him and that the station had contacted State Patrol seeking additional information.
A search for later reporting, court records and other follow-up did not locate a subsequent public explanation establishing the initiating reason for the pursuit. I also did not locate a publicly released pursuit report identifying the trooper, the pursuit's total duration or distance, the maximum recorded speed beyond the acknowledgement that it exceeded 100 mph, whether a supervisor authorized or monitored it, or whether police considered terminating it before the fatal collision.
The date in the original source can also cause confusion because the identification story was published on August 29 and described the crash as having occurred the previous Friday. Baumer actually died on 08/26/2022, which is independently confirmed by his funeral-home record.Baumer had recently begun working at Deere & Company Davenport Works. Motorcycles were not merely incidental to the night he died; riding motorcycles was one of his principal interests, along with fishing. He also worked alongside his family at J&M Displays, helping with fireworks at community events.
He left behind his father and stepmother, mother, sister, half-brothers, step-siblings, grandfather and extended family. His family requested that memorial contributions be made to the Humane Society of Scott County. He was buried at Maysville Cemetery following his funeral on 09/06/2022.
No subsequent civil lawsuit, settlement, criminal prosecution, publicly disclosed disciplinary action or completed public investigation explaining the decision to pursue Baumer at more than 100 mph was located during this update. Consequently, the most important question left unanswered by the original reporting remains unanswered in the later public record: what prompted Iowa State Patrol to initiate and maintain the high-speed pursuit that preceded Baumer's death.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Iowa State Patrol trooper or troopers who initiated and participated in the pursuit have not been publicly identified in the records located for this update.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kwqc.com/2022/08/29/troopers-identify-man-killed-after-vehicle-chase-ends-davenport-crash/
https://www.hmdfuneralhome.com/obituaries/jeremy-baumer-jr
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/29/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Kalamazoo
County : Kalamazoo
State : Michigan
Agency : Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/29/2022, an unidentified driver was killed after Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers pursued a vehicle police believed had been stolen through Kalamazoo. The pursuit ended when the vehicle crashed with enough force to split a utility pole in half. Two passengers in the vehicle survived with injuries.
Kalamazoo police said officers encountered the vehicle and determined or believed that it had been stolen. Officers attempted to stop it, and when the driver continued driving away, police pursued. The publicly available reporting does not establish what circumstances led officers to locate the vehicle, how police determined it was stolen, or whether police were investigating any offense beyond possession of the allegedly stolen vehicle.
During the pursuit, the driver lost control and crashed into a utility pole. The impact broke the pole in half and caused extensive damage to the vehicle. The driver was killed, while two passengers were injured.
The original reporting did not disclose the speed of the police pursuit, its duration or distance, whether supervisors authorized or monitored it, whether officers considered terminating it, or how closely pursuing police vehicles were following immediately before the crash.
The identity of the person killed was not released in the original reporting. A search for subsequent reporting and later publicly indexed records did not locate a reliable later identification of the driver. Age, gender and race therefore remain Unknown rather than being inferred.
The two surviving passengers likewise were not identified in the reporting located for this update. Because they survived, they do not require separate fatality entries in the database.
The later public record remains extremely limited. No subsequent civil lawsuit, settlement, disciplinary proceeding, publicly released internal investigation, pursuit review, dash-camera footage or detailed reconstruction of the police pursuit was located. Most importantly, no later source located for this update identifies the driver or explains the police decision to continue the pursuit through Kalamazoo before the fatal crash.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers who initiated and participated in the pursuit have not been publicly identified in the records located for this update.
SOURCE LINKS :
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/29/2022
Location : East Baseline Road near South Oak Avenue
City : Everett Township
County : Newaygo
State : Michigan
Agency : Newaygo County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Undersheriff Chad Palmiter
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/29/2022, an unidentified man was killed when Newaygo County Undersheriff Chad Palmiter pursued a red Dodge Charger along East Baseline Road following a report of shots fired at a residence in Wilcox Township. The pursuit ended east of South Oak Avenue when the Charger crossed the centerline, left the roadway and crashed into a tree. The driver died at the scene.
