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Aimee Lynn Padgett-Youmans
Age :49
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/19/2023
Location : Hwy 204
City : Savannah
County : Chatham County
State : Georgia
Agency : Chatham County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police with PIT maneuver during chase for expired tags
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chatham County Police saw a driver with an expired tag who refused to pull over during a traffic stop. Georgia State Patrol found it a short time later.State troopers chased the car and performed a PIT maneuver, resulting in a crash in which the driver’s car hit a concrete barrier and flipped over, killing 49-year-old Aimee Lynn Padgett. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjcl.com/article/state-police-investigate-fiery-crash-in-chatham-county/42571994
Angela Luna
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/17/2023
Location : 11500 block of the SW Freeway access road
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Unhoused woman struck and killed by patrol car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unhoused Latina believed to be in her 40s “stepped off the curb and was struck by the patrol car” 11500 block of the Southwest Freeway access road near Wilcrest Drive. The Houston PD officer driving the vehicle was traveling to assist with a case and had not activated his emergency lights or sirens, as required. This was the third pedestrian fatality from police vehicles in 30 days in Harris County. No officers were charged.
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Joseph Pritchett
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/16/2023
Location : Stanton Rd
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash initiated for traffic infraction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased Joseph Pritchett at high speed, causing him to lose control and slam into a family's home off Stanton Road. The family was asleep at the time of impact. The home was heavily damaged. The driver, Joseph Pritchett, died. The deadly chase was initiated for speeding.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10tv.com/video/2023/01/17/one-dead-after-car-crashes-into-house/
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/one-person-died-after-car-crashed-into-mobile-home
Miriam Schmid
Age :43
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Peoria
County : Peoria
State : Illinois
Agency : Peoria PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Miriam Schmid was a third-party motorist on the road who died when Peoria PD chased a vehicle at high speed into the path of her car, killing her and seriously injuring 3 others. It is not known why police were conducting the high-risk chase. No officers were charged.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/14/2023
Location : State St
City : Caro
County : Tuscola
State : Michigan
Agency : Caro PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Caro PD attempted to make a traffic stop on State St. around 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 14th. A man fled, ran a stop sign, hit another vehicle and died. Police did not reveal the reasons for the chase which had caused the fatal crash and did not publicly identify the man. No officers were charged.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/14/2023
Location : Marigold+Peabody
City : Osceola
County : Osceola
State : Florida
Agency : Polk
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Polk County Sheriff’s deputies chased an allegedly stolen Range Rover from Poinciana Parkway into Osceola County until it crashed at the intersection of Marigold and Peabody Road. The SUV T-boned a Honda Civic at the intersection and the unnamed 27-year-old black male driver of that vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/crash-report-released-fatal-police-192500825.html
Agustin Flores
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/13/2023
Location : State Hwy 12+County Rd G
City : Azatlan
County : Jefferson
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Jefferson County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chased for “odor of marijuana from car”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol stopped at 10 p.m. to check on a vehicle parked near the intersection of County Road Q and County Road B, smelled marijuana, and the driver drove off. The deputy escalated a chase and alleges they lost sight of the vehicle near State Highway 12 and County Road G until they came upon smoke in the curve on County Road G and found the car crashed with signs that it had rolled over several times. Agustin Flores died. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox6now.com/news/jefferson-county-chase-crash-man-dead
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/13/2023
Location : 2700 MacArthur Dr
City : North Little Rock
County : Pulaski
State : Arkansas
Agency : North Little Rock PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for driving allegedly stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Arkansas State Troopers and the North Little Rock Police Department on January 12th around 8:22 p.m. tried to make a traffic stop on an allegedly stolen Kia in the area of 2700 McArthur Drive. Arkansas State Police Troopers arrived to help North Little Rock PD and ASP took control of the chase around the 146 mile marker. The car attempted to take the exit at high speed, lost control, crashed into a tree and caught on fire. The unidentified driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead on scene. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/13/arkansas-state-police-little-rock-car-chase-death/
https://www.whiterivernow.com/2023/01/13/asp-one-dead-in-nlr-crash-after-suspect-flees-from-police/
Juan Avila 1 of 2
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/12/2023
Location : Independence+Hardesty
City : Kansas City
County : Wyandotte
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas City KSPD
Officer(s) : Kansas City KSPD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gabriela Trejo-Garcia and passenger Juan Avila were driving in Kansas City when on Independence and Hardesty, a high-speed police chase crashed into them at 100 mph, escalated by Kansas City PD after a driver for unknown reasons. Both Trejo-Garcia and Avila died. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/friends-remember-victims-killed-in-crash-after-kck-police-chase/
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article271155877.html
Gabriela Trejo-Garcia of 2
Age :44
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/12/2023
Location : Independence+Hardesty
City : Kansas City
County : Wyandotte
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas City KSPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gabriela Trejo-Garcia and passenger Juan Avila were driving in Kansas City when on Independence and Hardesty, a high-speed police chase crashed into them at 100 mph, escalated by Kansas City PD after a driver for unknown reasons. Both Trejo-Garcia and Avila died. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/friends-remember-victims-killed-in-crash-after-kck-police-chase/
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article271155877.html
Santos Garcia Donez, Jr.
