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On March 18, 2021, a Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop a 2008 Dodge Avenger driven by Stephanie T. Morton for speeding. Morton fled from the scene, and the pursuit led to the Dodge crashing head-on into a 2020 Ford pickup truck driven by Kenneth E. Crosby Jr.. The Dodge caught fire, resulting in the deaths of both Stephanie T. Morton and her passenger, Tia O. Porter. Morton was the driver of the fleeing vehicle and was killed in the crash.
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REASON FOR CHASE: A Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop Stephanie T. Morton for driving 80 mph in a posted 65 mph zone on northbound Interstate 95 near mile marker 127 in Spotsylvania County. Morton continued away from the attempted stop and the trooper pursued.
NARRATIVE:
On 03/18/2021, 46-year-old Stephanie T. Morton of Richmond was killed along with passenger Tia O. Porter, 26, and uninvolved driver Kenneth Crosby Jr., 61, when Morton's Dodge Avenger crashed after a Virginia State Police pursuit that began in Spotsylvania County and ended in Prince William County.

At approximately 4:33 p.m., a Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop Morton's 2008 Dodge Avenger on northbound Interstate 95 near mile marker 127 after observing the vehicle traveling 80 mph in a posted 65 mph zone. Morton continued away from the attempted stop and the trooper initiated a pursuit.

Within approximately two minutes, the trooper terminated the pursuit because of heavy northbound traffic. Morton continued north at high speed using the left shoulder of Interstate 95.

Virginia State Police troopers farther north positioned themselves for the approaching Dodge. When traffic conditions became lighter, troopers located Morton and initiated another pursuit. Police reported that Morton reached speeds of approximately 100 mph.

Morton entered the I-95 Express Lanes by crashing through three illuminated warning gates. The Express Lanes had been switched to carry southbound traffic for the evening commute, but Morton continued north into the opposing traffic. The pursuing trooper did not follow her into the Express Lanes.

At approximately mile marker 155 in Prince William County, Morton's northbound Dodge collided head-on with a southbound Ford Ranger driven by 61-year-old Kenneth Crosby Jr. The impact forced Crosby's pickup off the roadway and over a guardrail.

Two additional southbound vehicles then collided with Morton's Dodge, which caught fire. Morton died at the scene. Porter was ejected from the Dodge and also died at the scene. Crosby sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. Several occupants of the other vehicles were injured.

The 03/18/2021 Prince William County FARS entry documenting three fatalities corresponds with this Virginia State Police pursuit crash.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/three-killed-in-crash-on-interstate-95-in-prince-william-county/2021/03/18/4dc47dac-8858-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/3-dead-after-fiery-multi-vehicle-crash-in-prince-william-county
https://www.potomaclocal.com/2021/03/18/3-killed-in-fiery-crash-on-express-lanes-at-dale-city/

REASON FOR CHASE: A Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop the Dodge Avenger in which Tia O. Porter was a passenger after observing the vehicle traveling 80 mph in a posted 65 mph zone on northbound Interstate 95 near mile marker 127 in Spotsylvania County. Driver Stephanie T. Morton continued away from the attempted stop and the trooper pursued.
NARRATIVE:
On 03/18/2021, 26-year-old Tia O. Porter of Richmond was killed while riding as a passenger in a Dodge Avenger that crashed after a Virginia State Police pursuit. Driver Stephanie T. Morton, 46, and uninvolved driver Kenneth Crosby Jr., 61, were also killed.

At approximately 4:33 p.m., a Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop the Dodge on northbound Interstate 95 near mile marker 127 in Spotsylvania County for traveling 80 mph in a posted 65 mph zone. Morton continued away and the trooper pursued.

The trooper terminated the pursuit approximately two minutes later because of heavy traffic. Morton continued north using the left shoulder. Troopers positioned farther north subsequently encountered the Dodge and initiated another pursuit when traffic conditions were lighter.

Morton reached speeds of approximately 100 mph before entering the I-95 Express Lanes by crashing through three illuminated warning gates. The lanes were carrying southbound traffic, placing the Dodge in the wrong direction against approaching vehicles. State police did not follow the Dodge into the Express Lanes.

Near mile marker 155 in Prince William County, the Dodge struck Crosby's southbound Ford Ranger head-on. The impact sent the Ranger over a guardrail. Two other southbound vehicles subsequently collided with the Dodge, which caught fire.

Porter was ejected from the Dodge and died at the scene. Morton also died at the scene. Crosby was killed in the head-on collision. Other people involved in the multi-vehicle crash sustained injuries.

