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Matthew Deandre Norwood
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/21/2023
Location : Interstate 565 at Jordan Lane
City : Huntsville
County : Limestone
State : Alabama
Agency : Gurley Police Department; Hollywood Police Department; Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Christopher J. Whalen
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed when police officer crashed into his vehicle during high-speed police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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REASON FOR CHASE: Traffic violation
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NARRATIVE:
On 07/21/2023, 22-year-old Matthew DeAndre’ Norwood was driving a 2008 Toyota Corolla near Interstate 565 and Jordan Lane in Huntsville when an on-duty Gurley Police Department officer, Christopher J. Whalen, crashed his assigned 2018 Ford Explorer patrol vehicle into Norwood's car during a high-speed police chase. Norwood was not involved in the pursuit. He was transported to Huntsville Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
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The chase began more than 40 miles away in Hollywood, Alabama, after police began pursuing a juvenile driving a Nissan over a traffic violation. Hollywood Police and Jackson County deputies pursued the vehicle toward Madison County. Authorities later said those agencies discontinued their pursuit, while Whalen joined the chase as it reached Gurley and continued pursuing the vehicle toward Huntsville.
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Police radio traffic showed speeds during the chase reached approximately 128 to 130 mph. The pursuit continued into Huntsville before Whalen crashed into Norwood's vehicle at Jordan Lane. The fleeing vehicle was not struck and was not directly involved in the fatal collision. Norwood was an uninvolved motorist and therefore a bystander, not a passenger in the fleeing vehicle.
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Whalen, then 31, was injured and hospitalized. Records later obtained by WAFF showed that he had been a certified police officer for only about 15 months and had worked for Gurley Police for approximately 11 months when he killed Norwood. He was placed on paid administrative leave after the crash. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency investigated and turned its findings over to the Madison County District Attorney's Office in November 2023.
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Whalen resigned from the Gurley Police Department in late December 2023 before the town completed its internal investigation. WAFF subsequently obtained records showing that Gurley Police Chief Shane Washburn, who was conducting the internal investigation, sent supportive text messages to Whalen after the fatal crash.
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A Madison County grand jury indicted Whalen on 08/30/2024 for manslaughter in Norwood's death. He was later arrested and released on a $25,000 bond. His criminal case remained pending for nearly two years, with his trial eventually scheduled to begin August 31, 2026.
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On 08/27/2026, four days before the scheduled trial, Whalen pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide, a Class A misdemeanor, under an agreement that reduced the original Class B felony manslaughter charge. Whalen admitted criminal responsibility for Norwood's death. He received two years of state probation and no immediate jail time. If he violates probation, he faces one year in jail. The judge also ordered Whalen to surrender his Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission certification, permanently preventing him from working as a police officer in Alabama.
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Norwood's mother, Ekandrea Norwood, addressed the court while holding a photograph of her son. She said the sentence was a "slap in the face" because Whalen could continue his life while her son could not. Whalen's attorney said Whalen was extremely sorry for Norwood's death, but Norwood's mother said Whalen had never personally apologized to the family, including during the plea hearing.
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The Madison County District Attorney's Office disclosed in 2026 that the juvenile whose traffic violation initiated the chase was eventually arrested, although authorities did not disclose what charges were filed against the juvenile.