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/12/2023
Location : 4300 block of S Loop 289
City : Lubbock
County : Lubbock
State : Texas
Agency : Lubbock PD
Officer(s) : Officer Wesley Haulk
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Collision with police car at crash scene
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lubbock PD were initially called to a crash in the eastbound lanes of the 4300 block of South Loop 289. Shortly after the first officer arrived, Lubbock PD said Officer Wesley Haulk was getting ready to get out when his vehicle was hit from behind by a pickup driven by Santos Donez Jr.Donezdied. No officers were charged.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/10/2023
Location : I-20
City : Atlanta
County : Atlanta
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Georgia State Patrol states that its troopers saw a Chevrolet Silverado speeding west along I-20 at 90 mph, and troopers tried to pull over the pickup truck as it was exiting onto Flat Shoals Road along Custer Avenue. They started a pursuit and at the red light at the Moreland Avenue intersection, the driver being chased crashed into a gray SUV traveling north.The pickup truck caught fire and the driver had to be pulled out. He was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries. His name has not been released. No information has been located whether there were lights and sirens and what the speed of the chase had been. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/custer-avenue-moreland-avenue-atlanta-police-chase-fiery-crash
Jackie L Haynes
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/08/2023
Location : Handy Rd
City : Newnan
County : Coweta
State : Georgia
Agency : Whitesburg PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase with PIT maneuver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After 4 a.m. on Monday, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office initiated a high-speed chase on West Highway 16 where Jackie L.Haynes was reportedly speeding on the wrong side of the road.
Police used a PIT maneuver, tried to take Haynes into custody and officers used a taser on him, shot a pepper ball gun into the SUV, causing him to try to drive away. A deputy then shot into the SUV, hitting Haynes multiple times. He died from his injuries. He is believed to have been unarmed.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/now/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-123752580.html
https://times-herald.com/news/2023/01/suspect-shot-killed-by-deputies-during-chase
Lesley Rosales
Age :46
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/08/2023
Location : W Monroe+Tecumseh
City : Dundee
County : Monroe
State : Michigan
Agency : Monroe County SD, Washington Twp PD, Toledo PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash after stop sticks
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/08/2023, Monroe County deputies and Washington Township PD together with Toledo PD chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed, killing passenger Lesley Rosales at the intersection of West Monroe and Tecumseh Streets in the Village of Dundee. Police did not explain why they were hunting the vehicle with so much effort. Toledo PD additionally claims that they terminated their chase of the vehicle after it entered Michigan, but officers from the Washington Township Police Department of Ohio continued relaying information on the vehicle’s location to Monroe County authorities, directly contradicting the claim that the chase had been called off. The vehicle continued fleeing while being chased by Monroe County Sheriff’s officers. Additionally, “stop sticks” were deployed during the chase and deflated two of the vehicle’s tires but the vehicle initially continued to flee at a high speed and in this destabilized state after being disabled at dangerous speeds with stop sticks, the vehicle was “unable to negotiate the intersection,” struck a utility pole, caught fire and then officers approached the vehicle, made a forced entry to extract the driver and a passenger. The driver was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Lesley Rosales died. It is unknown why police chased the vehicle so aggressively. No officers were charged.
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Mandy Norris
Age :52
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/06/2023
Location : 13400 block of Rogers Rd
City : Willis
County : Montgomery
State : Texas
Agency : Montgomery County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montgomery County deputies were called to a domestic violence situation. A man fled, was chased until he crashed into a tree and died. No officers were charged.
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Gilbert Anthony Montoya
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/05/2023
Location : S Grand Ave+Chavez St
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase for warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
During a traffic stop, police found a nationwide arrest warrant for Gilbert Montoya. He fled and Las Vegas Metro PD escalated a chase after Gilbert Anthony Montoya until he crashed into a building near S. Grand Avenue and Chavez Street and died. Another man who was a passenger in the vehicle was airlifted to an Albuquerque hospital to be treated for major injuries with unknown outcome. No officers were charged.