The 03/18/2021 Prince William County FARS entry documenting three fatalities corresponds with this Virginia State Police pursuit crash.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/three-killed-in-crash-on-interstate-95-in-prince-william-county/2021/03/18/4dc47dac-8858-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/3-dead-after-fiery-multi-vehicle-crash-in-prince-william-county
https://www.potomaclocal.com/2021/03/18/3-killed-in-fiery-crash-on-express-lanes-at-dale-city/

REASON FOR CHASE: Virginia State Police attempted to stop a Dodge Avenger driven by Stephanie T. Morton for traveling 80 mph in a posted 65 mph zone on northbound Interstate 95 near mile marker 127 in Spotsylvania County. Morton continued away and troopers pursued.
NARRATIVE:
On 03/18/2021, 61-year-old Kenneth Crosby Jr. of Dumfries was killed when a Dodge Avenger fleeing Virginia State Police traveled the wrong direction on the Interstate 95 Express Lanes and struck his Ford Ranger head-on in Prince William County. Crosby was an uninvolved motorist traveling southbound in the proper direction.

Crosby was a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who had served 24 years in the Marine Corps and later worked at the Pentagon for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He had left work shortly before the collision and was driving home to Dumfries.

At approximately 4:33 p.m., a Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop Morton's Dodge for traveling 80 mph in a posted 65 mph zone on northbound Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County. Morton continued away and a pursuit began.

The initial trooper terminated the pursuit after approximately two minutes because of heavy traffic. Morton continued north using the left shoulder. Troopers farther north subsequently encountered Morton and initiated another pursuit when traffic was lighter. Police reported that Morton reached approximately 100 mph.

Morton then crashed through three illuminated warning gates and entered the I-95 Express Lanes traveling north while the lanes were configured exclusively for southbound traffic. The pursuing state trooper did not enter the Express Lanes behind her.

Near mile marker 155, Morton's wrong-way Dodge collided head-on with Crosby's southbound Ford Ranger. The impact forced Crosby's pickup off the Express Lanes and over a guardrail. Crosby died at the scene.
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Morton and her passenger, 26-year-old Tia O. Porter, were also killed. Two additional southbound vehicles collided with the Dodge after the initial impact, causing the Dodge to catch fire. Other occupants sustained injuries.

The 03/18/2021 Prince William County FARS entry documenting three fatalities corresponds with this Virginia State Police pursuit crash.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/three-killed-in-crash-on-interstate-95-in-prince-william-county/2021/03/18/4dc47dac-8858-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/3-dead-after-fiery-multi-vehicle-crash-in-prince-william-county
https://www.potomaclocal.com/2021/03/18/3-killed-in-fiery-crash-on-express-lanes-at-dale-city/

Following multiple pursuits, 23-year-old Devawn Mitchell allegedly crashed into Steven A. Henry. Henry’s vehicle was struck from behind at a high rate of speed.

https://www.emporiagazette.com/free/article_2f10616e-8821-11eb-8460-0bd201c0f28c.html 

Around 6 a.m., a Chevrolet Equinox traveling south on South Bryant Boulevard exceeded the speed limit by 10 miles per hour. A police officer attempted to catch up, but the Chevrolet sped up and ran a red light, colliding with a tan-colored Explorer Sport Trac. Two teenagers, a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, were killed in the crash, along with a 12-year-old boy who was critically injured. The driver of the Chevrolet, Benjamin Elder, 24, was arrested on suspicion of accident involving death.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 3 Fatalities, 1 Injury

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaIvaW2nELQ

Around 6 a.m., a Chevrolet Equinox traveling south on South Bryant Boulevard exceeded the speed limit by 10 miles per hour. A police officer attempted to catch up, but the Chevrolet sped up and ran a red light, colliding with a tan-colored Explorer Sport Trac. Two teenagers, a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, were killed in the crash, along with a 12-year-old boy who was critically injured. The driver of the Chevrolet, Benjamin Elder, 24, was arrested on suspicion of accident involving death.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 3 Fatalities, 1 Injury

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaIvaW2nELQ

Around 6 a.m., a Chevrolet Equinox traveling south on South Bryant Boulevard exceeded the speed limit by 10 miles per hour. A police officer attempted to catch up, but the Chevrolet sped up and ran a red light, colliding with a tan-colored Explorer Sport Trac. Two teenagers, a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, were killed in the crash, along with a 12-year-old boy who was critically injured. The driver of the Chevrolet, Benjamin Elder, 24, was arrested on suspicion of accident involving death.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 3 Fatalities, 1 Injury

