Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/12/2023
Location : 1300 block of West Yosemite Avenue
City : Manteca
County : San Joaquin
State : California
Agency : Alameda County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Police chase during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A homicide happened outside a gym in the 1300 block of West Yosemite Avenue in Manteca. The alleged shooters fled at a high rate of speed and deputies attempted to make a high-risk traffic stop on the vehicle and then went on to exit the freeway, speeding through San Leandro. On Davis Street near Preda Street, police deployed Stop Sticks and the driver ultimately collided head-on with a tree and the driver and passenger were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7news.com/san-leandro-crash-police-chase-davis-street-manteca-homicide/13374379/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/12/2023
Location : 1300 block of West Yosemite Avenue
City : Manteca
County : San Joaquin
State : California
Agency : Alameda County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Police chase during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A homicide happened outside a gym in the 1300 block of West Yosemite Avenue in Manteca. The alleged shooters fled at a high rate of speed and deputies attempted to make a high-risk traffic stop on the vehicle and then went on to exit the freeway, speeding through San Leandro. On Davis Street near Preda Street, police deployed Stop Sticks and the driver ultimately collided head-on with a tree and the driver and passenger were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7news.com/san-leandro-crash-police-chase-davis-street-manteca-homicide/13374379/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/11/2023
Location : Rt. 28+Garden Lane
City : Hyannis
County : Barnstable
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Barnstable County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 1:41 p.m. on 06/11/2023, Barnstable County deputies attempted to pull over a motorcyclist for a traffic violation on Route 28 near Garden Lane. The motorcycle did not stop and police escalated a chase causing the motorcycle to collide with another vehicle near the intersection with Enterprise Road. The motorcyclist died.
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Jacob Olson
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/11/2023
Location : Hwy 15, 33rd St ramp
City : St. Cloud
County : Stearns
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Cloud PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Three motorcycles were observed by St. Cloud PD to be traveling southbound on Highway 15 at a high rate of speed. SCPD officer s tried to stop the motorcycles unsuccessfully and continued the chase. The motorcycles were exiting on the 33rd Street South ramp when one of the motorcyclists lost control and struck a guardrail off the road to the right.The driver, 25-year-old Jacob Olson of St. Cloud, was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kfgo.com/2023/06/11/one-motorcyclist-dead-after-high-speed-chase-in-st-cloud/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/10/2023
Location : NW 36th St + 66th Ave
City : Miami Springs
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami Springs PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Miami-Dade police chased a stolen car until it in the area of Northwest 36th Street and 66th Avenue, then hit a utility pole.The collision caused the car to burst into flames. The unnamed driver died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/10/2023
Location : I-96+US+131
City : Walker
County : Kent
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A trooper tried to pull over a stolen vehicle on I-96 near Fruit Ridge Avenue around 4 a.m. on 06/10/2023. The car did not stop and lost control while trying to get onto the southbound US-131 exit. One man was thrown from the car when it crashed and he died.
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Aiden Daniel Humphries 1 of 2
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/08/2023
Location : Back Creek Church Rd
City : Mount Ulla
County : Rowan
State : North Carolina
Agency : Mooresville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two teenagers were drinking and driving. Mooresville PD took up chase and they crashed their pickup, killing both.
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Austin Ryan Davis 2 of 2
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/08/2023
Location : Back Creek Church Rd
City : Mount Ulla
County : Rowan
State : North Carolina
Agency : Mooresville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two teenagers were drinking and driving. Mooresville PD took up chase and they crashed their pickup, killing both.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article276265866.html
Antonio M. Herbert 1 of 2
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/08/2023
Location : Burgess Rd
City : Waterloo
County : Seneca
State : New York
Agency : Waterloo PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Waterloo PD Sergeant tried to pull a car over for a traffic violation. The car sped off with its headlights off with police chasing it until it crashed.Antonio Herbert, 27 of Waterloo, and the passenger Egypt Harris, 18 of Romulus, both died at the scene of a single-car accident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.whec.com/top-news/driver-and-passenger-die-after-chase-with-waterloo-police/
Egypt Pearl Grace Harris 2 of 2
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/08/2023
Location : Burgess Rd
City : Waterloo
County : Seneca
State : New York
Agency : Waterloo PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Waterloo PD Sergeant tried to pull a car over for a traffic violation. The car sped off with its headlights off with police chasing it until it crashed.Antonio Herbert, 27 of Waterloo, and the passenger Egypt Harris, 18 of Romulus, both died at the scene of a single-car accident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.whec.com/top-news/driver-and-passenger-die-after-chase-with-waterloo-police/
Micah Damon Cross II
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/07/2023
Location : Michigan+State Rd
City : Ann Arbor
County : Washtenaw
State : Michigan
Agency : Saline PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Micah Damon Cross II, 19, was allegedly driving erratically when Saline PD focused on him and escalated a chase up to 90 mph until he crashed into a mother and her 2 children, injuring all 3 and killing Micah Cross.