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Caleb Swafford
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/05/2023
Location : 5500 block of Aldine Bender Rd
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer was responding to a call without his siren or lights on when he struck Caleb Swafford who was attempting to cross the street. Swafford was pronounced deceased shortly after being hit. No officers were charged.
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Amber French
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/05/2023
Location : 6000 block of Bonlee Bennett Rt
City : Pittsboro
County : Chatham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Chatham County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase for driving a “suspicious car”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/05/2023, Chatham County deputies saw a “suspicious car” and felt people inside may be using drugs. Deputies escalated a high-speed chase and the fleeing driver lost control in the 6000 block of Bonlee Bennett Road and smashed into a telephone pole in the front yard of a home. Amber French was killed. Police were not charged.
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Damion Collier
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/03/2023
Location : I-465
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Off-duty
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash of alleged stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An off-duty Indianapolis officer noticed a vehicle as he drove on Interstate 465 at about 3:30 a.m. that was traveling with its lights off below the speed limit at about 45 mph and was straddling the shoulder of the interstate. The off-duty officer requested on-duty backup. The license plate had been reported stolen.
Indianapolis Metro PD tried to stop the vehicle at West 71st Street and Zionsville Road but the car drove away. Police escalated a chase until the vehicle crashed into a utility pole at West 62nd Street and Zionsville Road. The vehicle caught fire and the driver died.He was identified as Damion Collier, 15, after crashing into a utility pole early Tuesday, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. No officers were charged.
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Jared Nathanial Combs
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/01/2023
Location : South Stage Road / Sunset Drive, near Highway 238
City : Medford/Jacksonville area
County : Jackson
State : Oregon
Agency : Jacksonville Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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REASON FOR CHASE:
Reported reckless driving.
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NARRATIVE:
On 01/01/2023 at approximately 3:34 p.m., a Jacksonville Police Department officer initiated a traffic stop against 26-year-old Jared Nathanial Combs after Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon received a report of a vehicle being driven recklessly in the 4600 block of Highway 238.
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Combs continued onto South Stage Road toward Medford. Police reported that his 2004 BMW 545i was traveling at excessive speed and moving across the roadway as the officer pursued him. Available reports do not identify the pursuing officer, provide the pursuit speed or distance, or indicate that police used stop sticks, a PIT maneuver or other forced-stop tactic.
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A short time after the pursuit began, Combs lost control near Sunset Drive. His BMW left the roadway and struck multiple trees at high speed.
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Emergency personnel extricated Combs from the wreckage. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No other deaths or injuries were reported.
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The multiagency Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) Team investigated the crash, with the Medford Police Department serving as the lead investigative agency. Police initially said alcohol might have contributed to the crash based on officers' observations, but toxicology results were still pending when the initial reports were published.
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Later reporting established that Combs' driver's license was suspended and that he had three previous impaired-driving convictions. He also had a pending fourth DUII case at the time of his death. Those circumstances were not the stated reason the Jacksonville officer began the pursuit: police said the officer acted after the report of reckless driving.
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Jacksonville Police Chief David Towe declined to provide additional details about the pursuit and referred questions to Medford Police. Medford Police said the completed investigation would be forwarded to the Jackson County District Attorney's Office for review.
SOURCE LINKS :
Medford Police Department / FlashAlert — original police release and crash-scene photograph:
https://flashalert.net/id/MedfordPD/160212
Medford Alert News — pursuit and fatal crash report:
https://medfordalert.com/2023/01/03/fleeing-driver-dies-after-high-speed-crash-in-sw-medford/
Mail Tribune/Yahoo — identification, pursuit details and Jacksonville Police Chief David Towe response:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/driver-killed-jacksonville-area-crash-132300747.html
Mail Tribune/Yahoo — follow-up on Combs, vehicle, suspended license and prior DUII history:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/repeat-drunken-driver-died-doing-003500272.html
Memory Gardens Memorial Park & Mortuary — confirms full name, birth date and death date:
https://www.memorygardensmortuary.com/obituaries/nathanial-combs
Margaret Dunn
Age :17
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : LA-1+East St Francis
City : Brusly
County : West Baton Rouge Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Addis PD
Officer(s) : David Cauthron
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer David Cauthron of the Addis PD hunted what he believed to be a stolen car at dangerous speeds and the patrol car slammed into a car with 3 teenagers, killing 2 and critically injuring a third.
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Caroline Gill
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : LA 1 and East St. Francis
City : Brusly
County : West Baton Rouge Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Addis PD
Officer(s) : David Cauthron
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer David Cauthron of the Addis PD hunted what he believed to be a stolen car at dangerous speeds and the patrol car slammed into a car with 3 teenagers, killing 2 and critically injuring a third.