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaIvaW2nELQ

On 03/18/2021, Michael "Mike" Murphy, 22, and Joseph Bougie, 32, were killed when their BMW sedan crashed into a utility pole and tree near Sixth Street and Long Hill Road in Dover, New Hampshire. The vehicle was engulfed in flames following the crash. Dover Police had interacted with the individuals earlier, but officers stated they were not pursuing the vehicle at the time of the crash. Published evidence suggests Murphy and Bougie may have believed they were being pursued.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT
2 fatalities
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• https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/two-men-dead-in-fiery-crash-on-sixth-street-in-dover/article_65f99c6e-bf42-5a91-88f0-6a8e0c4d41d5.html
• https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2021/03/19/fiery-crash-sixth-street-dover-claims-two-lives/4731058001/
• https://www.fosters.com/story/news/local/2021/03/18/dover-car-accident-fatal-crash-leaves-two-dead/4742456001

On 03/18/2021, Joseph Bougie, 32, and Michael "Mike" Murphy, 22, were killed when their BMW sedan crashed into a utility pole and tree near Sixth Street and Long Hill Road in Dover, New Hampshire. The vehicle became engulfed in flames after the crash. Dover Police had interacted with the individuals earlier, but officers claimed they were no longer pursuing the vehicle at the time of the crash. Published evidence suggests Bougie and Murphy may have believed they were being pursued.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT
2 fatalities
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• https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/two-men-dead-in-fiery-crash-on-sixth-street-in-dover/article_65f99c6e-bf42-5a91-88f0-6a8e0c4d41d5.html
• https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2021/03/19/fiery-crash-sixth-street-dover-claims-two-lives/4731058001/
• https://www.fosters.com/story/news/local/2021/03/18/dover-car-accident-fatal-crash-leaves-two-dead/4742456001/

On 03/17/2021, at approximately 1: 45 a.m., officers from the Madison Heights Police Department began pursuing a vehicle without a license plate. The pursuit was terminated at the border of Royal Oak. Royal Oak Police Department officers then spotted the same vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the driver, SouhibZokari, did not stop. Police continued to chase west on 11 Mile Road with speeds exceeding 90 mph until Zokari lost control of his car and crashed into a light pole on the side, killing him.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/03/17/video-shows-high-speed-royal-oak-police-chase-crash-that-killed-18-year-old-driver/
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/suspect-dead-after-leading-100-mph-chase-through-royal-oak
https://www.clickondetroit.com/video/news/2021/03/17/dashcam-video-royal-oak-police-chase-ends-in-fatal-crash/

Francisco Arriaga, 47, was driving a 2012 Cadillac Escalade northbound on Summerhill Rd. when he failed to stop at a flashing red traffic light. Nash PD Officer Sostenes Sanchez, driving a 2011 Crown Victoria, was traveling westbound on New Boston Rd. and struck the passenger side of Arriaga’s SUV. The Escalade flipped onto its roof during the crash. Clarissa Arriaga, 45, a passenger in the vehicle, was killed. Three others, including Officer Sanchez, were injured in the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 Fatality, 4 Injuries

https://www.ktalnews.com/news/texarkana-news/nash-police-officer-injured-following-fatal-crash-in-texarkana/ 

On 03/16/2021, Utah County Sheriff’s deputy Joseph Richardson was driving his personal vehicle at a high rate of speed while responding to an unrelated incident when he crashed into the vehicle driven by 22 year old Joseph Spencer in Provo. Spencer was killed in the collision. Investigators later determined that Richardson was traveling well above the speed limit and was not responding to a call involving an immediate threat to life. Prosecutors charged Richardson with felony manslaughter in connection with Spencer’s death. In 2023, Richardson reached a plea deal in which the manslaughter charge was reduced to negligent homicide and held in abeyance, allowing him to avoid prison if conditions were met. Spencer’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county, citing reckless conduct and systemic failures in accountability.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/03/22/father-byu-student-killed/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/03/07/utah-county-officer/
https://universe.byu.edu/2022/03/23/father-of-late-byu-student-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit/
https://www.ksl.com/article/50129139/22-year-old-student-killed-in-provo-crash-was-hit-by-swat-member-headed-to-pleasant-grove-standoff
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/06/26/utah-county-deputy-reaches-plea/

On March 16, 2021, at approximately 8:27 a.m., Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers observed a green 2010 BMW 528 traveling westbound on Interstate 80 at 94 mph near Lordstown, Ohio. Troopers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver continued driving. Police escalated a chase that exceeded speeds of 100 mph and was temporarily halted during a construction zone. After the vehicle passed the construction area, the chase resumed.
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The vehicle continued onto State Route 8 South and then turned west onto Boston Mills Road. Due to the terrain, curved roads, and high speeds, troopers canceled the chase again. The vehicle veered off the left side of the road, struck a guardrail, rolled over, and came to rest partially down an embankment.
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Ramon Smith, 22, and Ari'onna Nevaeh Taylor, 16, were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other occupants sustained injuries and were transported to a local hospital.