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Adolf Parker
Age :74
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/06/2023
Location : I-10
City : Mobile
County : Escambia
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Adolf Parker, 74, was killed while walking down I-10 near Riviere Du Chien Road around 2:15 a.m. on 06/06/2023.
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William Earl Durham
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/06/2023
Location : Hwy 123
City : Daleville
County : Geneva
State : Alabama
Agency : Daleville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Daleville officer tried to pull over Durham for warrants. Durham fled. The officer escalated a chase at high speeds across 2 counties. Durham crashed and died. Durham may have had a conditioned fear of police due to past bad experiences. He had an old record of marijuana conviction and an incident of domestic violence, none of which would explain why officers undertook this life-threatening chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wgno.com/news/crime/person-dies-in-crash-during-police-chase-sheriff-in-alabama/
Andrew Wolfgang Berryman
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/05/2023
Location : 68th+Memorial
City : Tulsa
County : Tulsa
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Tulsa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed after Flock camera activation and chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were chasing 3 teens and said a 14-year-old passenger and 15-year-old driver got in a stolen gray SUV, blew through a red light at 71st, and continued north. Police escalated a chase and the teens slammed into the side of another vehicle that was turning left at 68th and Memorial. A 22-year passenger of the other vehicle died and the 21-year-old driver went to the hospital in critical condition.
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Rodney Eugene Mize
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/04/2023
Location : Williams Ave
City : Talihina
County : LeFlore
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oklahoma Highway Patrol started chasinga man in Talihina city limits around 1 a.m. Sunday after he drove through a stop sign on Williams Ave and Highway 63. Police claim that he drove into a barbed wire fence and his truck fell for about 75 feet through "heavy brush" before it hit a large tree, killing him.
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Dena M. Wagner-Sundman
Age :43
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 06/02/2023
Location : I-90
City : Ashtabula
County : Ashtabula
State : Ohio
Agency : Ashtabula County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An Ashtabula deputy observed a female he was familiar with from past incidents while on a routine patrol at the Pilot gas station on Route 45. He knew she had warrants. He approached her and she provided him with a false name. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on the woman who was a passenger in a vehicle in on the entrance ramp to I-90 East. The woman fled on foot and the officer began chasing. The deputy alleged that she assaulted him and then ran back to her vehicle and took off at a fast speed. The deputy escalated a chase which reached 100 mph and continued until she rolled the vehicle at the Route 11 exit. She was ejected and died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/02/2023
Location : Omaha Street area
City : Rapid City
County : Pennington
State : South Dakota
Agency : Rapid City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 2, 2023, Rapid City police attempted to stop a vehicle that refused to pull over. Police escalated a pursuit through the Omaha Street area at high speed. The vehicle crashed and caught fire, killing the driver. Officers deployed a K-9 to secure the scene, but the driver was already unresponsive. Authorities stated that no officers were injured. The Rapid City Police Department opened an internal review, and the Pennington County authorities assisted with the investigation. The department did not release the driver’s identity or the names of the officers involved.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-courts/rapid-city-police-pursuit-ends-in-fiery-crash-driver-detained-by-police-dog
https://www.kotatv.com/
https://www.newscenter1.tv/
Ryan Alphonso Young
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/01/2023
Location : Sand Creek Rd
City : Brentwood
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Brentwood PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 7:06 p.m. on 06/01/2023, a Brentwood officer was patrolling the area of Sand Creek Road and O’Hara Avenue when he saw a Chrysler 300 that did not stop for a red light. The officer conducted a traffic stop, but the driver did not stop. The officer then escalated a chase during which the car left the roadway a few blocks away, striking the north curb of Sand Creek Road and came to rest on Rosalinda Court. Ryan Alphonso Young died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://contracosta.news/2023/06/02/personed-dui-driver-dies-in-crash-after-pursuit-in-brentwood/
Samuel Williams
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/01/2023
Location : University Heights Bridge
City : New York
County : Bronx
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cop crossed into oncoming traffic to hunt him
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Samuel Williams was riding his dirt bike when NYPD escalated a chase. Police say Williams’ bike was unregistered, and they claim that he was driving recklessly when he collided with an unmarked cruiser on the University Heights Bridge. It turned out that the cruiser crossed over into oncoming traffic to deliberately hit him. He died. “An officer took it upon himself to cross over the yellow line, into oncoming traffic,” said Jamie Santana, attorney for Williams’ family. “You are going to cause significant injury, if not death, and unfortunately that’s exactly what happened in this case.”