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Norwood was born 09/08/2000 in Huntsville to David Terrence and Ekandrea Delaine Norwood. He graduated from Sparkman High School in 2020 and was involved in music, dance and content creation. His funeral was held July 29, 2023, at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Toney.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Christopher J. Whalen received his Alabama police certification in April 2022 and joined the Gurley Police Department in August 2022. He had been certified for just over a year when he killed Norwood. Whalen remained on paid administrative leave following the crash and resigned in December 2023 before Gurley's internal investigation was completed. He was indicted for manslaughter in 2024 and pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide on 08/27/2026. His sentence was two years of probation, with one year in jail if he violates probation, and the court ordered the loss of his Alabama law-enforcement certification.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbs42.com/alabama-news/bystander-dies-after-north-alabama-police-chase-ends-in-wreck/
https://www.al.com/news/2023/07/man-killed-in-huntsville-crash-gurley-police-officer-involved-in-chase-of-another-car-also-injured.html
https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/bystander-dies-after-police-chase-ends-in-wreck/
https://www.waff.com/2023/07/24/unanswered-questions-loom-after-police-pursuit-leaves-one-man-dead-gurley-officer-hospitalized/
https://www.waff.com/2023/07/27/unanswered-questions-still-surround-fatal-wreck-involving-bystander-gurley-police-officer/
https://www.waff.com/2023/08/24/records-show-gurley-police-officer-who-hit-killed-motorist-was-certified-just-over-one-year/
https://www.waff.com/2023/10/25/gurley-police-officer-remains-paid-leave-months-after-crash-that-killed-bystander/
https://www.waff.com/2023/11/17/findings-investigation-into-death-innocent-driver-turned-over-madison-county-district-attorney/
https://www.waff.com/2024/01/03/gurley-police-officer-connected-crash-that-killed-innocent-driver-resigns/
https://www.waff.com/2024/10/25/ex-gurley-officer-indicted-manslaughter-charge-connection-pursuit-wreck/
https://www.waff.com/2026/08/27/former-gurley-cop-pleads-guilty-criminally-negligent-homicide-after-killing-man-2023-car-chase/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/matthew-norwood-obituary?id=52528581
Name Not Disclosed
Age :37
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/18/2023
Location : 1300 block of N Washington Ave+ 6th St
City : Saginaw
County : Ogemaw
State : Michigan
Agency : Saginaw PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : DUI driver killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Saginaw PD chased an erratic driver believed to be drunk. He crashed and his female 37-year-old passenger died.
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Andrew Muggs
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/18/2023
Location : 17 mile marker of Hwy 67
City : Little Rock
County : Pulaski
State : Arkansas
Agency : Sherwood PD, Arkansas State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by PIT maneuver during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sherwood PD and Michigan State Police chased Andrew Muggs and escalated the chase to above 100 mph, rammed his vehicle, causing it to crash. He died at the 17th mile marker of Highway 67 as a result of a PIT maneuver during the police chase.
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Makiya Christyle Alford 1 of 2
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2023
Location : Mallet Hill Rd
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richland County deputies saw a car that had been reported stolen, escalated a chase until the vehicle crashed and erupted in flames after hitting a tree, a fire hydrant and a fence. Two people were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wach.com/news/local/early-morning-police-chase-results-in-fatal-crash-two-dead
Keyona Z’Nye Nicole Bryant 2 of 2
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2023
Location : Mallet Hill Rd
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richland County deputies saw a car that had been reported stolen, escalated a chase until the vehicle crashed and erupted in flames after hitting a tree, a fire hydrant and a fence. Two people were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wach.com/news/local/early-morning-police-chase-results-in-fatal-crash-two-dead
Don Bird
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/16/2023
Location : 282 Rush Rd
City : Pottsville
County : Pope
State : Arkansas
Agency : Arkansas State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Fatal crash as a result of police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Don Bird was fleeing Arkansas State Police on a Moto Guzzi moped when he ran into a cable that knocked him off the motorcycle and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ozarkradionews.com/local-news/52-year-old-baxter-county-man-dies-during-police-pursuit
Hector Castilleja Correa
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A young man was drag-racing when Houston PD began chasing him, escalating a chase that lasted until he crashed into a house after driving at 120 mph.
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Israel Isla Mendez
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/15/2023
Location : Rock Quarry near 51st+Drexel
City : Franklin
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Oak Creek PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Died from unknown cause while fleeing police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle which reached 100 mph. Officers placed spike strips to disable the vehicle and the driver stopped and ran on foot toward a quarry where police could not locate him despite using K9s and drones. Four days later, he was found dead in the quarry. His cause of death is unknown.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wisn.com/article/teen-found-dead-after-pursuit/44594746
https://www.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/national/article277514063.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/14/2023
Location : Unknown
City : McCordsville
County : Hancock
State : Indiana
Agency : Hancock County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hancock County deputies felt a vehicle theft may be underway and on Mt. Comfort Road and Interstate 70, they escalated a chase after the vehicle that fled at a high rate of speed, then crashed into another car at the intersection of 700 West and 600 North. The man died.