Newaygo County sheriff’s deputies had initially been dispatched to a Wilcox Township residence for a report of shots fired. Police were given a description of a red Dodge Charger allegedly connected to the shooting. The publicly available accounts do not provide further details about the reported gunfire, including whether anyone was injured, what had occurred at the residence, or what evidence connected the Charger or its driver to the shooting.
Palmiter spotted a red Dodge Charger traveling east on Baseline Road. According to the sheriff’s office, he followed the vehicle and determined that it was the vehicle police were seeking. Palmiter then activated his emergency lights and siren in an attempt to stop the driver.
When the driver continued eastbound, Palmiter pursued. The available reports do not disclose the pursuit's speed, duration or total distance, how closely Palmiter followed the Charger, whether a supervisor monitored the pursuit, or whether termination of the pursuit was considered.
East of South Oak Avenue, the Charger crossed the centerline, traveled off the roadway and struck a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Michigan State Police subsequently said Palmiter’s patrol vehicle did not physically collide with the Charger.
The Michigan State Police Hart Post and a Sixth District accident reconstruction specialist were called to investigate the fatal crash.
The driver's identity was initially withheld pending notification of family. A search for subsequent reporting and later publicly indexed records did not locate a reliable later identification. His age and race likewise remain undocumented in the sources located and therefore are listed as Unknown.
The later public record remains extremely limited. No publicly accessible final accident-reconstruction report, pursuit review, dash-camera footage, civil lawsuit, settlement or disciplinary finding concerning Palmiter's decision to pursue was located. The original reporting also leaves unanswered the precise basis on which Palmiter determined that the Charger he encountered was the same vehicle associated with the shots-fired complaint.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Chad Palmiter was the Newaygo County undersheriff and was specifically identified as the officer who located the Charger, attempted the traffic stop and pursued the driver before the fatal crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.woodtv.com/news/newaygo-county/car-chase-leads-to-crash-near-white-cloud/
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/newaygo-police-chase-ends-in-deadly-crash/69-51fe2e0f-918b-4287-bf13-0bacc900fd7d
https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Police-Pursuit-Fatal-Newaygo-County-17405762.php
https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/suspect-dies-after-crashing-into-tree-while-fleeing-msp
Luis Hernandez
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/26/2022
Location : William Penn Highway and Graham Boulevard
City : Monroeville
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Monroeville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/26/2022, 39-year-old Luis Hernandez was killed while riding his mini motorbike home from work when a vehicle being pursued by Monroeville Police Department officers struck him at William Penn Highway and Graham Boulevard in Wilkinsburg. Hernandez was an uninvolved bystander and father of three children.
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Monroeville police initiated the pursuit at approximately 7:54 p.m. after attempting to stop a driver because police knew he had outstanding felony arrest warrants. When the driver continued away, Monroeville officers pursued east along William Penn Highway through multiple municipalities toward Wilkinsburg. Because Hernandez was the uninvolved person killed, the pursued driver's identity is omitted from this report.
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Later court records substantially expanded what was known about the pursuit. According to the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Hernandez's family, police continued the pursuit at speeds reaching approximately 107 mph as it traveled from Monroeville through Churchill and into Wilkinsburg on a Friday evening.
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Hernandez was traveling on his mini motorbike near William Penn Highway and Graham Boulevard when the pursued vehicle struck him. Some Monroeville officers stopped after the collision to render assistance. Hernandez was transported to a hospital but died from his injuries.
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The pursued vehicle continued away after the fatal collision. Police subsequently located the driver near his residence. The later criminal case resulted in guilty pleas including homicide by vehicle and aggravated assault, and the driver received a sentence of 17 to 34 years in state prison.
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Hernandez's family maintained from shortly after his death that police shared responsibility for creating the circumstances that killed him. His aunt, Evelyn Hernandez, questioned why officers pursued at extreme speeds across multiple municipalities when police knew the person they were seeking and where he lived.