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :4
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/31/2023
Location : Interstate 10 near mile marker 86
City : Okaloosa County
County : Okaloosa
State : Florida
Agency : Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Child killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 4-year-old boy was killed in June 2023 after D'Quinn Tyrek Butler led Florida Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase on Interstate 10. Butler refused to stop near mile marker 62 and was chased at speeds over 110 mph before crashing near mile marker 86 when his Dodge Charger crossed into westbound lanes and was hit by a semi-truck. The boy, seated in a booster seat, was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/07/11/louisiana-man-pleads-no-contest-after-florida-interstate-pursuit-resulting-childs-death/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/louisiana-man-pleaded-no-contest-130141046.html
David Jonathan Jett
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/30/2023
Location : US-25+Burton Pike
City : Georgetown
County : Scott
State : Kentucky
Agency : Georgetown PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Georgetown Police Department unit wanted to stop a Dodge Dart, and police escalated a chase in Georgetown to up north U.S. 25. Stop sticks were placed and the vehicle crashedas a result, hitting a third party motorist, David Jonathan Jett, who was killed as a result of this police chase crash.
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Levious Hayes
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/30/2023
Location : W. Bear Grass Rd
City : Myrtle Beach
County : Horry
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 :
A Horry County deputy saw a Lexus speeding at 66 mph on Plantation Drive and started a chase for speeding. The deputy escalated speeds to 128 and claims to have lost track of the Lexus until the vehicle crashed ahead of him, killing Levious Hayes. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wpde.com/news/local/schp-one-dead-following-police-chase-in-horry-county
https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/traffic/article275902141.html
https://wpde.com/news/local/schp-one-dead-following-police-chase-in-horry-county
Destiny Starks 1 of 2
Age :18
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/29/2023
Location : Montgomery Rd+Cleneay Ave
City : Norwood
County : Hamilton
State : Ohio
Agency : Norwood PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Norwood PD were chasing a car that was reported stolen. The chase continued until the car crashed into several utility poles and split in half at the intersection of Montgomery Road and Cleneay Avenue. Norwood PD claim that they had “called off the chase” just before the speeding vehicle crashed, killing two 18-year-old teenage females. No officers were charged.
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Alexus Hill 2 of 2
Age :18
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/29/2023
Location : Montgomery Rd+Cleneay Ave
City : Norwood
County : Hamilton
State : Ohio
Agency : Norwood PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Norwood PD were chasing a car that was reported stolen. The chase continued until the car crashed into several utility poles and split in half at the intersection of Montgomery Road and Cleneay Avenue. Norwood PD claim that they had “called off the chase” just before the speeding vehicle crashed, killing two 18-year-old teenage females. No officers were charged.
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Samuel Williams
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/28/2023
Location : University Heights Bridge
City : New York City
County : New York County
State : New York
Agency : New York Police Department (NYPD)
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during vehicle pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 28, 2023, Samuel Williams, a 36-year-old Black male, died following a collision with an unmarked NYPD vehicle on the University Heights Bridge between Manhattan and The Bronx. Police attempted to stop Williams for allegedly operating an unregistered dirt bike. During the chase, an unmarked police vehicle reportedly crossed the double yellow line and swerved in front of Williams, causing a crash. Williams died from the collision.
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In December 2024, the family of Samuel Williams received a bill from the city for $3,429.23, seeking payment for damages to the police car involved in the fatal collision. This was the only communication the family received from the city following the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/19/city-billed-family-samuel-williams-police-car-crash/
• https://brooklyn.news12.com/exclusive-bronx-family-in-mourning-after-loved-one-ejected-from-dirt-bike-in-police-chase-died-from-injuries
• https://bronx.news12.com/vigil-held-for-bronx-man-who-died-following-dirt-bike-crash-with-police-cruiser
Nathaniel Ashworth 1 of 2
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/28/2023
Location : 63rd St S
City : Wichita
County : Sedgewick
State : Kansas
Agency : Andover PD, Kansas City Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase of stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nathaniel Ashworth, 19, and Alyna Elder, 20, were driving to her parents' 25th anniversary event on 5/28/23 when Andover PD and Kansas City Highway Patrol hunted an old pickup somebody had stolen at Dollar General into them, killing both of them during the police chase.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/two-dead-police-chase-stolen-022613826.html
https://news.yahoo.com/authorities-id-man-woman-died-004818337.html
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-dead-two-critically-injured-in-crash-south-of-wichita/
Alyna Elder 2 of 2
Age :20
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/28/2023
Location : 63rd St S
City : Wichita
County : Sedgewick
State : Kansas
Agency : Andover PD, Kansas City Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase of stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nathaniel Ashworth, 19, and Alyna Elder, 20, were driving to her parents' 25th anniversary event on 5/28/23 when Andover PD and Kansas City Highway Patrol hunted an old pickup somebody had stolen at Dollar General into them, killing both of them during the police chase. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/two-dead-police-chase-stolen-022613826.html
https://news.yahoo.com/authorities-id-man-woman-died-004818337.html
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-dead-two-critically-injured-in-crash-south-of-wichita/
D’yonni Davis
Age :17
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/27/2023
Location : Hank Aaron Dr
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Atlanta PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for speeding
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
D'Yonni Davis was riding in a car that was driving 35 mph over the speed limit. Atlanta PD escalated a chase and when the car crashed on Hank Aaron Drive as a result of the hunt, she was ejected and died. No officers were charged.