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Julie Elizabeth Clark
Age :29
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : I-95
City : County Unincorporated
County : Cecil
State : Iowa
Agency : Maryland State Police
Officer(s) : Curtis Manuel
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Maryland State Police pursued a car driving erratically on Interstate 95 that did not stop. Trooper Curtis Manuel, followed the car northbound for about 9 miles. The fleeing driver, 26-year-old Julie Clark, lost control of the vehicle on an exit ramp about milepost 108, crashing into a tree. She died.
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Julie Elizabeth Clark
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : Interstate 95 North, Exit 109A / Maryland Route 279
City : Elkton
County : Cecil
State : Maryland
Agency : Maryland State Police
Officer(s) : Trooper First Class Kurtis Manuel
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Erratic driving.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/31/2022, 26-year-old Julie Elizabeth Clark of Tenafly, New Jersey, was killed when her Honda Odyssey crashed during a Maryland State Police pursuit on Interstate 95 in Cecil County, Maryland.
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Beginning at approximately 11:31 a.m., Maryland State Police received several 911 calls concerning the minivan. Callers described erratic driving, swerving between lanes and driving on the shoulder. At approximately 12:14 p.m., Manuel saw Clark's minivan pass his location on the right shoulder and pulled onto I-95 behind her. He activated his emergency lights and siren and pursued her northbound.
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The official investigation reconstructed the pursuit in considerable detail. Manuel's recorded speed increased from 84 mph to 98 mph shortly after the pursuit began. During subsequent portions of the pursuit, his patrol vehicle reached 108 mph, 114 mph and ultimately 125 mph. Clark's minivan was at times traveling approximately 100 to 110 mph. Weather conditions were rainy and foggy and traffic was described as moderate.
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At approximately 12:22 p.m., Clark moved across the highway toward Exit 109A for Maryland Route 279. Manuel followed. At 12:22:59 p.m., while Manuel's patrol vehicle was traveling approximately 103 mph, Clark lost control on the exit ramp and crashed into trees. Her vehicle caught fire. She was pronounced dead at the scene. She was the only person in the minivan and no other vehicles were involved in the collision.
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The Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division calculated that approximately nine minutes and 14 miles elapsed from the time Manuel first saw Clark's minivan and pulled behind it until the fatal crash.
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The Independent Investigations Division completed its investigation on 04/27/2023 and forwarded its report to the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office. On 05/04/2023, the State's Attorney's Office declined to prosecute Manuel.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Trooper First Class Kurtis Manuel was a 5.5-year Maryland State Police veteran assigned to the Field Operations Bureau at the time of Clark's death. The Cecil County State's Attorney's Office declined criminal prosecution following the independent investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/Documents/pdfs/IID/123122_IID_Report.pdf
https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2023/010223.pdf
https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2023/011823.pdf
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/video-shows-deadly-high-speed-police-chase-in-cecil-county-on-new-years-eve
https://www.wmar2news.com/local/maryland-state-trooper-wont-be-charged-for-deadly-high-speed-chase-on-new-years-eve
Jacqueline “Laney” Hudson
Age :13
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : 5th Ave + 31st St
City : Huntington
County : Cabell
State : West Virginia
Agency : Cabell County SO
Officer(s) : Jeffrey Racer
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Off-duty deputy Racer was in his cruiser with a woman at the time of the crash, traveling on Route 60 toward Third Avenue when he hit Laney Hudson in the crosswalk for unclear reasons. Eyewitnesses said they smelled alcohol on the officer’s breath after the fatal accident. The Sheriff’s Office claimed that they had administered a breathalyzer and it was negative but police did not state when this was done. Eyewitnesses also stated that the officer’s vehicle had driven without lights and he only turned them on after the accident. The officer was not charged. The family is demanding a jury trial as of September 2023.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsaz.com/2022/12/31/person-struck-killed-by-vehicle/
https://wchstv.com/news/local/protests-continue-for-girl-hit-and-killed-by-off-duty-cabell-deputy
https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/person-struck-and-killed-by-vehicle-in-huntington-west-virginia/
https://www.wsaz.com/2022/12/31/person-struck-killed-by-vehicle/
wowktv.com/news/local/girl-hit-and-killed-in-accident-involving-west-virginia-sheriffs-deputy-identified-by-mother/
https://wchstv.com/news/local/protests-continue-for-girl-hit-and-killed-by-off-duty-cabell-deputy
Kiara Nathalia Hurtado
Age :12
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 12/31/2022
Location : 17800 Barker Cypress Road at Park Row Boulevard
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Moving violation.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/31/2022, 12-year-old Kiara Hurtado was critically injured when the Toyota Camry in which she was a passenger crashed during a Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office pursuit in Houston, Texas. She died from her injuries on 01/04/2023.
