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REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during a pursuit initiated when La Joya police attempted to stop a green Ford Expedition during an investigation into suspected human smuggling. The driver continued away from police and fled south on FM 2221 before turning onto Abram Road.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/29/2022, 20-year-old Jennifer Vasquez of Honduras was critically injured when a green Ford Expedition crashed during a La Joya Police Department pursuit in Hidalgo County. Vasquez remained hospitalized for nearly two weeks before dying from the injuries sustained in the crash.
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At approximately 7:50 a.m., La Joya police attempted to stop the Ford Expedition near FM 2221 during an investigation into suspected human smuggling. The driver, later identified as 23-year-old Alexis Pino Hernandez of Mexico, continued away from police.
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Pino Hernandez turned from FM 2221 onto Abram Road while continuing to evade law enforcement. On Abram Road north of 8 Mile Line, he lost control of the Expedition and the vehicle rolled over.
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All four occupants were ejected. Vasquez suffered critical injuries and was transported to DHR Health, where she underwent surgery and remained in intensive care.
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Passenger Gabriel Salas Sifuentes, 29, of Mexico died at the scene. Passenger Jose Ismael Campos Rodriguez, 31, of Mexico died at a local hospital several hours later. Pino Hernandez survived.
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Vasquez died from her crash injuries on 07/13/2022 after nearly two weeks in the hospital. The Honduran consulate became involved in arrangements to return her body to Honduras. Her database date remains 06/29/2022, the date of the police pursuit and crash.
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After Vasquez became the third person to die, prosecutors added charges against Pino Hernandez. He faced three counts of felony murder, three counts of evading arrest resulting in death and three counts of smuggling of persons causing death.
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A second man, Ivan Rios, was subsequently arrested in connection with the human-smuggling operation and charged with three counts of murder and three counts of human smuggling.
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Texas Department of Public Safety troopers assisted La Joya police with reconstruction of the fatal crash.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The La Joya Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who initiated the attempted stop and pursuit in the sources located. La Joya Police Sgt. Manuel Casas subsequently provided information about the investigation, arrests and deaths. Texas DPS personnel assisted with crash reconstruction.
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https://www.krgv.com/news/dps-two-dead-two-others-hospitalized-in-critical-condition-after-rollover-crash-north-of-palmview/
https://www.krgv.com/news/men-killed-in-hidalgo-county-rollover-crash-identified-as-mexican-nationals/
https://www.krgv.com/news/la-joya-police-arrest-made-in-fatal-june-rollover-crash/
https://www.krgv.com/news/la-joya-police-third-person-dies-in-human-smuggling-crash-driver-facing-additional-charges/
https://www.krgv.com/videos/la-joya-police-second-arrest-made-in-connection-to-deadly-migrant-crash-in-la-joya/
https://www.elmanana.com/texas/lajoya/aumentan-cargos-criminales-contra-traficante/5573828

REASON FOR CHASE: A Carroll County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop Huerta while he was riding a Kawasaki ZX-6R motorcycle on Route 722. The specific reason the deputy initially attempted the traffic stop was not publicly disclosed. Virginia State Police investigated excessive speed as a contributing factor in the fatal crash.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/29/2022, 30-year-old Cristiam Linarez Huerta of Woodlawn was killed when his Kawasaki ZX-6R motorcycle crashed on Route 722 in Carroll County after a Carroll County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop him.
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At approximately 9:02 p.m., Huerta was riding east on Route 722, approximately one-third mile east of Route 731. A Carroll County sheriff's deputy had attempted a traffic stop before the crash.
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Huerta lost control of the Kawasaki, which overturned and slid off the roadway. The motorcycle spun as it traveled off the road, throwing Huerta down an embankment and into a culvert.
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Huerta, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene. Virginia State Police investigated excessive speed as a contributing factor in the crash.
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The available public record does not establish whether the deputy continued immediately behind Huerta through the crash, nor does it provide a pursuit speed, duration or distance. The specific reason the deputy initially attempted to stop Huerta was not publicly disclosed.
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Huerta was born on 09/18/1991. He was married to Gabriela Linarez Carranza and was the father of five children, Zander, Ela, Naiemah, Ezequiel and Romeo. His parents were Jose and Hilda Linarez. His funeral was held at Hillsville First United Methodist Church, followed by burial at Monta Vista Memory Gardens in Galax.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office did not publicly identify the deputy who attempted to stop Huerta in the sources located.
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https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/07/01/police-speeding-motorcyclist-killed-crash-after-deputy-tried-pull-him-over/
https://pcpatriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/July-8-2022.pdf
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thecarrollnews/name/cristiam-huerta-obituary?id=35565882

Officer Dustin Moody crashed while pursuing a pickup truck whose driver, 23-year-old Jacob G. Roberts of Nineveh, died in the police chase crash.

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/man-dead-trafalgar-officer-seriously-hurt-after-pursuit-and-crash/

https://www.wrtv.com/news/public-safety/civilian-dies-two-johnson-county-law-enforcement-officers-injured-in-separate-incidents

REASON FOR CHASE: Detroit police were dispersing a street-racing and drifting gathering when multiple vehicles drove away in different directions.
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On 06/27/2022, an unidentified man in his 20s from Wixom was killed along with an unidentified woman in her 20s from Novi when their vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train at Central Avenue and John Kronk Street in southwest Detroit.
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Shortly before the collision, Detroit police were breaking up a street-racing and drifting gathering. Police radio traffic documented vehicles leaving the scene in multiple directions.
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Detroit Police Chief James White said the vehicle carrying the two decedents continued speeding away from the area after police arrived but emphasized that Detroit officers were not pursuing it.
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Shortly after midnight, the vehicle approached the railroad crossing at Central Avenue and John Kronk Street. Police said the driver attempted to cross the tracks ahead of an approaching Amtrak train.
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The Amtrak train struck the vehicle, killing both occupants. The crossing gates were reported to have been functioning. None of the 102 passengers and crew aboard the train were injured.
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The available public reporting does not establish which decedent was driving the vehicle. The male decedent therefore cannot safely be classified as the driver or passenger without the underlying crash or FARS person record.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Detroit Police Department officers were dispersing the street-racing gathering preceding the fatal collision, but the officers were not publicly identified. Police Chief James White stated that officers did not pursue the vehicle involved in the fatal crash.
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https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/2-killed-after-car-tries-to-beat-train-crossing-was-hit-by-amtrak-in-sw-detroit
https://www.wxyz.com/news/2-dead-after-trying-to-beat-train-amtrak-passenger-recalls-jolt
https://www.fox17online.com/news/2-dead-after-trying-to-beat-train-amtrak-passenger-recalls-jolt