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In 2024, Hernandez's family filed a federal wrongful-death lawsuit against Monroeville, its police department, Police Chief Doug Cole and several officers. The lawsuit alleges that police unlawfully continued a dangerous high-speed pursuit that violated established model pursuit policies and unnecessarily endangered the public.
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Body-camera footage obtained in connection with the case revealed that officers themselves discussed the permissiveness of Monroeville's pursuit policy. In one recording, an officer described the department's pursuit policy as comparatively lenient.
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More significantly, body-camera footage captured Chief Doug Cole acknowledging after Hernandez was struck that he had considered terminating the pursuit. Cole told an officer that he had thought about calling the pursuing officers off. The officer responded that he had considered the same thing but indicated that traffic had not initially appeared severe. Neither terminated the pursuit before it reached Wilkinsburg and Hernandez was struck.
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The family's attorney argued that the pursuit should never have occurred at speeds exceeding 100 mph because police knew the identity and residence of the person they wanted to arrest and therefore had alternatives to an extended high-speed pursuit through populated communities. The lawsuit alleges that the police decision to continue pursuing created the danger that resulted in Hernandez's death.
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Hernandez was returning home from work when he was killed. He left three children. His family described his death as the loss of an innocent person whose ordinary commute home intersected with a police pursuit in which he had no involvement.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
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The publicly available reporting on the federal lawsuit identifies Police Chief Doug Cole as a defendant and confirms that several Monroeville officers were also sued over the pursuit. The news records located do not reliably identify each pursuing officer by name. Cole's own recorded comments establish that he was monitoring the pursuit and considered ordering officers to terminate it before Hernandez was killed.
The Hernandez litigation also raised broader questions about Monroeville's pursuit practices. In August 2024, Monroeville officers were involved in another high-speed pursuit originating from a minor traffic violation that culminated in a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus crashing into a house in Homewood. The Hernandez family's attorney cited that subsequent incident while arguing that Monroeville's pursuit policy required reform.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/monroeville-police-department-lawsuit/
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https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/deadly-hit-and-run-in-wilkinsburg-ends-in-shots-fired-suspect-taken-into-custody/
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https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-after-fatal-hit-run-wilkinsburg/3KRIXZP3OZBDRJSRULQBI5AANY/
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https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/new-charges-filed-deadly-crash-during-police-chase-wilkinsburg/TLGWRXTDLVFELJIFCIK4BKW23Y/
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https://www.wtae.com/article/monroeville-police-chase-lawsuit/62267375
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https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/family-innocent-man-killed-2022-crash-caused-by-police-chase-wilkinsburg-files-lawsuit/FXA4LHSYZZEFBFRGIE4RV5BSNU/
Brian Z. Heath
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/26/2022
Location : Old Savannah Road near Roselle Street
City : Augusta
County : Richmond
State : Georgia
Agency : Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/26/2022, 28-year-old Brian Z. Heath of Aiken, South Carolina, was killed when a Chrysler 300 being pursued by Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies crossed into his lane and struck his Nissan Versa head-on on Old Savannah Road near Roselle Street in Augusta. Heath was an uninvolved driver returning from work and had no connection to the police pursuit.
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The pursuit began at approximately 7:40 p.m. when a Richmond County deputy attempted to stop the Chrysler at East Boundary and East Walker streets for failure to maintain lane, a misdemeanor traffic offense. The driver continued driving away while the deputy pursued. The Chrysler reached speeds exceeding 100 mph.
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Records associated with the case listed additional traffic offenses including driving too fast for conditions, an open-container violation, failure to wear a seat belt, driving on the wrong side of the roadway, an expired tag, failure to provide proof of insurance and driving under the influence. The immediate reason reported for the deputy's attempted stop, however, was failure to maintain lane.
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The pursuit continued along Old Savannah Road. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the Chrysler vaulted over a railroad crossing near Roselle Street, causing the driver to lose control. The Chrysler crossed into the opposite lane and struck Heath’s Nissan Versa head-on.
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The collision caused extensive damage and trapped Heath inside his vehicle. Emergency personnel extricated him, but Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen pronounced him dead at the scene at 9:40 p.m. The driver of the pursued Chrysler suffered serious injuries and was transported to Augusta University Medical Center.