https://www.wnewsj.com/2021/03/22/toledo-police-chase-ends-in-crash-teen-driver-killed-2-injured/?utm_

https://accidentdatacenter.com/us/ohio/youngstown-oh/lordstown/21/03/16/arionna-taylor-16-and-ramon-smith-22-dead-following-crash-ended-high-speed-chase-boston-mills-road
https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/police-pursuit-ends-when-pa-driver-crashes-ohio-2-passengers-killed/DSKSJV7MTZD53NM3VIZ36USEPM/

On March 16, 2021, at approximately 8:27 a.m., Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers observed a green 2010 BMW 528 traveling westbound on Interstate 80 at 94 mph near Lordstown, Ohio. Troopers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver continued driving. Police escalated a chase that exceeded speeds of 100 mph and was temporarily halted during a construction zone. After the vehicle passed the construction area, the chase resumed.
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The vehicle continued onto State Route 8 South and then turned west onto Boston Mills Road. Due to the terrain, curved roads, and high speeds, troopers allege they canceled the chase again. The vehicle then veered off the left side of the road, struck a guardrail, rolled over, and came to rest partially down an embankment.
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Ramon Smith, 22, and Ari'onna Nevaeh Taylor, 16, were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other occupants sustained injuries and were transported to a local hospital.

https://www.wnewsj.com/2021/03/22/toledo-police-chase-ends-in-crash-teen-driver-killed-2-injured/?utm_

https://accidentdatacenter.com/us/ohio/youngstown-oh/lordstown/21/03/16/arionna-taylor-16-and-ramon-smith-22-dead-following-crash-ended-high-speed-chase-boston-mills-road
https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/police-pursuit-ends-when-pa-driver-crashes-ohio-2-passengers-killed/DSKSJV7MTZD53NM3VIZ36USEPM/

On March 15, 2021, 86-year-old Lois Fay Simmons, a beloved grandmother, mother, and sister, had just left the Food Lion grocery store, where she had been shopping for her family. She was stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of US-1 and Tramway Road in Sanford when deputies initiated a high-speed chase of a teenage driver who refused to stop for a traffic stop.
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The deputies pursued the vehicle, exceeding 100 mph, with reports indicating that the chase reached 111 mph. As the pursuit approached the intersection, the fleeing teenager lost control of his vehicle, which became airborne and crashed into Simmons' car, killing her.

• https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/lee-county-high-speed-vehicle-chase-ends-with-three-arrests-involvement-from-numerous-law-enforcement-agencies-sheriff-says
• https://www.wral.com/story/murder-charge-filed-in-fatal-lee-county-crash-involving-man-fleeing-law-enforcement/19578959
• https://www.fox4now.com/estero/fhp-man-arrested-after-high-speed-chase-in-a-stolen-pickup-truck
• https://www.wrbl.com/news/crime/highspeed-chase-from-lee-county-ends-in-columbus
• https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/lee-county-high-speed-vehicle-chase-ends-with-three-arrests-involvement-from-numerous-law-enforcement-agencies-sheriff-says
• https://www.wral.com/story/high-speed-chase-crashes-leads-to-arrests/20045379

DPS troopers were pursuing a red Dodge pickup truck, which crashed head-on into a white Ford F-150. Eight undocumented passengers—seven men and one woman—were killed in the Dodge pickup. The driver and a child passenger from the Ford pickup, along with one undocumented passenger from the Dodge, were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. The alleged driver of the red pickup, Sebastian Tovar, 24, of Austin, was apprehended after attempting to flee and was charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death."
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 9 Fatalities, 3 Injuries

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article249984824.html

DPS troopers were pursuing a red Dodge pickup truck, which crashed head-on into a white Ford F-150. Eight undocumented passengers—seven men and one woman—were killed in the Dodge pickup. The driver and a child passenger from the Ford pickup, along with one undocumented passenger from the Dodge, were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. The alleged driver of the red pickup, Sebastian Tovar, 24, of Austin, was apprehended after attempting to flee and was charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death."
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 9 Fatalities, 3 Injuries

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article249984824.html

DPS troopers were pursuing a red Dodge pickup truck, which crashed head-on into a white Ford F-150. Eight undocumented passengers—seven men and one woman—were killed in the Dodge pickup. The driver and a child passenger from the Ford pickup, along with one undocumented passenger from the Dodge, were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. The alleged driver of the red pickup, Sebastian Tovar, 24, of Austin, was apprehended after attempting to flee and was charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death."
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 9 Fatalities, 3 Injuries