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Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the maroon Toyota Camry for speeding in the area of Barker Cypress Road and the Katy Freeway. The driver, identified as 27-year-old Christian Rayo, continued driving and deputies pursued the vehicle.
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At Barker Cypress Road and Park Row Boulevard, Rayo drove through a red traffic signal and the Camry collided with a black Jaguar X-TYPE that was turning onto Park Row Boulevard. Rayo and all four passengers in the Camry were transported to hospitals. The 28-year-old driver of the Jaguar was seriously injured and transported by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital.
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Kiara suffered catastrophic injuries in the collision and remained hospitalized. She was pronounced dead on January 4, four days after the police pursuit and crash. Her family's account identifies her more fully as Kiara Nathalia Jory Hurtado and states that her mother, grandmother and aunt were also in the crash and suffered multiple injuries.
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Rayo, also identified by the Harris County Sheriff's Office as Christian Medina Banguera, died from a medical emergency while being held in the Harris County Jail on 11/16/2023, before the murder case stemming from Kiara's death could be resolved at trial.
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SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2023/jan/nr011023-3.htm
https://abc13.com/christian-rayo-chase-crash-how-many-harris-county-jail-deaths-kiara-hurtado-18th-inmate-dies/14077418/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/tq9kk
Name Not Disclosed
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : 25th Avenue Northeast near Tamaha Trace
City : Tuscaloosa
County : Tuscaloosa
State : Alabama
Agency : Tuscaloosa Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Seen running stop sign.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/30/2022, a 15-year-old girl was killed when the Ford Taurus in which she was a passenger crashed during a Tuscaloosa Police Department pursuit in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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At approximately 4:00 a.m., a Tuscaloosa police officer attempted to stop the vehicle after police alleged the driver ran a stop sign at 13th Street East and 15th Avenue. The vehicle continued along Kicker Road and then traveled north toward Jack Warner Parkway while the officer pursued it.
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The pursuit continued onto 25th Avenue East/Northeast. At approximately 4:03 a.m., just three minutes after the attempted traffic stop began, the vehicle left the roadway near the curve by Tamaha Trace and struck trees.
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The 15-year-old passenger was fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene. Alabama State Troopers later identified the driver as 19-year-old Kevonta O. Hayward-Jackson. He was transported to a hospital for treatment.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://tuscaloosathread.com/one-dead-one-injured-in-crash-on-25th-ave-east-tuscaloosa/
https://tuscaloosathread.com/wreck-during-attempt-to-elude-tuscaloosa-police-kills-teen-passenger/
https://www.wbrc.com/2022/12/30/woman-killed-traffic-crash-during-high-speed-chase/
https://patch.com/alabama/tuscaloosa/one-killed-one-injured-friday-when-tuscaloosa-pursuit-ends-crash
Shuyu Sui
Age :61
Gender :Female
Race : Asian
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : 14th Street NW and New York Avenue NW
City : Washington
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Bystander killed after U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division chased another vehicle for missing front license plates.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/30/2022, 61-year-old Shuyu Sui was killed after a driver fled a U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division traffic stop near the White House and crashed at 14th Street and New York Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
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At approximately 4:28 p.m., Secret Service Uniformed Division officers on bicycles observed a dark 2001 Buick LeSabre driven by Spiro Stafilatos near the White House. Officers observed that the Buick had no front license plate and that its Maryland rear plate lacked a registration sticker. They subsequently stopped the Buick in the 700 block of 15th Street NW.
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The officers approached Stafilatos and informed him of the registration violation. During the traffic stop, Stafilatos drove away from the officers and entered New York Avenue NW. Contemporary MPD reporting confirms that the Buick fled directly from the active Secret Service traffic stop.
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Stafilatos entered the intersection of 14th Street and New York Avenue against a red traffic signal. A Chevrolet Sonic traveling southbound on 14th Street with a green light struck the left rear of the Buick. The impact caused the Buick to spin into a crosswalk on the east side of the intersection.
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Sui and another woman were walking through the intersection with the pedestrian walk signal when the Buick struck them. Both women were transported to hospitals. Sui died from her injuries, while the second woman was critically injured.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/traffic-fatality-14th-street-and-new-york-avenue-northwest
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/30/pedestrians-struck-secret-service/
https://wtop.com/dc/2022/12/crash-near-white-house-closes-new-york-avenue/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/jury-finds-maryland-man-guilty-2022-vehicular-homicide-and-assault
Lonell Kellum Jones
Age :84
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : Ramsey Road and Kellum Loop Road
City : Jacksonville
County : Onslow
State : North Carolina
Agency : Onslow County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Bystander killed during a pursuit for traffic infraction.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/30/2022, 84-year-old Lonell Jones of Jacksonville was killed when a vehicle being pursued by an Onslow County sheriff's deputy crashed into her vehicle at Ramsey Road and Kellum Loop Road in Onslow County, North Carolina.