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Because Heath was an uninvolved bystander, the pursued driver's identity is omitted from this report. Authorities later charged the driver with murder, homicide by vehicle, fleeing police, DUI and multiple traffic offenses. Investigators reported finding opened beer cans in the Chrysler, and authorities said the driver admitted consuming alcohol and marijuana before driving.
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Heath’s sisters questioned why deputies continued a pursuit at more than 100 mph over what began as a traffic stop. One sister specifically raised concerns about police continuing the pursuit while oncoming motorists were using the narrow roadway. Because the fatal crash occurred during a police pursuit, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office asked the Georgia State Patrol to conduct an independent crash investigation.
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The case also prompted scrutiny of Richmond County’s pursuit policy. Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council official Chris Harvey explained that officers engaged in pursuits must exercise due regard for public safety and illustrated the principle by noting that extreme-speed pursuit would not be justified for a trivial underlying violation. Richmond County policy left the decision to initiate a pursuit to the individual deputy.
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Heath had just gotten off work at Kimberly-Clark and was driving in Augusta when the pursued vehicle entered his lane. His family described him as a loving brother and uncle. His obituary identifies his full name as Brian Z. Heath and confirms that he died at age 28 on 08/26/2022.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
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The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputy who initiated the pursuit and the other deputies who participated were not identified in the public records located.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/crime/aiken-man-killed-in-richmond-county-high-speed-chase-augusta-man-charged-with-murder/article_cb758d98-27cd-11ed-9922-0716ea2295bf.html
https://www.wrdw.com/2022/08/27/high-speed-chase-results-two-vehicle-collision/
https://www.wrdw.com/2022/08/29/1-driver-dead-1-jail-family-mourning-after-augusta-chase/
https://augustacrime.com/murder-charge-augusta-felon-was-drunk-high-during-deadly-police-pursuit/
https://augustacrime.com/sisters-of-innocent-driver-killed-in-deadly-augusta-pursuit-call-for-justice/
https://obits.postandcourier.com/us/obituaries/aikenstandard/name/brian-heath-obituary?id=36381325
Heather Marie Dahlberg
Age :46
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 08/23/2022
Location : Dellwood Street South and 11th Avenue SW
City : Cambridge
County : Isanti
State : Minnesota
Agency : Isanti County SO, Isanti PD, Minnesota State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/20/2022, 46-year-old Heather Marie Dahlberg was critically injured during a Cambridge Police Department pursuit that ended when the vehicle in which she was riding crashed into a tree and caught fire at Dellwood Street South and 11th Avenue SW in Cambridge. Dahlberg subsequently died from her injuries on 08/23/2022.
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The reason police initiated the encounter was a driver's-license issue discovered after an officer saw the vehicle leaving Cambridge City Park after hours. At approximately 11:37 p.m., the officer was patrolling the park when he saw the vehicle leaving and ran its license plate. The check showed that the vehicle's registered owner had a canceled driver's license.
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The officer attempted to stop the vehicle at 2nd Avenue SW and Fern Street South. As the officer approached, the driver drove away. At approximately 11:38 p.m., the officer began pursuing as the vehicle rapidly accelerated south on Fern Street.
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According to the Cambridge Police Department, the officer lost sight of the vehicle as it rounded the corner near Cambridge Medical Center. Police reported that the officer terminated the pursuit at approximately 11:39 p.m. and radioed dispatch that the pursuit had been discontinued. The active pursuit therefore lasted approximately one minute.
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A short time later, while driving south on Dellwood Street South, the officer encountered the vehicle after it had crashed into a tree at Dellwood Street South and 11th Avenue SW. The vehicle had extensive front-end damage and was visibly on fire. Both the driver and Dahlberg remained trapped inside and required extrication.
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Cambridge Fire Department personnel responded and extricated both people from the burning vehicle. Dahlberg survived the initial crash but died from her injuries three days later.