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article249984824.html

DPS troopers were pursuing a red Dodge pickup truck, which crashed head-on into a white Ford F-150. Eight undocumented passengers—seven men and one woman—were killed in the Dodge pickup. The driver and a child passenger from the Ford pickup, along with one undocumented passenger from the Dodge, were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. The alleged driver of the red pickup, Sebastian Tovar, 24, of Austin, was apprehended after attempting to flee and was charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death."
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 9 Fatalities, 3 Injuries

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article249984824.html

DPS troopers were pursuing a red Dodge pickup truck, which crashed head-on into a white Ford F-150. Eight undocumented passengers—seven men and one woman—were killed in the Dodge pickup. The driver and a child passenger from the Ford pickup, along with one undocumented passenger from the Dodge, were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. The alleged driver of the red pickup, Sebastian Tovar, 24, of Austin, was apprehended after attempting to flee and was charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death."
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 9 Fatalities, 3 Injuries

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article249984824.html

DPS troopers were pursuing a red Dodge pickup truck, which crashed head-on into a white Ford F-150. Eight undocumented passengers—seven men and one woman—were killed in the Dodge pickup. The driver and a child passenger from the Ford pickup, along with one undocumented passenger from the Dodge, were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. The alleged driver of the red pickup, Sebastian Tovar, 24, of Austin, was apprehended after attempting to flee and was charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death."
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 9 Fatalities, 3 Injuries

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article249984824.html

DPS troopers were pursuing a red Dodge pickup truck, which crashed head-on into a white Ford F-150. Eight undocumented passengers—seven men and one woman—were killed in the Dodge pickup. The driver and a child passenger from the Ford pickup, along with one undocumented passenger from the Dodge, were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. The alleged driver of the red pickup, Sebastian Tovar, 24, of Austin, was apprehended after attempting to flee and was charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death."
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 9 Fatalities, 3 Injuries

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article249984824.html

DPS troopers were pursuing a red Dodge pickup truck, which crashed head-on into a white Ford F-150. Eight undocumented passengers—seven men and one woman—were killed in the Dodge pickup. The driver and a child passenger from the Ford pickup, along with one undocumented passenger from the Dodge, were transported to a hospital in San Antonio. The alleged driver of the red pickup, Sebastian Tovar, 24, of Austin, was apprehended after attempting to flee and was charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death."
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 9 Fatalities, 3 Injuries

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article249984824.html

On March 13, 2021, around 11 a.m., officers with the Portsmouth Police Department attempted to stop a 2015 Jeep Wrangler whose driver was wanted on several violations. She refused to pull over, and the police initiated a pursuit that ended when she drove through an intersection and collided with a 2013 Chrysler 200 driven by Calvin Coolidge Majette III. The crash caused fatal injuries to Majette, and others were injured in the incident.

https://www.cbs17.com/news/south/woman-charged-after-chase-that-killed-man-in-another-car-police-say/

REASON FOR CHASE: Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy Hunter Scott observed Ramon Broomfield and another person operating ATVs on a public highway.
NARRATIVE:
On 03/13/2021, Ramon Broomfield was killed when the ATV he was operating crashed during a Columbia County Sheriff's Office pursuit on County Road 30 in Columbia County, Arkansas.

Broomfield and his wife, Kimberly Broomfield, had attended a large ATV riding event at a residence on County Road 30. They subsequently left on separate ATVs, with Broomfield riding alone and his wife's niece riding as a passenger on his wife's ATV.

Shortly after 7:00 p.m., Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy Hunter Scott saw the two ATVs enter and begin traveling on the highway. Scott got into his patrol vehicle, activated his emergency lights and siren and pulled behind the ATVs in an attempt to stop them. The riders continued traveling down the road.

Scott radioed Deputy Jordan Hanson, who was on duty in a vehicle farther along their route, and told Hanson that he was following the ATVs and attempting to get them to stop. When the ATVs approached Hanson's location with Scott following behind with his emergency equipment activated, Hanson activated his own emergency lights and siren and joined the pursuit.

Hanson pursued Broomfield's ATV on County Road 30. According to the account subsequently accepted by the federal court for purposes of the defendants' summary-judgment motion, Hanson at one point intended to discontinue the pursuit but decided to make another attempt to bring Broomfield to a controlled stop. Hanson passed the ATV on the left and positioned his patrol vehicle ahead of it before reducing his speed.

According to Hanson's account, Broomfield accelerated and moved around the patrol vehicle, left the roadway and crashed into trees. Broomfield sustained severe injuries. Deputies arrived and attempted CPR, and Columbia County ambulance personnel subsequently took over emergency medical treatment. Broomfield was pronounced dead.