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Austin “Stin” Stefano
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/12/2023
Location : Nevers+Graham Rd
City : Windsor
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Windsor PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Windsor police were chasing an Audi sedan for a simple traffic violation, claim they stopped the chase but the vehicle was found crashed with the driver dead later. Police left it unclear whether they had been actively chasing him when he crashed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/man-killed-in-south-windsor-crash/3064977/
Brenden Andrew King
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/12/2023
Location : Silver Strand and Coronado Cays Boulevards
City : Coronado
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : Coronado PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a speeding motorcycle, escalated to high speeds and the motorcyclist crashed and died as a result.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-after-coronado-chase-identified
Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/12/2023
Location : Perkins+American Way
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis PD were chasing Rodney Wooten at high speeds because they felt he was involved in previous robberies. When police ran the plates, they determined the car was stolen and escalated a chase, causing the stolen car to crash into 2 other vehicles. Two passengers in the car were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/survivor-of-wreck-in-police-pursuit-of-stolen-car-booked-into-jail/
https://wreg.com/news/local/survivor-of-wreck-in-police-pursuit-of-stolen-car-booked-into-jail/
https://wreg.com/news/local/high-speed-chase-in-parkway-village-kills-2-injures-3/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/12/2023
Location : Perkins+American Way
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man made an unlawful U-turn. When police ran the plates, they determined the car was stolen and escalated a chase, causing the stolen car to crash into 2 other vehicles. Two passengers in the car were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/survivor-of-wreck-in-police-pursuit-of-stolen-car-booked-into-jail/
https://wreg.com/news/local/survivor-of-wreck-in-police-pursuit-of-stolen-car-booked-into-jail/
https://wreg.com/news/local/high-speed-chase-in-parkway-village-kills-2-injures-3/
Bing Wong
Age :75
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 07/12/2023
Location : Washington, DC
City : Washington
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : Secret Service
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Secret Service tried to stop a car for expired registration tags near the White House. The car fled. Police escalated a chase and the man hit and killed a visiting pedestrian from Philadelphia.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kktv.com/2023/07/12/pedestrian-killed-by-car-fleeing-secret-service-near-white-house/
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-man-killed-secret-service-washington-dc/
Corey D. Faison
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/10/2023
Location : Jamie Madison Hwy
City : Remington
County : Fauquier
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On July 10, 2023, 43-year-old Corey D. Faison was driving down James Madison Highway in Fauquier County, near the town of Remington, around 9 p.m. and was being chased by Fauquier County Sheriff’s deputies. He attempted to avoid another car stopped on the shoulder and struck a Culpepper County Deputy’s vehicle.
Faison’s 2003 Honda CR-V proceeded to run off the left side of the roadway and overturn. Faison was ejected from the car and died.
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Herman Elvin Martin Jr.
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/10/2023
Location : Kinloch Road near Wimbee Landed Road
City : Seabrook
County : Beauford
State : South Carolina
Agency : Beauford County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed as a result of police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
One person was killed and another was injured as a result of a crash during a police chase in Beaufort County Sunday night on Kinloch Road near Wimbee Landing Road. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to Keans Neck Road and Coakley Drive in Dale for a drag racing complaint. Beauford County deputies focused on the vehicle of Herman Elvin Martin Jr. and began chasing him until he crashed into a tree and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article277169108.html
Steven Tucker
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/09/2023
Location : Hwy J+Bruning
City : Lincoln
County : Lincoln
State : Missouri
Agency : Lincoln County SO
Officer(s) : Steven Tucker
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Deputy killed by drunk driver while off-duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Steven Tucker of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was hit and killed on his motorcycle by a drunk driver.
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Richard Anthony Zuniga
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/09/2023
Location : Enrique Barrera Hwy
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : Bexar County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bexar County deputies chased a vehicle traveling the wrong way without headlights until the vehicle crashed, killing Richard Anthony Zuniga.