REASON FOR CHASE: No police pursuit occurred. Detroit police were dispersing a street-racing and drifting gathering when multiple vehicles drove away in different directions. Police Chief James White stated that officers did not pursue the vehicle that subsequently crashed.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/27/2022, an unidentified woman in her 20s from Novi was killed along with an unidentified man in his 20s from Wixom when their vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train at Central Avenue and John Kronk Street in southwest Detroit.
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Shortly before the collision, Detroit police were breaking up a street-racing and drifting gathering. Police radio traffic documented vehicles leaving the scene in multiple directions.
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Detroit Police Chief James White said the vehicle carrying the two decedents continued speeding away from the area after police arrived but emphasized that Detroit officers were not pursuing it.
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Shortly after midnight, the vehicle approached the railroad crossing at Central Avenue and John Kronk Street. Police said the driver attempted to cross the tracks ahead of an approaching Amtrak train.
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The Amtrak train struck the vehicle, killing both occupants. The crossing gates were reported to have been functioning. None of the 102 passengers and crew aboard the train were injured.
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The available public reporting does not establish which decedent was driving the vehicle. The female decedent therefore cannot safely be classified as the driver or passenger without the underlying crash or FARS person record.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Detroit Police Department officers were dispersing the street-racing gathering preceding the fatal collision, but the officers were not publicly identified. Police Chief James White stated that officers did not pursue the vehicle involved in the fatal crash.
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https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/2-killed-after-car-tries-to-beat-train-crossing-was-hit-by-amtrak-in-sw-detroit
https://www.wxyz.com/news/2-dead-after-trying-to-beat-train-amtrak-passenger-recalls-jolt
https://www.fox17online.com/news/2-dead-after-trying-to-beat-train-amtrak-passenger-recalls-jolt

REASON FOR CHASE: Richardson police pursued a black 2009 Cadillac occupied by four juveniles after the vehicle accelerated away from an officer. The available public reporting indicates the encounter began with traffic-related conduct rather than a violent felony. The 16-year-old driver continued at high speed through Richardson before entering the intersection of Belt Line Road and Bowser Road against a red light.
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On 06/27/2022, an unidentified 74-year-old woman was killed when a black 2009 Cadillac being pursued by the Richardson Police Department ran a red light and crashed into the minivan she was driving at Belt Line Road and Bowser Road in Richardson.
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The Cadillac was occupied by four juveniles. A Richardson police officer began following the vehicle after observing traffic-related conduct. The Cadillac accelerated away, and police pursued it through Richardson.
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At approximately 5:44 p.m., the 16-year-old driver of the Cadillac approached the intersection of Belt Line Road and Bowser Road at high speed and entered against a red traffic signal.
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The Cadillac struck the woman's minivan. The impact pushed her vehicle into a third vehicle. Eight people were involved in the three-vehicle collision.
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The 74-year-old woman suffered critical injuries and was transported to a hospital, where she died later that evening. The other people involved survived.
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The fatal pursuit subsequently prompted a significant change in Richardson Police Department policy. Four days after the crash, Police Chief Gary Tittle issued a revised pursuit policy prohibiting officers from initiating or continuing vehicle pursuits based solely on traffic violations or other offenses that did not involve a violent felony. Later reporting specifically connected the policy revision to the woman's death.
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The available public reporting does not provide a reliable maximum pursuit speed, total distance or duration. It also does not publicly identify the 74-year-old woman or the Richardson officer who initiated the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Richardson Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who initiated or participated in the pursuit in the verified sources located. Richardson Police Chief Gary Tittle subsequently revised the department's pursuit policy in response to the fatal crash, restricting pursuits involving traffic violations and other nonviolent offenses.
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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2022/11/04/richardson-police-change-pursuit-policy-in-wake-of-womans-death-during-car-chase/
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1833414/m1/2/

A police officer allegedly saw Naya Jackson commit a traffic violation near Moraga Way and St. Andrews Drive and escalated a chase. Police claim that the officer "called off the chase" for safety reasons just before the fatal crash. Jackson was killed and a passenger was injured.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/coroners-inquest-finds-oakland-womans-death-after-police-pursuit-was-accidental/

REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during an unauthorized police pursuit initiated after officers saw a 19-year-old driver doing donuts near a sideshow. The driver was not suspected of a violent forcible crime or of possessing a firearm, circumstances required under Oakland Police Department policy for officers to initiate a pursuit. Officers Walid Abdelaziz and Jimmy Marin-Coronel pursued without supervisory authorization, without notifying dispatch, and without using emergency lights and sirens.
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On 06/26/2022, 28-year-old Lolomanaia “Lolo” Soakai was killed in Oakland after Oakland Police Department officers Walid Abdelaziz and Jimmy Marin-Coronel conducted an unauthorized high-speed “ghost chase” along International Boulevard. Soakai was an uninvolved bystander who had stopped at a taco truck with his mother and other family members after a graduation celebration.
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At approximately 1:51 a.m., Abdelaziz and Marin-Coronel saw a 19-year-old driver doing donuts in a Nissan 350Z on International Boulevard. The officers began pursuing the car. According to court records and subsequently released video evidence, they did not obtain the required authorization from a supervisor, did not radio the pursuit to dispatch, and pursued without activating their emergency lights and sirens.
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Oakland's pursuit policy sharply restricted vehicle pursuits because of the danger they pose to the public. At the time, officers generally could pursue when they reasonably suspected a person had committed a violent forcible crime or had probable cause to believe the person possessed a firearm. The sideshow-related driving that prompted Abdelaziz and Marin-Coronel to follow the Nissan did not meet those criteria.
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The officers nevertheless continued pursuing the Nissan through populated Oakland streets. Court records describe speeds exceeding 60 mph and reports of speeds reaching approximately 100 mph. Because the officers did not use lights or sirens or notify dispatch, the pursuit became what has been described in the litigation as a “ghost chase.”
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Soakai, meanwhile, was at a taco truck in the 5400 block of International Boulevard with his mother, Lavinia Soakai, and relatives. They had attended a graduation celebration and stopped for food. Soakai was not involved in the sideshow, the police activity or the pursuit.
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The fleeing car went out of control and crashed into parked cars and motorcycles near the taco truck. The collision created a violent chain reaction. One of the motorcycles was thrown into the air and came down on Soakai, crushing him. He died from his injuries.
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Soakai's mother suffered a broken back. His cousins and other relatives were also injured in the crash. The August 2026 settlement ultimately compensated Lavinia Soakai, Daniel Fifita, Ina Lavalu and Samieuela Finau for injuries and losses arising from the incident.
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Evidence concerning the officers' actions after the crash became a major component of the subsequent civil-rights litigation. Abdelaziz and Marin-Coronel left the crash scene without reporting their involvement in the pursuit or summoning medical assistance, according to court records, the family's lawsuit and video evidence later made public. They subsequently circled back to the crash after other police and emergency personnel responded.
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Body-camera evidence showed that the officers returned while presenting themselves as though they had not caused the pursuit that preceded the crash. A witness later approached the officers and reported seeing a police car chasing the Nissan. According to the subsequently released video and court filings, the officers looked at each other, told the witness to leave, and turned off their body cameras again.
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Court records and body-camera evidence also established that one of the officers made a remark expressing hope that the fleeing driver would die. The officers did not disclose the unauthorized pursuit to their supervisor as required.
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According to a 2026 court filing accompanying newly released video evidence, the officers later reviewed body-camera footage of their pursuit and categorized the recording as accidental, a classification that would cause it to be automatically deleted. The footage was ultimately preserved and became evidence in the litigation.
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The Oakland Police Department discovered the officers' involvement. Then-Chief Leronne Armstrong moved to terminate them, and both officers were relieved of their police powers. In 2023, they received termination letters but remained employed on administrative leave while disciplinary and legal proceedings continued.
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A civilian police oversight investigation subsequently produced sustained misconduct findings related to Abdelaziz and Marin-Coronel. The Community Police Review Agency sustained findings in ten categories, including findings involving truthfulness, general conduct and reporting violations.
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Soakai's family and injured relatives filed a federal civil-rights and wrongful-death lawsuit against Oakland and the officers. The litigation challenged not merely the occurrence of the crash but the officers' decision to undertake a high-speed pursuit that was prohibited by departmental policy and their conduct during and after the fatal collision.
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The case produced an important appellate ruling in May 2025. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held at that stage of the litigation that Abdelaziz and Marin-Coronel were not entitled to qualified immunity on the plaintiffs' substantive due-process theories. The court allowed the claims arising from the allegedly reckless pursuit to proceed.
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Abdelaziz and Marin-Coronel subsequently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. They argued, among other things, that bystanders injured by a fleeing driver should not have a Fourteenth Amendment claim against pursuing police unless the officers intended to harm the bystanders. The Supreme Court declined to take the case in March 2026.
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Both officers left the Oakland Police Department before the civil litigation concluded. Marin-Coronel resigned effective 03/26/2025 and Abdelaziz resigned effective 03/27/2025. Oakland police reported that their names had been submitted to California POST in connection with decertification proceedings, although as of early 2026 the POST matters remained pending.
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In August 2026, the City of Oakland agreed to pay $17 million to resolve the claims arising from the fatal pursuit. The settlement is being paid to Soakai's mother, Lavinia Soakai, and relatives Daniel Fifita, Ina Lavalu and Samieuela Finau.
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The settlement came approximately four years after Soakai's death and after years of litigation over whether the officers and city could be held civilly responsible for injuries caused when the person being pursued crashed into uninvolved bystanders.
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The fleeing driver later pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. In May 2026, he was sentenced to two years in state prison and was subsequently released on parole, according to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
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The $17 million settlement represents the final major civil disposition arising from the unauthorized pursuit: Soakai was an uninvolved bystander, the pursuit violated Oakland's restrictions on police chases, both pursuing officers received termination notices and later resigned, civilian investigators sustained misconduct findings, the Ninth Circuit allowed the constitutional claims against the officers to proceed, the U.S. Supreme Court declined review, and Oakland ultimately agreed to compensate Soakai's surviving family members and injured relatives.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Walid Abdelaziz and Jimmy Marin-Coronel were rookie Oakland police officers at the time of the fatal pursuit. Both were directly involved in initiating and continuing the unauthorized pursuit that preceded Soakai's death.
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Both officers were relieved of their police powers following the incident. Oakland moved to fire them, and termination letters were issued in 2023. Civilian investigators sustained multiple misconduct findings connected to the incident, including findings involving truthfulness and reporting requirements.
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The officers remained on administrative leave while contesting the disciplinary process. Marin-Coronel resigned from OPD effective 03/26/2025 and Abdelaziz resigned effective 03/27/2025. OPD reported submitting both officers' names to California POST in 2022, but the decertification matters were still listed as pending investigations when KTVU checked in 2026.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-pay-police-ghost-chase-victims-17m
https://www.ktvu.com/news/new-video-released-oakland-police-ghost-chase-led-death-bystander
https://www.ktvu.com/news/9th-circuit-oakland-police-can-be-held-responsible-injuring-bystanders-reckless-pursuits
https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-officers-take-fatal-ghost-chase-case-supreme-court
https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-decides-to-terminate-2-officers-after-deadly-unauthorized-chase-sources
https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-police-commission-investigators-find-2-officers-not-truthful-violated-policies-after-deadly-chase
https://www.ktvu.com/news/family-of-tongan-man-killed-during-oakland-police-chase-files-wrongful-death-suit
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-9th-circuit/117277515.html
https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/08/13/oakland-police-chase-17-million-settlement/

REASON FOR CHASE: Speeding, aggressive driving and failure to stop; Trafalgar Police Officer Dustin Moody observed Roberts's Chevrolet pickup speeding south on State Road 135 and heard its tires squealing as it turned west onto County Road 300S. Moody followed the pickup and observed Roberts disregard a stop sign at railroad tracks. Moody activated his emergency lights and siren, but Roberts continued driving.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/25/2022, 23-year-old Jacob Garrett “Jake” Roberts of Nineveh was killed when his Chevrolet pickup crashed during a Trafalgar Police Department pursuit in Johnson County.
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At approximately 3:36 a.m., Trafalgar Police Officer Dustin Moody was in his patrol vehicle near State Road 135 and County Road 300S when Roberts's pickup traveled south on State Road 135 at high speed. Moody heard the truck's tires squealing as Roberts turned west onto County Road 300S and began following him.
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Moody caught up with the pickup near railroad tracks and observed Roberts disregard a stop sign. Moody activated his emergency lights and siren, but Roberts continued west on County Road 300S. Moody attempted to notify dispatch of the pursuit but was in a radio dead spot and was unable to communicate with dispatch.
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The pursuit continued west to the T-intersection of County Road 300S and County Road 600W. Roberts's pickup and Moody's police vehicle both left the roadway and crashed into the embankment and tree line. Investigators reported that the two vehicles did not collide with each other.
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Roberts and Moody were both trapped in their vehicles and had to be extricated. Roberts died at the scene from blunt-force trauma. Moody was flown by helicopter to Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis with catastrophic injuries.
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Moody suffered a spinal-cord injury, 11 broken ribs, a broken femur and pelvis, a collapsed lung and internal injuries. His spinal-cord injury left him paralyzed from the waist down.
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Roberts was born on 03/16/1999 in Franklin, Indiana. He graduated from Indian Creek High School in 2017, where he participated in FFA and golf, and had previously participated in 4-H and showed cattle at the Johnson County Fair. He worked with his family's Honey Creek Auto Service and NAPA Auto Parts business in Bargersville. His obituary described his strong interest in cars and trucks and said friends called him “Rod” because of that interest.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Dustin Moody joined the Trafalgar Police Department in July 2019 and had worked in patrol, investigations and training. He had begun working in law enforcement in 2014. Moody was critically injured and permanently paralyzed from the waist down in the pursuit crash.
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https://www.wrtv.com/news/public-safety/civilian-dies-two-johnson-county-law-enforcement-officers-injured-in-separate-incidents
https://wkkg.com/local-news/more-details-released-on-trafalgar-officers-crash/
https://mymixfm.com/2022/06/28/man-dead-trafalgar-officer-seriously-hurt-after-pursuit-and-crash/
https://www.swartzmortuary.com/obituary/jacob-jake-roberts
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/johnson-county/trafalgar-police-officer-shares-story-of-recovery-still-in-need-of-accessible-van
https://t2t.org/sh-recipients/dustin-moody/

REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during pursuit after NYPD officers attempted to stop a Honda HR-V near Ralph Avenue and Chauncey Street after observing a traffic violation and determining that its license plates did not match the vehicle. When officers approached, the driver accelerated away at high speed.
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On 06/25/2022, 67-year-old Lynn Christopher was killed when a Honda HR-V fleeing NYPD officers struck her as she crossed Ralph Avenue at Macon Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Her 8-year-old grandson, Jacob, was also struck and suffered catastrophic injuries.
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At approximately 7:10 p.m., officers from the NYPD's 81st Precinct attempted to stop the Honda near Ralph Avenue and Chauncey Street after observing a traffic violation and determining that its license plates did not match the vehicle. When officers approached, the driver accelerated north on Ralph Avenue at high speed.
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The Honda traveled approximately four blocks before crossing the double-yellow centerline into opposing traffic. The vehicle struck a bicyclist and continued toward Ralph Avenue and Macon Street.
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Christopher was crossing Ralph Avenue with her 8-year-old grandson when the Honda struck them. Christopher died at the scene. Her grandson was critically injured and transported to Maimonides Medical Center. Three other people were injured during the driver's continued flight.
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The Honda continued along Ralph Avenue, ran another red light, collided with another vehicle, struck another pedestrian and eventually crashed into a bodega. The occupants fled on foot.
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Police subsequently identified the driver as 22-year-old Tyler Green. In October 2022, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office charged Green with second-degree murder, manslaughter, assault and additional offenses arising from Christopher's death and the injuries to the other victims.
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Christopher was a mother and grandmother who lived near the crash scene. Her grandchildren had traveled from Georgia to Brooklyn to spend the summer with her. Her family described her as their matriarch and said the children had spent the day in Downtown Brooklyn with their grandmother before the crash.
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Christopher's grandson survived but suffered a catastrophic brain injury. Subsequent family updates report that he is quadriplegic, nonverbal, requires feeding through a tube and needs continuous care.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The NYPD sergeant and two officers involved in the attempted traffic stop were not publicly identified in the sources located.
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https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/446-22/transcript-mayor-eric-adams-nypd-executives-provide-details-vehicle-collision-brooklyn
https://brooklynda.org/2022/10/14/brooklyn-man-charged-with-murder-and-assault-for-killing-woman-and-injuring-four-others-while-allegedly-driving-recklessly-evading-police/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lynn-christopher-killed-bedford-stuyvesant-brooklyn-pedestrians-struck/
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/06/27/-she-didn-t-deserve-that---brooklyn-family-mourns-matriarch--prays-for-child-s-recovery-after-hit-and-run
https://abc7ny.com/post/brooklyn-pedestrians-struck-accident-in-bed-stuy/11996839/
https://brooklyn.news12.com/family-holds-on-to-hope-for-8-year-old-son-critically-injured-in-june-hit-and-run

A Michigan State Trooper with his lights and siren activated sped through an intersection and hit a vehicle, killing the passenger. Trooper Michael Fox was indicated on manslaughter. The identity of the deceased passenger was not disclosed.

https://www.9and10news.com/2022/11/09/michigan-state-police-trooper-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter/

On 06/21/2022, 58-year-old Terry Harrell was critically injured when Baltimore Police Officer Alexis Acosta drove a marked police cruiser through a red light and collided with Harrell's gasoline-powered scooter at East Biddle Street and North Milton Avenue in Baltimore. Harrell was transported to a hospital with severe internal injuries and died on 06/23/2022. The incident date, rather than the later hospital death date, is used for this record.
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Acosta had activated the cruiser's emergency lights and siren and was responding to assist officers at an unrelated crime scene. Maryland's Independent Investigations Division determined that Acosta drove approximately 40–50 mph in a 25-mph zone and traveled through several red lights without appearing to significantly slow.
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Harrell was traveling north on North Milton Avenue and had a green light as he entered the intersection with East Biddle Street. Acosta entered against a red light at approximately 40 mph. The collision threw Harrell from his scooter.
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Baltimore Police policy permitted officers operating with emergency equipment to travel only 10 mph above the posted speed limit and required them to clear intersections and proceed through red lights or stop signs only when it was safe. Another Baltimore officer who witnessed the crash told investigators that Acosta went through the red light without slowing or stopping and that his brake lights did not illuminate until after the collision.
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The Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division investigated Harrell's death. Video from Acosta's body-worn camera and a city surveillance camera documented the collision and was subsequently released publicly.
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Acosta was later criminally charged in Harrell's death. In January 2024, he pleaded guilty to criminally negligent vehicular manslaughter. He received a suspended three-year sentence and two years of probation, with no incarceration.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Alexis Acosta was hired by the Baltimore Police Department on 08/25/2020 and had approximately 1½ years with the department when he killed Harrell. The IID found that Acosta had a prior Internal Affairs complaint relevant to the fatal crash stemming from a September 2021 vehicle pursuit.
Acosta was indicted in 2023 in connection with Harrell's death and ultimately pleaded guilty in January 2024 to criminally negligent vehicular manslaughter.

https://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/Documents/pdfs/IID/021624_IID_Report.pdf
https://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/Documents/pdfs/IID/062822.pdf
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/patrol-officer-collides-with-scooter-operator-in-east-baltimore
https://www.wbal.com/footage-released-shows-fatal-moment-baltimore-city-police-vehicle-collides-with-man-on-scooter
https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-police-officer-alexis-acosta-pleads-guilty-vehicular-manslaughter-D6W6V7CAIBE7LI3YI5FX7NEK5I/
https://baltimorewitness.org/no-jail-time-for-baltimore-police-officer-in-vehicular-manslaughter-of-58-year-old-man/

Texas DPS chased Jesus Barcenas from Diboll to Lufkin and ultimately ended when Barcenas lost control, drove into a tree, and died as a result of the police chase.

https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/article_960e5680-8e6f-59ec-b5d8-2ae20167cfd7.html

Officer Alexis Acosta ran a red light and hit and killed Terry Harrell who was on a scooter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TfwzWe5niU

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/video-graphic-footage-released-of-scooter-driver-colliding-with-patrol-car

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-fatal-baltimore-police-scooter-crash-20220712-3ukgsugmlna7faokdueh3p52iu-story.html

REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during pursuit after a San Bruno police sergeant attempted to stop a Toyota Highlander leaving The Shops at Tanforan following a shoplifting incident. The driver accelerated away and reached more than 60 mph in a 25-mph zone.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/19/2022, 59-year-old Mikhail Maalouli of San Bruno was killed when a Toyota Highlander fleeing San Bruno police crashed into the vehicle he was driving at San Bruno Avenue and Huntington Avenue.
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The incident began after a man shoplifted merchandise from The Shops at Tanforan and entered a Toyota Highlander driven by Matthew Fredricksen. A San Bruno police sergeant attempted to stop the Highlander as it left the mall parking lot. Fredricksen accelerated away and police pursued him.
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Fredricksen drove more than 60 mph in a 25-mph zone on Huntington Avenue. Police alleged they discontinued the pursuit because of the danger to the public.
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After police alleged they discontinued the pursuit, Fredricksen continued at high speed and ran a red light at San Bruno Avenue. The Highlander struck Maalouli's vehicle broadside, killing him.
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Fredricksen fled the crash scene on foot but was subsequently arrested. Investigators determined that the Highlander was stolen. Police also reported finding fentanyl and methamphetamine and alleged that Fredricksen appeared to be under the influence of fentanyl.
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Fredricksen pleaded no contest to felony vehicular manslaughter and related charges in October 2023. In December 2023, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution to Maalouli's family.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The San Bruno Police Department did not publicly identify the sergeant who attempted to stop the Highlander and initiated the pursuit in the sources located.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-bruno-fatal-crash-man-gets-10-years-prison-fleeing-from-police/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-sentenced-to-10-years-for-fatal-san-bruno-crash-while-fleeing-from-police
https://patch.com/california/sanbruno/man-senteced-10-years-2022-san-bruno-crash
https://patch.com/california/sanbruno/san-bruno-resident-listed-among-recent-smc-death-notices-35

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REASON FOR CHASE: Impaired driving suspected; a Florida Highway Patrol trooper observed Davis driving erratically on I-275 near Roosevelt Boulevard and attempted a traffic stop. Davis fled at high speed.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/18/2022, 33-year-old Desmond J. Davis of St. Petersburg was killed after fleeing from Florida Highway Patrol troopers in a high-speed pursuit that crossed the Howard Frankland Bridge and ended near Tampa International Airport.
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At approximately 1 a.m., an FHP trooper observed the 2003 Lexus ES300 traveling erratically on I-275 near milepost 30. The trooper suspected Davis was impaired and attempted to stop him. Davis accelerated away and fled across the Howard Frankland Bridge toward Tampa.
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The pursuit continued to Tampa International Airport, where Davis stopped and allowed two adult female passengers to leave the Lexus. He then put the vehicle in reverse and intentionally collided with the pursuing trooper's patrol vehicle.
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Davis then fled onto George J. Bean Parkway, traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. North of Boy Scout Boulevard, the Lexus collided nearly head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado. The Lexus came to rest in the roadway and the Silverado spun into a guardrail.
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Davis was transported to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries. The occupants of the Silverado were not reported killed.
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The pursuit covered the Howard Frankland Bridge and continued to Tampa International Airport before the fatal collision. The available public account does not provide a reliable total pursuit distance or duration.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Florida Highway Patrol did not publicly identify the trooper who initiated the traffic stop and pursuit in the sources located.

https://www.tampabeacon.com/hillsborough_county/crime_crashes_fires/driver-initiates-chase-killed-in-accident-near-airport/article_7c044fe2-f0cd-11ec-91cc-2356438d3405.html

Florida Highway Patrol spotted a 2003 Lexus ES300 being driven erratically along Interstate 275 near milepost 30 and attempted a traffic stop. The driver fled at a high speed across the Howard Frankland and stopped the car at Tampa International Airport, where two adult women got out of the car. Then the driver “intentionally” reversed the car and collided with the front of a trooper patrol car and drove south and struck a Chevy Silverado nearly head-on. The truck driver sustained minor injuries. The driver of the Lexus later died at a hospital.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking-news/2022/06/18/man-dead-after-high-speed-chase-near-tampa-airport/

https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/st-pete-man-killed-after-high-speed-chase-ends-in-crash-fhp-says/

LAPD chased an allegedly stolen Toyota Avalon in the Florence neighborhood when the driver fled at high rate of speed. Police chased the vehicle but stayed farther back but apparently did not abandon the chase when the vehicle struck and killed pedestrian Marquin Nwude whose legs were severed during the crash.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/pedestrian-struck-killed-at-end-of-stolen-vehicle-pursuit-in-south-l-a/

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/south-la-downey-pursuit-pedestrian-killed/2919581/

U.S. Park Police and D.C. police chased James Darien Herndon, 29, into a crash in the 2700 block of Benning Road, Northeast near the Anacostia Freeway. His family demanded the dashcam video and clarification why this happened.

https://wtop.com/dc/2022/07/a-fatal-crash-during-a-police-chase-in-d-c-leaves-a-hyattsville-md-family-saying-wheres-the-video/

REASON FOR CHASE: Not a vehicle pursuit. Temple police attempted to detain Turner after an officer discovered that he had an outstanding misdemeanor theft warrant during a response to a report of a suspicious person. Turner fled from the officer on foot.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/15/2022, 19-year-old Anthony Turner Jr. was fatally injured when he was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 35 in Temple while fleeing from police officers attempting to detain him on an outstanding misdemeanor theft warrant.
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At approximately 7:48 a.m., Temple police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Allegiance Bend after a resident reported a suspicious person in the neighborhood. At approximately 7:57 a.m., an officer encountered Turner and conducted a records check that showed an outstanding misdemeanor theft warrant.
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At approximately 8:02 a.m., the officer attempted to detain Turner. Turner pulled away, ran through a backyard and disappeared into a wooded area. Police established a perimeter and brought in a K-9 unit to search for him.
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At approximately 8:52 a.m., Turner was seen near General Bruce Drive running toward Interstate 35. Officers attempted to prevent him from entering highway traffic and requested that interstate traffic be slowed.
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At approximately 8:58 a.m., Turner was running along the center divider of I-35. An officer approached in a patrol vehicle and pointed a Taser at Turner but did not discharge it. Turner then moved into the southbound traffic lanes and was struck by a passing vehicle.
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An officer immediately called for emergency medical assistance and performed CPR. Turner was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the fatal collision. The Texas Rangers separately reviewed the police interaction. Temple Police also conducted an internal administrative investigation. The Texas Rangers found no criminal conduct by the officers, Temple Police reported no violations of law or department policy, and the Bell County District Attorney's administrative review found no criminal violation.
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Temple Police determined that Turner's death did not meet the Texas statutory definition of an in-custody death because he was not under arrest or under the physical control or restraint of an officer when he was struck.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Temple Police Department did not publicly identify the officers involved. The Texas Rangers, Temple Police Department and Bell County District Attorney subsequently reviewed the incident and reported no criminal conduct or policy violations by the officers.
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https://www.kwtx.com/2022/06/15/temple-pd-death-man-struck-by-vehicle-i-35-after-series-interactions-with-officer-not-an-in-custody-death/
https://www.kxxv.com/news/man-who-died-after-being-struck-by-vehicle-on-i-35-identified-temple-police
https://www.kwtx.com/2022/11/11/temple-police-department-texas-rangers-conclude-investigation-man-killed-i-35-after-series-interactions-with-officers/
https://www.kxxv.com/hometown/bell-county/temple-police-texas-rangers-conclude-critical-incident-investigation-into-mans-death