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Adrian Hernandez-Rodriguez
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/25/2023
Location : 3100 S Redwood Rd
City : West Valley
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Salt Lake City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Adrian Hernandez-Rodriguez was on his porch on 3100 S Redwood Lane when a vehicle crashed into the building and killed him. The crash had been the result of a police chase when police chased and impaired a vehicle with spike strips, leading up to the crash.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/08/03/after-months-delay-west-valley/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/24/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Sheridan
County : Grant
State : Arizona
Agency : Sheridan PD, Grant County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 23, 2023, Sheridan PD attempted to perform a traffic stop on a vehicle. The driver allegedly did to stop and police began chasing him in Grant County. The speed escalated to high speeds and police assaulted the vehicle with a PIT maneuver which caused the car to crash and roll over, killing the driver. The vehicle was stolen. Police did not publicly identify the deceased driver.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1073994266952914
https://www.kark.com/crime/police-sheridan-traffic-stop-leads-to-high-speed-chase-deadly-crash/
https://www.deltaplexnews.com/person-dies-after-high-speed-chase-and-crash-in-grant-county/
Brandon Janak
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/23/2023
Location : Laconia+Church Rd
City : Franklin
County : Belknap
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Franklin PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Brandon Janak was pursued by police on May 23, 2023 and crashed at Laconia and Church Roads and died. Police state that he had unspecified warrants.
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Adonis Little Lee Dog
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 05/23/2023
Location : Downtown Casper
City : Casper
County : Natrona
State : Wyoming
Agency : Casper PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Adonis Lee Little Dog, was in a vehicle that police say fired multiple gunshots that struck a car, houses and apartments when they chased him at 100, placed stop sticks until the car crashed, rolled and Little Dog died.No officers were charged.
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Victor Nguyen
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 05/23/2023
Location : 16th Street and Potrero Avenue
City : San Francisco
County : San Francisco
State : California
Agency : San Francisco Police Department; San Francisco Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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REASON FOR CHASE:
Police pursued a city-owned pickup truck after it was carjacked from a city employee.
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NARRATIVE:
On 05/23/2023, 58-year-old Victor Nguyen was killed when a city-owned pickup truck being pursued by San Francisco police and sheriff’s deputies crashed at 16th Street and Potrero Avenue and struck people at a bus stop.
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At approximately 10:00 a.m., San Francisco police responded to Folsom and Mabini streets after a city-owned vehicle was carjacked. Police and sheriff’s deputies subsequently located the stolen truck near Kansas and 25th streets and began pursuing it through city streets.
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The pursuit continued approximately 10 blocks. At 16th Street and Potrero Avenue, the truck collided with an SUV, careened into a bus stop and struck several bystanders before crashing into a storefront.
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Nguyen was waiting at the bus stop when he was struck and killed. Three other bystanders were injured. The driver was detained after the crash.
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The San Francisco Police Commission subsequently considered reviewing the city’s vehicle-pursuit policy following Nguyen’s death and another serious police-vehicle crash.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The San Francisco Police Department officers and San Francisco Sheriff’s Office deputies involved in the pursuit were not publicly identified in available reporting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QztB-O5hewo
https://missionlocal.org/2023/05/person-killed-four-injured-after-pursuit-chase-by-sfpd/
https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/news/san-francisco-police-arrest-carjacking-suspect-involved
https://missionlocal.org/2023/05/carjacking-suspect-lethal-mission-crash-prior-charge/
https://missionlocal.org/2023/06/sf-review-policy-police-chases-kill-injure/
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/police-chase-fatal-crash-san-francisco-mission-district-16th-potrero/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/suspect-identified-in-san-francisco-carjacking-deadly-crash
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/21/2023
Location : Penryn Rd
City : Penryn
County : Placer
State : California
Agency : Placer County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A driver who fled an overnight traffic stop in Placer County died in a crash while trying to flee sheriff's deputies, authorities said Sunday.No officers were charged.