The Arkansas State Medical Examiner determined that Broomfield died from multiple blunt-force injuries and classified his death as accidental.

Broomfield's widow subsequently disputed the deputies' account of the fatal crash. In a federal wrongful-death and civil-rights lawsuit, she alleged that Hanson performed an unsafe PIT maneuver or otherwise struck Broomfield's ATV with his patrol vehicle, causing the fatal collision. Hanson denied performing a PIT maneuver and denied that his patrol vehicle ever contacted the ATV.

The dispute was litigated in federal court. On 11/17/2023, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas granted summary judgment to the defendants. The court concluded that the plaintiff had not produced evidence establishing that Hanson performed a PIT maneuver or struck Broomfield's ATV and therefore could not establish the excessive-force claim. The ruling did not change the undisputed fact that Broomfield's fatal crash occurred during the Columbia County Sheriff's Office pursuit.

The 03/13/2021 Columbia County fatality documented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System corresponds with the independently documented fatal police pursuit involving Ramon Broomfield.
DISPOSITION:
Broomfield's widow, Kimberly Broomfield, filed a federal civil-rights and wrongful-death lawsuit against Deputy Jordan Hanson, the Columbia County Sheriff's Department and other county officials. The lawsuit alleged negligence, wrongful death, excessive force and other claims arising from the pursuit and disputed alleged contact between Hanson's patrol vehicle and Broomfield's ATV. The federal district court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment on 11/17/2023.

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/arkansas/arwdce/1%3A2022cv01027/65643/35/
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-arwd-1_22-cv-01027/pdf/USCOURTS-arwd-1_22-cv-01027-0.pdf
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars

On March 12, 2021, 39-year-old Michael Clugston of Anaheim was killed when a man being chased by police while driving away from a traffic stop by Garden Grove police crashed into his vehicle at the intersection of Euclid Street and Orangewood Avenue in Garden Grove, California. Clugston was transported to UC Irvine Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-12/police-pursuit-ends-with-3-dead-after-crash-in-garden-grove-sends-truck-into-pool
• https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/person-killed-another-injured-after-crash-sends-car-into-residential-pool/2548444/

On March 12, 2021, 34-year-old Sal Fernandez was killed when a man fleeing from a traffic stop by Garden Grove police crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Euclid Street and Orangewood Avenue in Garden Grove, California. Fernandez was a passenger in the fleeing vehicle, which crashed through a wall and came to rest upside down in a residential swimming pool. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-12/police-pursuit-ends-with-3-dead-after-crash-in-garden-grove-sends-truck-into-pool
• https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/person-killed-another-injured-after-crash-sends-car-into-residential-pool/2548444/

On March 12, 2021, Garden Grove police chased a speeding pickup truck through city streets. The driver refused to stop and accelerated through multiple intersections at high speed. The truck collided with another vehicle, crashed through a wall, and overturned into a backyard swimming pool near Euclid Street and Orangewood Avenue. Three people died in the crash, including the driver of the fleeing pickup, a passenger, and the driver of the struck vehicle. The force of the collision destroyed a wall and caused major property damage. The California Highway Patrol assisted in the investigation.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-12/police-pursuit-ends-with-3-dead-after-crash-in-garden-grove-sends-truck-into-pool
https://abc7.com/post/garden-grove-crash-car-into-pool-deadly-euclid-street/10410218/
https://www.firehouse.com/rescue/water-ice/news/21214203/three-killed-in-ca-crash-that-ends-with-pickup-in-pool

On March 12, 2021, at approximately 3:20 p.m., a trooper from the Wyoming Highway Patrol attempted to pull over a vehicle. The driver fled, driving north on I-25 at excessive speeds and failing to stop. Several miles north of Cheyenne, the driver crossed into the opposite lanes of travel and collided with a southbound commercial tractor-trailer. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and was killed in the crash.

https://kgab.com/man-dies-in-head-on-crash-after-leading-wyoming-trooper-on-chase/

REASON FOR CHASE: Fresno police responded to a welfare check involving Robert Makoni sitting alone inside a utility van near Marks and Browning avenues. Officers contacted Makoni and initially described him as compliant. Makoni then drove away at high speed. Officers pursued for a short distance in an attempt to stop him but terminated the pursuit because of his speed.
NARRATIVE:
On 03/11/2021, 48-year-old Robert Makoni was killed when the Penske rental van he was driving crashed at West Avenue and Bullard Avenue shortly after a Fresno Police Department pursuit.