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Emily Gerding
Age :34
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 07/08/2023
Location : Orchard+36th
City : Robbinsdale
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Robbinsdale PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Emily Gerding and her husband John were driving in Robbinsdale when they were hit by a car involved in a police chase that killed Emily and critically injured her husband John. Robbinsdale PD had been chasing a vehicle and initiated a chase that crashed at Orchard and 36th. Police, as is common, allege that they stopped the chase just before the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/one-dead-one-in-custody-following-weekend-crash
Name Not Disclosed
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/08/2023
Location : Route 12A
City : Roxbury
County : Washington
State : Vermont
Agency : Washington County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Washington County deputies chased a car for undisclosed reasons. The driver fled and as a result of police chase, crashed into a tree and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/randolph-man-dead-after-roxbury-chase-crash/
Warren Morphis
Age :67
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/07/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Indianapolis Metro PD chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed into third-party bystander Warren Morphis, killing him. His daughter filed a lawsuit against the police department.
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Andra Farnell Craig
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/06/2023
Location : Rosedale St+Evans Ave
City : Fort Worth
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Fort Worth Police Department, Directed Response Unit
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Andra Farnell Craig was a third-party motorist driving on Rosedale Street and Evans Avenue where he had a green light when police chased a vehicle at high speeds into his path that crashed into his vehicle, ejecting and killing him. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Fort Worth PD in March 2024.
In October of 2023, the officer who had conducted the chase for a fleeing teenager, was cleared and will not be charged in the death of this bystander. His name was never released and remains protected by the department. Fort Worth PD has been under DOJ as well as public scrutiny over specifically the issue of rogue police pursuits and failure to disclose their pursuit policy during and beyond this time frame.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/1-dead-2-custody-fort-133713395.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :60
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/05/2023
Location : 5300 block of N Webb
City : Wichita
County : Butler
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas City Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase and PIT maneuver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A woman in her 60s had just shot and injured a man who called 911. He was stable but he was able to give police the exact ID and vehicle description of the shooter. Police spotted the vehicle on the road and chased and assaulted it with a PIT maneuver. As soon as she was hit with the PIT maneuver, she spun out, crashed into a stop sign and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kwch.com/2023/07/05/butler-co-shooting-suspect-located-e-wichita-1-critically-injured/
https://www.iolaregister.com/news/state-news/shooting-suspect-dies-after-chase
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/04/2023
Location : Sheridan+107th
City : Westminster
County : Jefferson
State : California
Agency : Jefferson County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed male pedestrian was struck and killed by a Jefferson County deputy on Sheridan and 107th Street in Westminster, CO on 07/04/2023.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/westminster-police-officer-strikes-pedestrian-traffic/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/03/2023
Location : I-580
City : San Leandro
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
California Highway Patrol saw a stolen car and escalated a chase which ended at the intersection of 163rd Avenue and Liberty Street in San Leandro where the vehicle crashed. One man was shot to death by police who claim that he struggled to take their gun. He is believed to have been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktvu.com/news/1-killed-3-arrested-after-battle-with-law-enforcement-officers-in-east-bay
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/suspect-killed-in-san-leandro-following-stolen-car-chase/
https://abc7news.com/alameda-county-chase-suspect-killed-chp-officer-men-arrested/13456208/
Maria Casillas Irene Reyes
Age :45
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/30/2023
Location : Hwy 183
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Austin PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Maria Casillas Irene Reyes was changing her car tire on the side of the freeway when she was hit and killed by an Austin PD officer. The family complains that the city is not forthcoming and supportive.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hcHgiq9KEHQ
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/crash-austin-police-identify-driver-killed-texas-officer
Steven M. Brown
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/30/2023
Location : New London Turnpike
City : West Warwick
County : Kent
State : Rhode Island
Agency : West Warwick PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist chased into fatal wreck
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Steven M. Brown was chased by 7 or 8 police vehicles until he crashed and died. The reason for the chase was not revealed by police.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/29/2023
Location : S 3rd Street
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
DeSoto County police said they began their pursuit at 3:30 a.m., when they saw a white Nissan Maxima at Highway 61 and Starlanding Road. Two males wearing ski masks were inside the car. Dispatch advised that the vehicle was stolen out of Memphis. Deputies claimed that they terminated the chase at Highway 61 and Stateline Rd. The vehicle crashed and 2 men were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/two-people-dead-in-south-third-street-wreck/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/29/2023
Location : S 3rd Street
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
DeSoto County police said they began their pursuit at 3:30 a.m., when they saw a white Nissan Maxima at Highway 61 and Starlanding Road. Two males wearing ski masks were inside the car. Dispatch advised that the vehicle was stolen out of Memphis. Deputies claimed that they terminated the chase at Highway 61 and Stateline Rd. The vehicle crashed and 2 men were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/two-people-dead-in-south-third-street-wreck/
Dejuan Mitchell
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/29/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Waldorf
County : Charles
State : Maryland
Agency : Charles County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash after assault, possible carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Charles County deputies responded to the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf for reports of a woman being assaulted by a man in a parking lot and a possible carjacking. Police took up chase. The vehicle soon struck a grass median, crossed into the northbound lanes and collided with a dump truck. Dejuan James Mitchell died.