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Julio Uribe
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/21/2023
Location : NB I-69
City : Cleveland
County : Liberty
State : Texas
Agency : Cleveland PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle for speeding from Montgomery to Liberty County. Passenger Julio Uribe was ejected and killed when it crashed during the chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc13.com/cleveland-tx-police-chase-teen-killed-in-julio-uribe-death/13285498
Ryan Griffin
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : Main St
City : Dalton
County : Whitfield
State : Georgia
Agency : Dalton PD
Officer(s) : Bustin Buzzarella
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/20/2023, Officer Bustin Buzzella pursued motorist Ryan Griffin from Main Street in Dalton onto Robinson Road in Hinsdale. Sgt. Buzzarella claimed that he was chasing him because he felt Griffin may be impaired because the officer allegedly saw a stop sign violation, came to the conclusion to hunt the driver for possible DUI. Griffin was known to have a suspended license and this may have been the reason he fled when Buzzarella escalated a chase that ended when griffin hit a tree at high speed and died.
Sergeant Bustin Buzzarella had previously endangered drivers with reckless speeding and months before this death had been warned that any more incidents would lead to his termination. At the time Sgt. Buzzarella hunted Ryan Griffin to death, it had been his third unpermitted reckless high-speed chase in a span of several months. It was noted that he escalated the hunt on Griffin during very rainy dangerous conditions for a stop sign violation.
“I find that, by choosing to continue the pursuit after the operator increased his speed on wet and windy roads, Sgt. Buzzella created an avoidable risk of harm to the public. Based on these circumstances, there was no justification to commence a high-speed pursuit”, said police chief Deanna Strout.
Chief Strout also said that investigation showed that he had misstated facts and mischaracterized Griffin’s actions and “falsely reported the improper actions of this vehicle to justify pursuing it.”
Chief Strout terminated Sgt. Buzzarella after causing Griffin’s avoidable death, speaking out against his reckless driving and also falsification of records, apparently to cover it. Buzzarella filed a long-term disability claim against the city and is on disability pay, possibly to circumvent the firing by the unusually outspoken police chief. Buzzella has also been placed on the Brady List for the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, meaning he should not be called for witness testimony without prior approval.
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Ronald Dale Shaw
Age :76
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : NB 8th Avenue SW
City : Mandan
County : Morton
State : North Dakota
Agency : North Dakota Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Halima Khalifa
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ronald Dale Shaw was on a motorcycle headed north on 8th Avenue SW around 6:15 p.m. on May 20, 2023. Dale collided with a westbound North Dakota Highway Patrol SUV driven by 26-year-old Halima Khalifa. Dale was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/05/21/motorcyclist-killed-crash-with-police-vehicle-mandan/
https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/north-dakota/mandan-officer-involved-in-injury-crash
Lawrence Kutrelle White
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : I-270
City : Rockville
County : Montgomery
State : Maryland
Agency : Montgomery County SO
Officer(s) : Sgt Brett Trahan, Kyle Baxter, Jonathan Johnson, Quinton Bowles
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers with the Montgomery County PD were sent on a welfare check of a man seen asleep in a car on the ramp of Rockledge Road around 5 a.m. The man managed to back up and flee and was chased at high speeds by Montgomery County deputies until crashing. The man was then ejected from the car and pronounced dead at the scene.
The officers are identified as Sergeant Brett Trahan, a 29-year veteran; Police Officer III Kyle Baxter, a 9-year veteran; Police Officer III Jonathan Johnson, a 5-year veteran; and Police Officer Quinton Bowles.
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Reese Jones
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Bloomfield
County : Wapello
State : Iowa
Agency : Wapello County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wapello County deputies chased a teenager for speeding until he crashed and died. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcrg.com/video/2023/05/24/teen-killed-after-high-speed-chase-leads-crash-wapello-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/20/2023
Location : I-270
City : Rockledge
County : Montgomery
State : Maryland
Agency : Montgomery County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Police chase resulting in fatal 2-vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montgomery County police officers received a call about a car parked in the middle lane of the Rockledge Road ramp with an intoxicated man inside. He allegedly had a gun in his car and drove away. Montgomery County deputies escalated a chase and the vehicle crashed south of Route 28 on I-270, killing the driver.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/20/man-dies-crash-i-270-after-police-chase/