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The initiating reason for this fatal pursuit was therefore that a license-plate check showed the vehicle's registered owner had a canceled driver's license after the officer observed the vehicle leaving a city park after hours. The fleeing conduct occurred only after the officer attempted the traffic stop.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
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The Cambridge Police Department officer who initiated the traffic stop and pursuit was not publicly identified in the records located.
SOURCE LINKS :
Angel Lopez
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/21/2022
Location : Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue
City : Long Island City
County : Queens Borough
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Niketas Janios; Marya Cardona Quintero
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/19/2022, 22-year-old Angel Lopez was killed when the ATV he was driving crashed into a tractor-trailer near Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue in Long Island City during an encounter involving New York Police Department officers. His passenger and friend, 18-year-old Jeremy Rosario, was also killed. The New York Attorney General's Office records both deaths as occurring on 08/19/2022 and classifies the incident as vehicular.
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The police encounter began over the operation of an ATV on city streets rather than a reported violent crime. Subsequent reporting on New York police pursuits categorized the initiating matter as an equipment violation. ATVs are prohibited from operation on New York City streets.
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Lopez was driving the ATV with Rosario as his passenger when NYPD Officers Niketas Janios and Marya Cardona Quintero encountered them. Family members and a friend riding alongside Lopez and Rosario said the officers pursued the ATV. The witness was adamant that police were chasing the two young men immediately before the fatal crash.
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During the encounter, Lopez drove the ATV against traffic near Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South. The ATV collided with a tractor-trailer. Lopez and Rosario suffered catastrophic injuries and died. Neither was wearing a helmet.
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The NYPD initially did not publicly characterize the incident as a police pursuit. After questions arose about the officers' actions, the department opened an investigation into whether Janios and Cardona Quintero had pursued the ATV in violation of department policy. Both officers were removed from regular enforcement duties and placed on modified duty while the circumstances of the crash were investigated.
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NYPD policy in effect at the time required officers to terminate a vehicle pursuit when the risks created by continuing the chase outweighed the danger posed by allowing the person being pursued to escape immediate apprehension. Lopez's family acknowledged that he had been illegally operating the ATV but argued that the violation did not justify a police pursuit that ended with two young men dead.
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The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation received the case because the deaths occurred following an encounter with police. The Attorney General's official annual report identifies the victims as Angel Lopez, 22, and Jeremy Rosario, 18, both Latino/Hispanic men, correcting early news reports that identified Rosario as Jeremy Ramos.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
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Niketas Janios and Marya Cardona Quintero were the NYPD officers associated with the encounter and subsequent investigation into whether a prohibited or improper pursuit contributed to the fatal crash. Both were placed on modified duty following the deaths.
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SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/nyregion/fatal-crash-queens-nypd.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-investigating-possible-police-chase-involving-illegal-atv-after-2-men-killed/
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2022_osi_annual_report.pdf
https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2024/police-pursuits/
Jeremy Ramos
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/21/2022
Location : Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue
City : New York
County : Queens Borough
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Niketas Janios, Marya Cardona Quintero
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/19/2022, 18-year-old Jeremy Rosario was killed when an ATV driven by his friend, 22-year-old Angel Lopez, crashed into a tractor-trailer near Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue in Long Island City during an encounter involving New York Police Department officers. The New York Attorney General's Office identifies Rosario and Lopez as the two men who died and classifies the incident as vehicular.
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Rosario was the passenger and was not driving the ATV. The police encounter originated over the operation of the ATV on city streets rather than a reported violent crime. Subsequent reporting examining New York police pursuits categorized the initiating matter as an equipment violation.
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Family members and a friend who was riding alongside Lopez and Rosario said NYPD officers were pursuing the ATV immediately before the collision. The NYPD subsequently acknowledged that it was investigating whether two officers had in fact chased the ATV.
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During the encounter, the ATV traveled against traffic near Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South and collided with a tractor-trailer. Both Lopez and Rosario suffered catastrophic injuries and died. Neither young man was wearing a helmet.
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The NYPD placed Officers Niketas Janios and Marya Cardona Quintero on modified duty while investigating their actions and whether their pursuit contributed to the crash. The department's pursuit policy required officers to terminate a chase when the danger created by continuing outweighed the danger posed by allowing immediate escape.