REASON FOR CHASE: No vehicle pursuit. A Harris County Precinct 6 deputy confronted the woman after police were called about her reportedly harassing people at a nearby McDonald's. She fled from the deputy on foot.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/15/2022, an unidentified 49-year-old woman was killed after fleeing from a Harris County Precinct 6 deputy and attempting to cross the Gulf Freeway near Telephone Road in Houston.
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Shortly before the collision, police were called to a nearby McDonald's concerning a woman reportedly causing a disturbance and harassing people. A Harris County Precinct 6 deputy confronted the woman, and she fled on foot.
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A witness reported seeing the woman run along a fence line. The deputy returned to his patrol vehicle and attempted to locate her but was unable to find her.
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The woman subsequently crossed the southbound side of the freeway area and attempted to cross the northbound lanes. At approximately 5:10 a.m., she entered the northbound lanes of the Gulf Freeway near Telephone Road and was struck by a gray Chevrolet Malibu driven by a 20-year-old man.
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The driver stopped and called 911. Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Police reported that the driver showed no signs of intoxication. He was questioned and released.
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Houston police determined that the fatal collision occurred shortly after the woman fled from the Precinct 6 deputy. Police did not classify the death as an in-custody death.
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The Houston Police Department's initial release withheld the woman's identity pending notification of relatives by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. No reliable subsequent public source located identifies her by name.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Harris County Precinct 6 Constable's Office did not publicly identify the deputy who confronted the woman and attempted to locate her after she fled.
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https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2022/jun/nr220615-2.htm
https://abc13.com/gulf-freeway-deadly-crash-houston-traffic-pedestrian-killed-telephone-road-exit-closed/11961285/

Police tried to traffic-stop Rachael Marie Powers. They did not say what led to the traffic stop, but they said Powers drove off and escalated a chase that ended at the intersection at Gum Branch Road and Williamsburg Parkway and hit another vehicle. She died.

https://www.witn.com/2022/06/16/police-woman-dead-after-crashing-into-other-vehicle-jacksonville-police-chase/

A Callaway County deputy saw a vehicle, driving too fast and escalated a chase which increase the speed even more. The chase continued until the vehicle crashed, and Philip Croom died.

https://whopam.com/2022/06/14/murray-man-killed-in-single-vehicle-crash-at-end-of-pursuit/

Grant County deputies escalated a chase against Jeremy Swygart on a motorcycle because he was allegedly driving too fast. The chase continued until he crashed into a police vehicle that appeared in front of him and died.

https://www.wbiw.com/2022/06/13/marion-man-dies-after-crashing-during-a-pursuit-with-sheriff-deputies/

REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during pursuit initiated after Houston police encountered Yasmir Reyes driving a Ford Mustang recklessly near PlazAmericas. Later federal litigation described Reyes as doing donuts in a parking lot when police approached him. Reyes drove away and Houston police pursued him.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/13/2022, 27-year-old Chaz Elias Joubert was killed when a Ford Mustang fleeing Houston police ran a red light and crashed into the Chevrolet Malibu he was driving at the Southwest Freeway frontage road and West Sam Houston Parkway South. Joubert was working as a rideshare driver and had a 16-year-old female passenger in his vehicle.
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Houston police encountered the Mustang near PlazAmericas. The driver, Yasmir Reyes, drove away from police and a high-speed pursuit followed along the Southwest Freeway frontage road.
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Reyes drove at more than twice the posted speed limit. Crash reconstruction evidence later presented in court established that the Mustang entered the intersection at extremely high speed after running a red light and struck the side of Joubert's Malibu. Surveillance footage also captured the Mustang speeding immediately before the collision.
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Joubert died at the scene from blunt-force injuries. His 16-year-old passenger survived but suffered serious injuries, including a broken pelvis and injuries to her knee, ankle and shoulder.
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Joubert was working as a rideshare driver at the time of his death. He was also a welder and had received his commercial driver's license only days before he was killed. He was the father of a young son. His family described him as hardworking and said he traveled between Louisiana and the Houston area for work.
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Joubert's mother, his minor son and the injured passenger subsequently filed federal litigation against the City of Houston, the Houston police chief, unidentified Houston police officers and Reyes. The lawsuit alleged that the police pursuit contributed to the fatal collision.
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Reyes was prosecuted for Joubert's death. His first murder trial ended in a mistrial in December 2025 after an issue arose concerning jurors seeing his restraints. In January 2026, Reyes pleaded guilty to murder.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Houston Police Department officers who initiated and participated in the pursuit have not been publicly identified in the sources located. Joubert's federal civil-rights litigation named multiple unidentified Houston police officers as defendants and challenged the officers' conduct during the pursuit.
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https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/06/15/he-was-cheated-out-of-his-life-family-of-innocent-driver-killed-during-police-chase-demands-justice/
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/mother-sues-city-of-houston-after-son-dies-in-police-chase-teen-passenger-severely-injured
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/mother-seeks-justice-son-killed-houston-police-chase-demands-change
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-murder-trial-yasmir-reyes-chaz-jourbert-2022-rideshare-crash
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/yasmir-reyes-pleads-guilty-murder-2022-rideshare-crash-police-chase
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/texas/txsdce/4%3A2022cv03750/1894178
https://www.jamesfuneralhme.com/obituary/chaz-joubert

Officer Thomas Goggins was speeding and killed a Ofelia Nunez and seriously injured her husband. The officer claimed that he was chasing a speeding vehicle.

The attorney for the family said that the officer was on his way to pick up pizza. Officer Goggins resigned and was charged with 2 misdemeanor moving violations.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/target-8/attorney-deputy-wasnt-chasing-speeder-before-deadly-crash/

Police chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing 2 people.

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

Police chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing 2 people.