At approximately 3:12 p.m., Fresno police received a request to conduct a welfare check on a man sitting inside a vehicle near Marks and Browning avenues. Responding officers located Makoni alone in the driver's seat of a utility van and contacted him. Police Lt. Rob Beckwith said Makoni initially complied with officers before suddenly driving away.

Makoni drove east on Bullard Avenue at high speed. Fresno police officers attempted to catch up with him and pursued the van for a short distance while attempting to stop him. According to Beckwith, officers terminated the pursuit because of Makoni's speed.

Makoni continued east on Bullard Avenue after police disengaged. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., he approached West Avenue. Witnesses told investigators that Makoni entered the intersection against a red traffic signal and collided with another vehicle that was turning south onto West Avenue.

The impact caused Makoni's van to overturn and strike a streetlight at the southeast corner of the intersection. The van caught fire. Witnesses attempted to reach Makoni but were unable to remove him because of the flames. Makoni died at the scene.

The driver of the other vehicle complained of pain and was transported to Community Regional Medical Center. Police reported that the driver's injuries were not life-threatening.
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The Fresno County Coroner's Office subsequently identified the deceased driver as Robert Makoni, 48, of Oceanside. The coroner reported that Makoni had been in the process of moving to Fresno.

The 03/11/2021 Fresno County fatality documented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System corresponds with this independently documented fatal crash involving Robert Makoni.

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article249876468.html
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars

REASON FOR CHASE: Outstanding warrants.
NARRATIVE:
On 03/11/2021, 25-year-old Preston Emory Grant of Shelby, North Carolina, was killed along with his passenger, 37-year-old Simms Leigh Ottinger Wilson, when the Jeep Grant was driving crashed during a police pursuit that began in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and continued into Cherokee County, South Carolina.

A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop Grant in Cleveland County because Grant was wanted on several outstanding felony warrants. Grant continued away from the attempted stop and the trooper pursued the Jeep toward the South Carolina state line.

During the North Carolina portion of the pursuit, the state trooper crashed. The trooper survived the collision. The Jeep continued into Cherokee County, South Carolina, where Cherokee County Sheriff's Office deputies joined the pursuit.

At approximately 7:20 p.m., the pursuit reached the area of Camellia Circle and Buford Street in Gaffney. Grant lost control of the Jeep, which left the roadway and struck a large tree in the front yard of a residence at 102 Camellia Circle.

Grant and Wilson were both ejected from the Jeep during the collision. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler subsequently identified Grant and Wilson and reported that autopsies determined both died from injuries sustained in the crash.

The 03/11/2021 Cherokee County entry in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System documenting two fatalities corresponds with the independently documented two-state police pursuit that killed Grant and Wilson.

https://www.wyff4.com/article/man-woman-die-in-cherokee-county-crash-following-chase/35824241
https://accidentdatacenter.com/us/south-carolina/greenville-spartanburg-sc-asheville-nc-anderson-sc/gaffney/21/03/11/preston-emory-grant-25-and-simms-leigh-ottinger-wilson-37-killed-when-ejected-car-crash-near

REASON FOR CHASE: Outstanding warrants.
NARRATIVE:
On 03/11/2021, 37-year-old Simms Leigh Ottinger Wilson of Shelby, North Carolina, was killed while riding as a passenger in a Jeep that crashed during a police pursuit that began in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and continued into Cherokee County, South Carolina. The driver, 25-year-old Preston Emory Grant, was also killed.

A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop Grant in Cleveland County because Grant was wanted on several outstanding felony warrants. Grant continued away from the attempted stop and the trooper pursued the Jeep toward South Carolina.

During the North Carolina portion of the pursuit, the state trooper crashed. The trooper survived. Grant continued into Cherokee County, where Cherokee County Sheriff's Office deputies joined the pursuit.

At approximately 7:20 p.m., Grant lost control of the Jeep near Camellia Circle and Buford Street in Gaffney. The Jeep left the roadway and struck a large tree in the front yard of a residence at 102 Camellia Circle.

Wilson and Grant were ejected from the Jeep and pronounced dead at the scene. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler subsequently identified both occupants. Autopsies determined that Wilson and Grant died from injuries sustained in the collision.

The 03/11/2021 Cherokee County entry in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System documenting two fatalities corresponds with this independently documented two-state police pursuit.

https://www.wyff4.com/article/man-woman-die-in-cherokee-county-crash-following-chase/35824241
https://accidentdatacenter.com/us/south-carolina/greenville-spartanburg-sc-asheville-nc-anderson-sc/gaffney/21/03/11/preston-emory-grant-25-and-simms-leigh-ottinger-wilson-37-killed-when-ejected-car-crash-near

On March 11, 2021, police responded to a retail theft at Best Buy in Wauwatosa. Officers located a vehicle matching the description of the one involved in the theft. As officers approached the car, one of the three occupants fled on foot. While searching for the man, officers learned that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on I-41 near where the man had been seen running. The pedestrian, identified as 35-year-old Kevin Wilke, was killed in the collision. It was believed that Wilke had been involved in the retail theft.