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Bohdan Vetrov
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/29/2023
Location : I-5
City : Lakewood
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : Lakewood Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/29/2023, Bohdan Vetrov, a 57 year old commercial truck driver and father of seven dependent children, was killed on Interstate 5 in Lakewood, Washington, after Lakewood police initiated and continued a vehicle pursuit that ended in a catastrophic collision with his semi truck.
According to reporting, Lakewood police were pursuing a passenger vehicle connected to an alleged robbery. Officers escalated the encounter into a high speed chase that entered Interstate 5 traffic. During the pursuit, the fleeing vehicle struck Vetrov’s 18 wheeler with significant force. Vetrov was killed as a direct result of the crash.
The driver and occupants of the pursued vehicle survived. Bohdan Vetrov, who was not involved in any police action and was lawfully operating his commercial vehicle, died at the scene.
Public reporting indicates the pursuit was active at the time of the collision, raising questions about why the chase was initiated, why it was continued onto a major interstate, and whether the alleged underlying offense justified the level of risk imposed on the public.
The case has since escalated into major civil litigation. Lawsuits filed by Vetrov’s family allege that Lakewood police created an unreasonable danger by initiating and continuing the pursuit in violation of Washington State pursuit standards, departmental policy, and basic public safety principles. The family argues that officers failed to adequately weigh the severity of the alleged crime against the foreseeable risk to uninvolved motorists, including commercial drivers operating large vehicles with limited maneuverability.
The lawsuit further alleges that police had alternative options available, including delayed apprehension and investigative follow up, rather than immediate pursuit through active interstate traffic. The death of Bohdan Vetrov is cited as a foreseeable and preventable outcome of pursuit decisions made by Lakewood police that morning.
Vetrov was described by family as a working truck driver supporting seven children. His death removed the family’s primary provider and has had lasting financial and emotional consequences.
The incident has drawn broader scrutiny of police pursuit practices in Washington, particularly in cases involving nonviolent property crimes and the use of high speed chases on major highways.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/semi-driver-killed-in-lakewood-crash-during-police-chase-of-robbery-persons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIP8ws4BYkc
Anthony Sanchez
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/28/2023
Location : Highway 50
City : Denver
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Colorado State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase after stealing police car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Anthony Sanchez was arrested and while handcuffed, he climbed in the front seat, stole the cruiser and died in a crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbWCN7QBCgI
https://kiowacountypress.net/content/person-state-patrol-vehicle-crash-named
https://www.fox21news.com/news/stolen-state-patrol-car-chase-ends-in-deadly-crash/
Kyra Johnson 1 of 2
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/28/2023
Location : 19th+Greenfield
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Shortly before 1 a.m., officers observed a white Jeep speeding near 19th Street and Greenfield Avenue. Milwaukee PD allege that the driver ran a red light near Cesar E. Chavez Drive and Greenfield Avenue. Police tried stopping the vehicle for reckless driving, and the driver sped off.
While being chased, the driver lost control and crashed into a vacant building near 23rd and Hopkins. The two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-fatal-police-chase-2-women-dead-vehicle-struck-building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMnFXPKei0o
https://www.wisn.com/article/police-chase-crash-2-women-dead/44369132
Haley Fehrenbach 2 of 2
Age :20
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 06/28/2023
Location : 19th+Greenfield
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee PD
Officer(s) : UNKNOWN
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Shortly before 1 a.m. when officers observed a white Jeep speeding near 19th Street and Greenfield Avenue. Milwaukee PD allege that the driver ran a red light near Cesar E. Chavez Drive and Greenfield Avenue. Police tried stopping the vehicle for reckless driving, and the driver sped off.