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Rosario's status as the passenger is significant because he was not controlling the ATV during the police encounter. He died as the passenger during the same pursuit-related crash that killed Lopez.
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Early news coverage identified Rosario as "Jeremy Ramos," apparently based on information provided by family members immediately after the crash. The New York Attorney General's subsequent official record identifies him as Jeremy Rosario, age 18, Hispanic, and records his death on 08/19/2022.
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The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation received the case for review because the two deaths followed an encounter with NYPD officers. The Attorney General's annual report lists Lopez and Rosario together as the two deaths arising from the Queens NYPD vehicular incident.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
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Niketas Janios and Marya Cardona Quintero were the NYPD officers associated with the encounter and subsequent investigation into whether a police pursuit contributed to the fatal crash. Both officers were placed on modified duty following the deaths.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/nyregion/fatal-crash-queens-nypd.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-investigating-possible-police-chase-involving-illegal-atv-after-2-men-killed/
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2022_osi_annual_report.pdf
https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2024/police-pursuits/
Janisha Janay Harris
Age :35
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/19/2022
Location : Manchester Avenue and South Broadway
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/19/2022, 35-year-old Janisha Janay Harris was killed when a speeding Cadillac being pursued by Los Angeles Police Department officers ran a red light and crashed into the BMW in which Harris and 38-year-old Jamarae Keyes were traveling at Manchester Avenue and South Broadway in South Los Angeles. Harris and Keyes were uninvolved in the police encounter and were on their way home from work.
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The encounter began at approximately 4:15 a.m. when officers from LAPD's 77th Street Station observed a Cadillac traveling at high speed and attempted a traffic stop for speeding. The Cadillac continued driving away while police followed. Although the people inside the Cadillac were later linked to burglaries in Camarillo and Moorpark, the LAPD's account indicates that officers initially attempted to stop the vehicle because they observed it speeding, not because they were then pursuing it for those burglaries.
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Dash-camera video later showed the police vehicle following the Cadillac at high speed for approximately 80 seconds. The officers eventually turned off their emergency lights and siren, but did so only seconds before the fatal collision. LAPD separately stated that the formally designated pursuit lasted 15 seconds before officers disengaged.
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The Cadillac continued at high speed and entered the intersection of Manchester Avenue and South Broadway against a red light, striking the BMW occupied by Harris and Keyes. The impact pushed their vehicle into a semitruck and produced a multi-vehicle collision. Harris and Keyes were both killed.
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The Cadillac contained four people. Three were taken into custody following the crash. Police identified the driver as 20-year-old Matthew Sutton, who fled on foot after the collision but was subsequently arrested. LAPD later reported that Sutton had an active burglary warrant and that the four people in the Cadillac were implicated in a series of burglaries in Camarillo and Moorpark.
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LAPD initially publicly denied that a police pursuit had occurred. After additional review, however, an LAPD report acknowledged that officers had pursued the Cadillac. The department's own collision report stated that the 77th Street patrol unit had been in pursuit, while LAPD subsequently maintained that officers disengaged shortly before the collision.
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The discrepancy generated accusations from Harris's and Keyes's families that LAPD had attempted to minimize its role in the deaths. After demands from the families and their attorney, Police Chief Michel Moore ordered release of the dash-camera and body-worn-camera footage. The video showed the high-speed police pursuit and that the emergency lights and siren were turned off only seconds before the crash.
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Harris was the mother of two children. Her family and Keyes's family subsequently announced plans for wrongful-death litigation against LAPD and the City of Los Angeles, alleging that the police pursuit contributed to the collision that killed them.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-31/lapd-pursuit-police-shut-lights-off-only-5-seconds-before-crash
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lapd-admits-crash-that-killed-2-innocent-victims-occurred-during-police-pursuit/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-26/officers-were-chasing-motorist-at-time-of-deadly-crash-lapd-report-says
https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/traffic-collision-investigation-nr22245km/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/families-of-2-innocent-victims-killed-amid-lapd-pursuit-to-sue-department-and-city/