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

Police chased a vehicle for undisclosed reasons at high speed until it crashed and rolled over on Cravens Road, partially ejecting the passenger, Lameika Dixson. She died at the scene. The driver was also injured and airlifted to a hospital with unkno

https://www.ozarkradionews.com/local-news/memphis-woman-killed-in-pursuit-crash-near-mansfield

REASON FOR CHASE: Speeding; a Maine State Police trooper observed Rodrigue speeding on Route 201 in Vassalboro. When the trooper activated the patrol vehicle's emergency lights and siren, Rodrigue accelerated away at high speed. Police alleged the trooper discontinued the pursuit before entering the more heavily populated area of Winslow.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/11/2022, 67-year-old Paul Henry Joseph Rodrigue of Canaan was killed when his motorcycle crashed on Route 201 in Winslow after a Maine State Police trooper attempted to stop him for speeding.
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Shortly before the crash, a Maine State Police trooper observed Rodrigue speeding on Route 201 in Vassalboro. The trooper activated the patrol vehicle's emergency lights and siren. Police said Rodrigue accelerated away at a high rate of speed.
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Maine State Police alleged the trooper decided not to continue pursuing Rodrigue as he approached the more heavily populated area of Winslow.
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At approximately 11 p.m., Rodrigue was traveling on Route 201 near Augusta Cash Fuel when he attempted to pass another vehicle. Police said he lost control of the motorcycle and crashed.
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Rodrigue was wearing a helmet but sustained fatal injuries and died. No other fatality was reported.
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The Maine State Police Reconstruction Unit investigated the crash, with assistance from Winslow police. The available public reporting does not establish Rodrigue's speed at the time of the crash, the distance between the attempted traffic stop and crash, or how much time elapsed after police alleged the pursuit was discontinued.
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Probate records establish Rodrigue's full name as Paul Henry Joseph Rodrigue and identify him as a resident of Canaan. Heather Rodrigue was subsequently appointed personal representative of his estate.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Maine State Police did not publicly identify the trooper who attempted to stop Rodrigue for speeding in the sources located.
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https://www.pressherald.com/2022/06/12/police-motorcyclist-killed-while-passing-vehicle-in-winslow/
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/06/12/central-maine/motorcyclist-dies-in-winslow-crash/

Corporal Antoinette Williams saw two stolen cars driving in the area of Harry S. Truman Drive and White House Road in Upper Marlboro and turned on lights and siren in an attempt to pull them over. The cars refused to stop.
One struck an oncoming vehicle head-on whose driver later died at an area hospital.
He's since been identified as 66-year-old Jonny Morris, of Brandywine.

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/dashboard-camera-released-of-deadly-pg-county-police-chase

REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during pursuit initiated after Prince George's County Police Corporal Antoinette Williams observed two vehicles traveling together near Birdie Lane and Harry S. Truman Drive. Williams followed the vehicles and observed them accelerate and fail to completely stop at stop signs before activating her emergency lights and siren.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/08/2022, 66-year-old Jonny Ray Morris of Brandywine was killed when a vehicle fleeing Prince George's County Police crossed the double-yellow centerline on White House Road and struck his vehicle head-on near Pookey Way.
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At approximately 6:25 a.m., Corporal Antoinette Williams observed two vehicles traveling together near Birdie Lane and Harry S. Truman Drive in Upper Marlboro. As Williams followed them, the vehicles accelerated and failed to completely stop at stop signs.
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Williams activated her patrol vehicle's emergency lights and siren. Both vehicles accelerated eastbound on White House Road.
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Approximately 13 seconds after Williams activated her emergency equipment, the lead vehicle crossed the solid double-yellow centerline into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with Morris's vehicle. Morris was not involved in the attempted traffic stop and was driving to work when he was struck.
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Morris was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries at approximately 9:30 a.m. The other driver survived with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division investigated the pursuit with assistance from the Maryland State Police Crash Team. Investigators reviewed dashboard-camera footage, crash-scene evidence, the autopsy report, witness interviews, police reports, recordings, personnel records and department pursuit policies.
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The Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office subsequently reviewed the investigation and notified the Independent Investigations Division on 02/10/2023 that it would not prosecute the case.
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Morris was born in 1956 and grew up in Clay County, West Virginia. He graduated from Clay County High School in 1974 and moved to Maryland shortly afterward. He worked in sales for Posner Industries for more than 30 years. He and his wife, Terry, married in 1979 and had two daughters, Brandy Tagert and Jessica Hudson. He was 66 years old, not 57 as listed in the supplied preliminary report.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Prince George's County Police Corporal Antoinette Williams was a 10½-year department veteran assigned to the Bureau of Patrol at the time of the pursuit. The Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division reviewed her conduct, training, personnel records and relevant department policies. The Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office subsequently declined prosecution.
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https://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/Documents/pdfs/IID/22-011%20Final%20Report_Redacted.pdf
https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2022/06/police-1-dead-after-driver-fleeing-traffic-stop-crashes-in-prince-georges-co/
https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2022/06/video-shows-prince-georges-co-police-pursuit-that-ended-in-deadly-crash/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jonny-morris-obituary?id=35321277

DPS chased a woman who was traveling east on IH 20 near MP 536, and exited onto the service road near CR 4414 where she crashed into a tree in the grassy area and the car caught on fire, killing her.

https://www.kltv.com/2022/06/07/woman-dies-crash-during-chase-with-van-zandt-county-law-enforcement/

https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article262235502.html

George Desamon Jr. allegedly refused to stop for a traffic stop and police escalated a chase and the Explorer overturned and then came to rest in the parking lot of the Carencro Community Center. Desamon was in the passenger seat and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lafayette Parish Coroner’s Office. Police alleged that the vehicle had been stolen.

https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/driver-injured-passenger-killed-after-high-speed-crash-in-stolen-vehicle

Madison Sapinsky was driving in Apollo. A Pennsylvania State Trooper tried to traffic-stop her. She fled and police escalated a chase until she crashed into a tree. Her vehicle caught on fire and she died at the scene.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/live/#x

https://www.thecourierexpress.com/the_leader_vindicator/news/local/apollo-woman-killed-in-high-speed-police-chase-in-plumcreek-township/article_a2a997c0-e5b4-11ec-81c4-df050bd1bbc1.html