While being chased, the driver lost control and crashed into a vacant building near 23rd and Hopkins. The two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-fatal-police-chase-2-women-dead-vehicle-struck-building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMnFXPKei0o
https://www.wisn.com/article/police-chase-crash-2-women-dead/44369132
Name Not Disclosed
Age :0.7
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/27/2023
Location : Sandusky Street
City : Tiffin
County : Seneca
State : Ohio
Agency : Seneca County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Baby died from police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Seneca County Sheriff’s Office stated that a 23-year-old armed man abducted a 7-month-old baby girl. He had been in a relationship with the baby’s mother. The North Baltimore Police Chief had initially responded to a domestic dispute and said the person was homicidal and suicidal, threatening the child’s life. The baby’s mother was tracking the person’s location through her phone and passing the information on. An off-duty officer saw the vehicle and police tried to pull them over but the person led officers on a chase. He eventually accelerated at a high speed and veered off the road, hitting a house on Sandusky Street at full-speed.
Authorities surrounded the vehicle and broke the back window to get the baby out. Police say the 7-month-old was bleeding and had shallow breathing. The person was extricated from the vehicle and both were taken to an area hospital for treatment. According to Tiffin Police, the infant died from her injuries. The man is in critical condition.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.13abc.com/2023/06/27/infant-abducted-hospitalized-after-person-drives-into-house/
Henry Edward Pittman
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2023
Location : SR-42
City : Richton
County : Wayne
State : Mississippi
Agency : Perry County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A motorcycle driver died in the hospital following a police chase that ended in a wreck in Wayne County. A Perry County deputy in the Richton area had tried to stop Henry Edward Pittman on MS-42 and initiated a traffic stop, but the motorcycle driver did not stop. Police escalated a chase. Pittman crashed at the intersection of Brewertown Road and Narvel Brewer Road in Wayne County. He died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdam.com/2023/06/28/motorcyclist-dies-following-pursuit-wreck-wayne-co/
Jason Dean Lansdown
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2023
Location : SH 201 N
City : Mountain Home
County : Baxter
State : Arkansas
Agency : Baxter County SO
Officer(s) : Michael Gorbet
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Ozark CountySheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a trespassing in Baxter County at a residence on State Highway 201 North. Minutes later, the sheriff’s office received a second call about a loud disturbance at the same residence with people shouting and arguing.
Baxter County deputies arrived on the scene at approximately 10:10 a.m. and saw a man leaving on a motorcycle. The motorcycle traveled down Baxter County Road 35, and the deputies escalated a chase. The motorcycle and one of the deputy’s vehicles collided. The motorcyclist died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ky3.com/2023/06/27/pursuit-motorcyclist-ends-death-baxter-county-ark-man/
Anthony Overton
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2023
Location : 1000 block of Railroad Ave
City : Des Moines
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : West Des Moines PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist (driver) killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Anthony Overton was being chased by police and was driving his motorcycle in the 1000 block of Railroad Avenue at high speeds, ran into a car and died as a result.
SOURCE LINKS :
Belinda Prim
Age :66
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 06/26/2023
Location : Septima B Clark Parkway
City : Folly Beach
County : Charleston
State : South Carolina
Agency : Folly Beach PD
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Belinda Prim was a pedestrian near the corner of Septima P. Clark Parkway, more commonly called the Crosstown, and President Street, when she was hit by a police vehicle while crossing the street. Prim died as a result.
SOURCE LINKS :
Chenelle Edwards
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/26/2023
Location : Allen Hill Rd
City : Brooklyn
County : Windham
State : Connecticut
Agency : Connecticut State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A car carrying five passengers “failed to stop” at the intersection of Allen Hill Road and Route 205, was chased and after running the light, the car struck a tree and rolled off the road and down a nearby embankment. Chenelle Edwards died in the crash.