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An Onslow County Sheriff's Office DWI Unit deputy clocked the other vehicle traveling 77 mph in a 55 mph zone and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The driver continued driving while the deputy pursued him. During the pursuit, speeds exceeded 100 mph.
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The pursuit continued to the intersection of Ramsey Road and Kellum Loop Road. Authorities said Frazier drove through the stop sign and struck the vehicle being driven by Jones. Jones was killed on impact. She was an uninvolved motorist and had no connection to the police encounter that preceded the collision.
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Jones was described in subsequent court coverage as a grandmother. Her family lived close enough to the crash location that relatives reported hearing the emergency sirens without realizing at the time that their loved one had been killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.witn.com/2024/02/21/suspect-deadly-onslow-county-chase-due-court-wednesday-morning/
https://www.wect.com/2023/09/07/grand-jury-indicts-man-second-degree-murder-charge-after-fatal-2022-crash-onslow-co/
https://www.witn.com/2024/02/21/eastern-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-second-degree-murder-after-police-chase/
Travonte Eugene Harris
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : Highway 25E near Kincaid Farm Road
City : Thorn Hill
County : Grainger
State : Tennessee
Agency : Not Disclosed
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Not disclosed.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/30/2022, 30-year-old Travonte Eugene Harris of Xenia, Ohio, was killed when his vehicle crashed during a law-enforcement pursuit on Highway 25E in Grainger County, Tennessee.
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At approximately 3:44 p.m., Harris was driving a 2008 Pontiac G6 northbound on Highway 25E near Kincaid Farm Road while being pursued by law enforcement. Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeffrey Poore confirmed the pursuit but the publicly available account did not identify the agency pursuing Harris or state what caused officers to initiate the pursuit.
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While attempting to negotiate a left-hand curve, Harris lost control of the Pontiac. The vehicle left the right side of the highway, struck a guardrail and utility pole, continued over an embankment and overturned before coming to rest against a rock wall.
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Harris was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash. The Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the fatal collision. Public reporting located for this review does not provide the pursuit speed, duration or distance.
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SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thebig1063.com/post/ohio-man-dies-in-tennessee-vehicle-crash-while-fleeing-from-police
Name Not Disclosed
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : 4th Ave+ Perkins St
City : Saginaw
County : Saginaw
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police cruiser after traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michigan State Police say a man running from a traffic stop in Saginaw died when he was hit and killed by a patrol car around 3:50 p.m. at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Perkins Street. Police have not said why police were pulling over the car from which the 19-year-old driver fled only to be run over.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : I-10 near Wayside Drive
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian struck and killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed on-duty officer was driving on the I-10 in Houston when he hit a pedestrian trying to cross lanes and killed him. Police did not disclose the names of the pedestrian nor the officer. The officer did not see the man even after he hit him and only noticed that he hit “something hard” and that the airbags deployed.
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Salena N. Wallner
Age :16
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : Cortlandville
City : Homer
County : Cortland
State : New York
Agency : Cortland County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to New York State Police, at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, a Cortland County Sheriff’s Deputy observed an SUV running a red light in the Town of Cortlandville and tried to pull the vehicle over but the driver did not stop. The trooper escalated a chase in which both the SUV and police car crashed near the on-ramp to Interstate 81 in Homer. Rear seat passenger 16-year-old Salena Wallner died at the scene. Three other girls ages 15 and 16 were all taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
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Jacqueline “Laney” Hudson
Age :13
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : 5th Avenue and 31st Street
City : Huntington
County : Cabell
State : West Virginia
Agency : Cabell County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Deputy Jeffrey Racer
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/30/2022, Jacqueline “Laney” Hudson, 13, was struck and killed by a marked Cabell County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle driven by off-duty Deputy Jeffrey Racer at 5th Avenue and 31st Street in Huntington, West Virginia. The collision occurred at approximately 10:34 p.m.
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Racer was off duty but driving his department-issued cruiser. According to the subsequent special-prosecutor investigation, Racer was taking the cruiser to his girlfriend's residence so that the vehicle would be available to him for his work shift the following morning. A female companion was riding with him.
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According to authorities, Hudson and another teenager entered the roadway as Racer proceeded through the intersection on a green light. Racer attempted to stop but struck Hudson. The second teenager was not struck. Racer stopped and called 911. Hudson died from her injuries.