REASON FOR CHASE: Asbury Park police attempted to stop Bellamy while Officers Samuel Griffeth and Scott Ritter were investigating reported gunfire near Atkins Avenue and Boston Way. Ritter recognized Bellamy and knew there was an active arrest warrant for him in connection with an attempted-murder charge.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/05/2022, 32-year-old Dishawn Bellamy of Asbury Park was critically injured when the Ford Explorer he was driving crashed during an Asbury Park Police Department pursuit that began in Asbury Park and ended at 527 Myrtle Avenue in neighboring Neptune Township.
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At approximately 7:16 p.m., Officers Samuel Griffeth and Scott Ritter were responding separately to reports of gunfire near Atkins Avenue and Boston Way. Bellamy drove past Ritter's patrol vehicle. Ritter recognized Bellamy and knew there was an active arrest warrant for him in connection with an attempted-murder charge. Ritter radioed Griffeth to stop the Explorer.
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Both officers activated their emergency lights as Bellamy accelerated away. Griffeth followed the Explorer, with Ritter behind him. Investigators subsequently determined that the police vehicles did not match the Explorer's speed.
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The pursuit covered less than one mile. Approximately 40 seconds elapsed between Griffeth's radio transmission that the Explorer was not stopping and the crash.
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Bellamy lost control of the Explorer while attempting a left turn in Neptune Township. The vehicle rolled over and struck a residence at 527 Myrtle Avenue. At the time Bellamy lost control, the police vehicles were more than a block behind the Explorer.
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A 17-year-old male passenger from Asbury Park was critically injured and died shortly after the crash. Bellamy was transported to a hospital in critical condition. He remained hospitalized for more than a month and died from his injuries on 07/07/2022.
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Two additional occupants, a 15-year-old male from Asbury Park and a 25-year-old man from Neptune Township, survived. Police recovered two firearms near the wrecked Explorer.
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The New Jersey Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability investigated the deaths. Investigators reviewed body-worn-camera and police dashboard-camera recordings, photographs, witness interviews and medical-examiner findings.
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The case was subsequently presented to a state grand jury. On 10/16/2023, the grand jury returned a no bill, declining to file criminal charges against Officers Griffeth or Ritter.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Asbury Park Police Officers Samuel Griffeth and Scott Ritter were identified as the officers who followed Bellamy's vehicle. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office investigated their conduct, and a state grand jury subsequently declined to criminally charge either officer.
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https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-generals-office-releases-additional-information-video-and-other-media-related-to-fatal-officer-involved-crash-in-neptune-on-june-5-2022/
https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/state-grand-jury-clears-officers-fatal-2022-neptune-township-crash
https://dailyvoice.com/article/asbury-park-pd-not-responsible-for-death-of-attempted-murder-suspect-teen-in-crash-grand-jury/
https://patch.com/new-jersey/asbury-park/grand-jury-declines-indict-asbury-park-police-after-2-die-crash

REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during a pursuit initiated after Asbury Park Police Officers Samuel Griffeth and Scott Ritter responded to reports of gunfire near Atkins Avenue and Boston Way. Ritter recognized the driver of the Ford Explorer and knew there was an active arrest warrant for him in connection with an attempted-murder charge. Ritter radioed Griffeth to stop the vehicle, and both officers followed it after it accelerated away.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/05/2022, an unidentified 17-year-old boy from Asbury Park was killed while riding as a passenger in a Ford Explorer that crashed during an Asbury Park Police Department pursuit that began in Asbury Park and ended in neighboring Neptune Township.
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At approximately 7:16 p.m., Officers Samuel Griffeth and Scott Ritter were responding separately to reports of gunfire near Atkins Avenue and Boston Way. As the officers responded, the Ford Explorer passed Ritter's patrol vehicle. Ritter recognized the driver and knew there was an active arrest warrant for him in connection with an attempted-murder charge.
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Ritter radioed Griffeth to stop the Explorer. Griffeth followed the vehicle, with Ritter behind him. Both officers activated their emergency lights as the Explorer accelerated away.
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The pursuit covered less than one mile. Approximately 40 seconds elapsed between Griffeth's radio transmission that the Explorer was not stopping and the crash. Investigators determined that the police vehicles did not match the Explorer's speed.
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The Explorer's driver lost control while attempting a left turn in Neptune Township. The vehicle rolled over and struck a residence at 527 Myrtle Avenue. Investigators determined that the police vehicles were more than a block behind the Explorer when the driver lost control.
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The 17-year-old passenger suffered fatal injuries and died shortly after the crash. The 32-year-old driver was critically injured and remained hospitalized until he died from his injuries on 07/07/2022. Two other occupants, a 15-year-old male from Asbury Park and a 25-year-old man from Neptune Township, survived.
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Police recovered two firearms near the wrecked Explorer.
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The New Jersey Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability investigated the deaths. Investigators reviewed body-worn-camera and police dashboard-camera recordings, photographs, witness interviews and medical-examiner findings.
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The case was subsequently presented to a state grand jury. On 10/16/2023, the grand jury returned a no bill, declining to file criminal charges against Officers Griffeth or Ritter.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Asbury Park Police Officers Samuel Griffeth and Scott Ritter were identified as the officers who followed the Explorer. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office investigated their conduct, and a state grand jury subsequently declined to criminally charge either officer.
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https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-generals-office-releases-additional-information-video-and-other-media-related-to-fatal-officer-involved-crash-in-neptune-on-june-5-2022/
https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/state-grand-jury-clears-officers-fatal-2022-neptune-township-crash
https://patch.com/new-jersey/asbury-park/grand-jury-declines-indict-asbury-park-police-after-2-die-crash

REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during a pursuit initiated after a Lawrence police officer observed a black truck and silver car being driven aggressively near 8600 Pendleton Pike. Police said the silver car stopped sideways in front of the truck and a passenger began getting out. The officer activated emergency lights because the officer believed a potential carjacking or other felony was occurring. The silver car then accelerated away.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/04/2022, an unidentified male passenger was killed when the silver vehicle in which he was riding crashed while fleeing from a Lawrence Police Department officer in Marion County.
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At approximately 3 a.m., an officer in a fully marked Lawrence police vehicle observed someone in a black truck throwing objects toward a silver car near 8600 Pendleton Pike. Police said both vehicles were being driven aggressively toward each other.
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The officer followed the vehicles. The silver car changed lanes several times before stopping sideways in front of the black vehicle. Police said the passenger opened his door and began to get out. Believing a potential carjacking or other felony was occurring, the officer activated the patrol vehicle's emergency lights.
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The passenger returned to the silver vehicle and closed the door. The driver accelerated away eastbound in the 9100 block of East 42nd Street, and the officer followed.
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The vehicle continued onto Shadeland Avenue. After crossing the railroad-track overpass in the 4200 block of North Shadeland Avenue, the driver lost control and crashed.
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The passenger was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. The driver was trapped inside the wreckage and was transported to a hospital in critical condition. No second fatality was reported.
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The Lawrence Police Fatal Crash Investigation Team investigated the collision. The available public records do not provide a reliable pursuit speed, total distance or duration.
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Despite an extended search of subsequent news coverage, death notices, Indianapolis-area obituaries, funeral-home records and other indexed material, the deceased passenger's identity could not be reliably established.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Lawrence Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who initiated the attempted stop and followed the vehicle in the sources located.
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https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/1-killed-1-injured-after-vehicle-fleeing-lawrence-police-crashes-shadeland/531-f644b42d-db3a-4aab-bb68-695c799f922a
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/marion-county/lawrence-township/passenger-in-vehicle-fleeing-from-lawrence-police-dies-after-driver-loses-control

Police chased a motorcycle and escalated speeds until the motorcycle crashed. Jason Dewayne Miller died in a crash.

https://www.walb.com/video/2022/06/03/man-dies-berrien-co-police-chase/

Police chased 38-year-old Emanuel Woods for unknown reasons. Police claim that they called off the chase just before the crash. The vehicle burst into flames and Westley Emanuel Woods died.

https://www.cbs58.com/news/man-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-following-greenfield-pd-pursuit

https://www.fox6now.com/news/greenfield-police-pursuit-fatal-crash-13th-layton

https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/southwest/news/greenfield/2022/05/31/milwaukee-man-dies-crash-following-pursuit-greenfield-police/7454697001/