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On March 10, 2021, at approximately 8:21 p.m., Mansfield police responded to a report of three men fighting on Sycamore Street, with concerns that a woman was being held against her will. En route, officers learned that a man had been struck in the face with a tire iron, and the man had fled in a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. Officers located the vehicle on Bowman Street, traveling north at high speed. The driver, later identified as Randy Heater, 37, refused to stop and reportedly rammed a police cruiser during the pursuit. The chase continued through rural Richland County, with speeds reaching up to 100 mph. Near Plymouth Springmill Road and Bistline Road, Heater failed to negotiate a curve, causing the vehicle to veer off the road, strike a guardrail, overturn, and eject him. Heater, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene.

• https://www.richlandsource.com/2021/03/11/mansfield-man-dies-in-crash-north-of-shelby-while-fleeing-from-police/
• https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/mansfield-man-dies-in-rollover-crash-following-a-pursuit-with-mansfield-policehttps://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/police-pursuit-in-mansfield-ends-in-deadly-crash/530-c3c7c2af-2682-4408-a5a3-f3e6b86f3fb1

Around 2:30 a.m. on March 9, 2021, Grant County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle. Deputies observed a person acting suspiciously, who then entered a vehicle and sped away. Deputies pursued the vehicle, and during the chase, the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to flip and crash into a yard. Danielle C. Shockey, a passenger in the vehicle, was killed in the crash.

https://www.khq.com/news/passenger-killed-after-police-chase-near-ephrata/article_bbe920b4-80e0-11eb-9622-d729e89f11ae.html 

Officer Jesse Madsen was killed after he veered into oncoming traffic. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. and shut down I-275. Joshua Daniel Montague was traveling the wrong way on the interstate when he hit Madsen's patrol vehicle. Both Madsen and Montague died in the collision.

https://www.wfla.com/news/breaking-news/tampa-police-officer-killed-in-early-morning-crash-on-i-275/

On 03/06/2021, one motor-vehicle traffic fatality in San Bernardino County, California, is documented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

FARS, the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, is the federal census of qualifying fatal motor-vehicle traffic crashes occurring on public roadways in the United States. The entry records one fatality in San Bernardino County on 03/06/2021.

Available public records do not provide enough information to reliably identify the deceased person, exact roadway or municipality associated with this FARS entry.

Available records also do not establish that the fatal crash occurred during a police pursuit or attempted traffic stop. No independently documented fatal pursuit on 03/06/2021 in San Bernardino County could be reliably matched to this FARS entry.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars
https://sbcfire.org/newsclipsarchive/
https://www.sbcounty.gov/uploads/SBCFire/documents/NewsClips/2021/03/20210306-08.NC.pdf

On March 6, 2021, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Valley Brook Police attempted to stop a vehicle on Southeast 59th Street and Shields Boulevard. The driverdid not stop. Police escalated a chase that ended when he crossed shields Boulevard and collided with two other vehicles.

The crash resulted in the death of Derrick Dewayne Alexander, as well as injuries to others. A passenger from one of the other vehicles was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and later died.Lujan was remembered as a kindhearted individual who had taken custody of his 12-year-old brother three years prior.
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https://www.news9.com/story/60484c35179e160bc286bfc8/family-remembers-innocent-man-killed-in-crash-during-valley-brook-police-chase
• https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2021/03/07/fatal-okc-police-pursuit-leaves-two-dead-several-injured/4609238001/

On March 6, 2021, at approximately 2:30 a.m., officers from the Valley Brook Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle near Southeast 59th Street and Shields Boulevard in Oklahoma City. The driver fled, leading to a pursuit lasting less than a minute. During the chase, the driver’s vehicle collided with two other vehicles, resulting in the death of Derrick Dewayne Alexander. A passenger in one of the other vehicles was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and later died.

1. https://www.news9.com/story/6046aa127edbd90bb2dc1860/man-identified-after-he-died-in-a-chase-with-valley-brook-police
2. https://www.news9.com/story/60484c35179e160bc286bfc8/family-remembers-innocent-man-killed-in-crash-during-valley-brook-police-chase
3. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2021/03/07/fatal-okc-police-pursuit-leaves-two-dead-several-injured/4609238001/