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The West Virginia State Police led the crash investigation. Investigators attempted to obtain speed information from the cruiser's event-data recorder, or “black box,” but were unable to recover useful speed data. State Police Sgt. R.A. Marsh instead reconstructed the collision using skid marks, the location of Hudson's body and other physical evidence. His analysis produced an estimated speed range of approximately 47 to 55 mph, with an average estimate of 47.9 mph. The posted speed limit was 35 mph.
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Investigators subsequently conducted an hour-long speed survey at the intersection and recorded 63 passing vehicles. After eliminating the highest and lowest readings, authorities calculated a median speed of approximately 49 mph. Special Prosecutor Mark Sorsaia later cited that survey in concluding that even if Racer had been speeding, the available evidence did not establish the level of reckless disregard required for a negligent-homicide prosecution.
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Sorsaia also cited evidence that Hudson had consumed alcohol and marijuana before the collision and concluded that Racer would not face criminal charges. Hudson's family disputed the prosecutor's conclusions and continued seeking accountability for her death.
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Racer was initially placed on administrative leave. He subsequently resigned from the Cabell County Sheriff's Office.
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Hudson's mother, Opal Slone, later filed a federal civil lawsuit against Racer, the Cabell County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Chuck Zerkle and the Cabell County Commission. The lawsuit alleged that Racer was speeding and argued that because he was off duty and was not responding to an emergency, he had no legal justification for exceeding the posted speed limit.
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The lawsuit also alleged that Racer failed to provide proper aid following the collision, including by failing to transport Hudson approximately half a mile to St. Mary's Medical Center. These are allegations made by Hudson's family and should not be stated as established findings.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Jeffrey Racer was a Cabell County Sheriff's Office deputy. He was off duty when he killed Hudson but was operating a marked sheriff's patrol vehicle assigned for his work. Racer told investigators he was taking the cruiser to his girlfriend's residence so he could use it for his shift the next morning.
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Special Prosecutor Mark Sorsaia declined to charge Racer with negligent homicide in May 2023. Racer had been placed on administrative leave after Hudson's death and subsequently resigned from the sheriff's office. Hudson's family later sued Racer and county officials in federal court, alleging speeding and negligence.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/05/11/prosecutor-deputy-will-not-be-charged-teens-death/
https://woub.org/2023/05/13/west-virginia-officer-will-not-face-charges-for-striking-killing-13-year-old-with-cruiser-off-duty/
https://woub.org/2023/09/28/west-virginia-teen-killed-off-duty-deputy-jury-trial-demand/
https://apnews.com/article/ff6542186c1e6584fe181961b9216f9a
https://wvmetronews.com/2023/01/06/funeral-for-huntington-teen-struck-and-killed-by-deputys-cruiser-set-for-saturday/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : 7100 block of East Freeway (I-10), near Wayside Drive
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/30/2022, a 35-year-old man was struck and killed by an on-duty Houston Police Department sergeant driving a marked patrol vehicle on the East Freeway near Wayside Drive in Houston. The collision occurred at approximately 2 a.m.
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The sergeant, assigned to HPD's Northeast Patrol Division, was traveling westbound while responding to a non-emergency call. Contemporary reporting said the patrol vehicle was not using emergency lights or sirens.
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According to police, the sergeant struck something in the roadway with enough force to deploy the patrol vehicle's airbags. He stopped and got out to inspect the vehicle, at which point he discovered the man lying beside the patrol vehicle. Investigators believed the 35-year-old man had been walking in a moving lane of the freeway.
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Houston Fire Department paramedics responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene. Police said the patrol vehicle appeared to have been the only vehicle that struck him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2022/dec/nr221230-1.htm
https://abc13.com/post/pedestrian-hit-and-killed-by-police-officer-deadly-crash-with-houston-east-freeway-man-while-walking-on-i10/12630184/
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/12/30/hpd-officer-strikes-kills-pedestrian-on-east-freeway-all-lanes-on-i-10-near-wayside-closed-police-say/
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-pd-officer-hits-kills-pedestrian-with-cruiser-on-east-fwy
Name Not Disclosed
Age :61
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/29/2022
Location : East Shelby Drive
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Bystander killed during police chase for suspicious vehicle.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/29/2022, a 61-year-old woman was critically injured when a vehicle being pursued by Memphis police crashed head-on into her Toyota Corolla on East Shelby Drive in Memphis. She died two days later from injuries sustained in the collision.
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At approximately 11:00 a.m., Memphis police encountered a silver Nissan with a broken window at a Valero gas station at Millbranch Road and Winchester Road. A woman inside the Nissan later told police that she had initially accepted a ride from Bridges and was being held in the vehicle against her will.
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Police alleged that Bridges backed the Nissan into a patrol vehicle when officers approached, struck another parked vehicle, and drove away. Memphis police pursued him as he traveled through Whitehaven, with police reporting that he drove into opposing traffic and through red lights. During the pursuit, Bridges allegedly struck another police vehicle and continued on East Shelby Drive.
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The pursuit ended when the Nissan collided head-on with the 61-year-old woman's red Toyota Corolla. She was transported to a hospital in critical condition. Bridges left the Nissan after the crash and was arrested following a short foot pursuit.
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The woman survived long enough to be released from the hospital into her daughter's care two days after the collision, but subsequently died. The medical examiner determined that blunt-force trauma to her torso from the crash exacerbated an existing condition and caused her death.
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SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/12/30/man-arrested-17-charges-after-police-chase/
https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/07/26/new-reckless-homicide-charge-suspect-fatal-winter-crash/
Randy Ness
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/29/2022
Location : Railroad Ave+Williams Street
City : Post Falls
County : Kootenai
State : Idaho
Agency : Post Falls PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Just before 8:40 a.m., Post Falls Police responded to reports of a person ramming parked vehicles and structures in the area of Railroad Avenue and Williams Street and found the man on the 700 block of Spokane Street, where they initiated a traffic stop. The driver, Randy Ness, did not stop, instead driving through a parking lot and ramming a police vehicle. Police pursued Ness westbound to Interstate 90, where he stopped before appearing to intentionally back up over a police car, crushing the roof in with officers inside. Police shot and killed him. Officers sustained minor injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/dec/30/post-falls-police-shoot-kill-man-they-say-rammed-p/
https://cdapress.com/news/2022/dec/29/i-90-closure-post-falls-detour-sh-41-and-sh-53-ope/
https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-idaho-coeur-dalene-8438ac57542379cebdca309f330e34ac
Salena N. Wallner
Age :16
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/28/2022
Location : Interstate 81 on-ramp, Town of Homer
City : Homer
County : Cortland
State : New York
Agency : Cortland County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Moving violation.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/28/2022, 16-year-old Salena N. Wallner was killed when the SUV in which she was a rear-seat passenger crashed during a Cortland County Sheriff's Office pursuit in Cortland County, New York.
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At approximately 10:15 p.m., a Cortland County sheriff's deputy observed the SUV drive through a red traffic light at the intersection of State Route 281 and West Main Street in the Town of Cortlandville. The deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop on State Route 281. The SUV continued away and the deputy pursued it.
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The pursuit continued north toward Homer. While attempting to negotiate the turn onto the Interstate 81 on-ramp in the Town of Homer, both the SUV and the sheriff's patrol vehicle lost control and crashed. Wallner was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The SUV was being driven by a 15-year-old girl. Two additional passengers, ages 15 and 16, were also inside. All three surviving girls were transported to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse with serious injuries. The sheriff's deputy was also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Police subsequently learned that the SUV had been reported stolen from the William George Agency for Children's Services in Tompkins County only minutes before the deputy attempted the traffic stop. The contemporaneous State Police account nevertheless identifies the observed red-light violation as the immediate reason the deputy attempted to stop the vehicle.
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SOURCE LINKS :
https://cortlandvoice.com/2022/12/29/4-youth-involved-in-car-crash-leaving-one-dead-nysp-press-release/
https://wcdoonline.com/localnews/2022/12/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/28/2022
Location : U.S. Highway 80
City : Unknown
County : Wood
State : Texas
Agency : Wood County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by vehicle while fleeing police on foot
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
REASON FOR CHASE:
Not disclosed.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/28/2022, an unidentified man was killed after being struck by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 80 in Wood County, Texas, while Wood County sheriff's deputies were pursuing him on foot.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Adam Albritton, Wood County sheriff's deputies were chasing the man on foot when he entered Highway 80. A passing vehicle struck him, causing fatal injuries.
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The death was reported by East Texas television station KLTV/KTRE on the night of December 28 under the headline “Suspect fleeing Wood County deputies fatally struck by vehicle on Hwy 80.” The contemporaneous report expressly establishes the police pursuit immediately preceding the fatal collision, independently corroborating the FARS police-related classification.
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SOURCE LINKS :
Monet Darrisaw
Age :34
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 12/27/2022
Location : West Boulevard and Donald Ross Road
City : Charlotte
County : Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police thought the vehicle Monet Darrisaw was driving may be stolen and they escalated a chase. Stop sticks were used and directly caused her to lose control of the vehicle. She crashed and died. Police confirmed that Monet Darrisaw had been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbtv.com/2022/12/30/driver-identified-after-car-chase-ends-deadly-crash-west-charlotte/