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On April 28, 2021, officers from the California Highway Patrol initiated a high-speed pursuit of a blue Dodge pickup truck after observing it speeding and running a red light on Century Boulevard near the 405 Freeway. The pursuit continued onto the 405 Freeway, then exited onto Manchester Avenue, with the driver racing through the streets of Inglewood. At the intersection of Glasgow Avenue and Olive Street, the pursued vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with a white sedan occupied by Ryan Davis and his partner, Asia Boatwright. The impact caused severe damage, trapping both victims in the wreckage. Davis was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the pickup truck fled on foot but was apprehended shortly thereafter and identified as 42-year-old Gustavo Ruelas. He was booked on multiple felony charges, including driving under the influence of a drug.

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-29/two-killed-several-injured-after-police-pursuits-in-inglewood-and-west-hollywood
• https://abc7.com/inglewood-police-chase-deadly-crash-two-killed-pursuit/10559356/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lax-inglewood-2-innocent-people-killed-drugged-driver-chase-crash/

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REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during red-light violation pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/28/2021 at approximately 10:35 p.m., Asia Marie Boatwright, 22, was riding with her boyfriend, Ryan Davis, 27, as they traveled through Inglewood. Boatwright was a phlebotomist pursuing a nursing career. She had attended college courses while still in high school and, unknown to her when she died, had been accepted into the nursing program at Los Angeles Valley College.
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California Highway Patrol officers attempted to stop a blue Dodge pickup after its driver, Gustavo Ruelas Jr., allegedly sped through a red light on Century Boulevard near the 405 Freeway. Ruelas entered the northbound 405, exited at Manchester Avenue and continued through Inglewood while CHP pursued. The pursuit lasted approximately one minute and reached roughly 90 mph.
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At Glasgow Avenue and Olive Street, Ruelas ran a stop sign and struck Davis and Boatwright's sedan at high speed, forcing it onto the sidewalk. The pickup then struck a parked vehicle. The sedan was so badly crushed that firefighters had to extricate Boatwright and Davis. Boatwright died at the scene; Davis was transported to a hospital and died from his injuries. Ruelas suffered minor injuries, ran from the crash and was captured after a short foot pursuit.
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Boatwright's and Davis' families immediately challenged the decision to conduct the pursuit. At a vigil two days after the crash, Davis' mother, Aziza King, and Boatwright's relatives called for an end to dangerous police chases. Boatwright's grandmother, Maria Dones, emphasized that the couple had simply been traveling home when they were killed.
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Ruelas was charged with two counts of murder and other offenses. On 04/20/2022, he pleaded no contest to murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and felony evading while driving recklessly and admitted leaving the scene. He was sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison.
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In May 2022, Boatwright's mother, Melissa Gonzalez, and Davis' mother filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the State of California, CHP and Ruelas. The lawsuit alleged CHP negligently continued the high-speed pursuit, failed to obtain air support in time, failed to terminate the pursuit after losing radio contact, failed to adequately warn other agencies and failed to promptly summon medical assistance after the crash.
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CHP later sought dismissal of the lawsuit, disputing liability and arguing that the mothers lacked legal standing under California wrongful-death law.
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Boatwright's and Davis' families continued advocating for safer streets after their deaths. In October 2023, relatives and community members installed a ghost-tire memorial near the crash site. Their families became involved with road-safety advocacy, using Asia and Ryan's deaths to draw attention to speeding, dangerous driving and fatal police pursuits.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The California Highway Patrol did not publicly identify the officers who initiated or participated in the pursuit.

https://abc7.com/inglewood-police-chase-deadly-crash-two-killed-pursuit/10559356/
https://abc7.com/post/inglewood-police-chase-crash-vigil-victims-pursuit/10574627/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lax-inglewood-2-innocent-people-killed-drugged-driver-chase-crash/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/inglewood-fatal-pursuit-crash-asia-boatwright-ryan-davis/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/gustavo-reulas-charged-with-murder-in-inglewood-crash-that-killed-2/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-29/two-killed-several-injured-after-police-pursuits-in-inglewood-and-west-hollywood
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-01/mothers-sue-chp-over-fatal-wreck-following-pursuit
https://www.foxla.com/news/chp-police-chase-lawsuit
https://abc7.com/inglewood-community-comes-together-to-remember-couple-killed-ryan-davis-asia-boatwright/13879398/
https://www.streetsareforeveryone.org/in-memoriam/ryan-asia

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REASON FOR POLICE DRIVING: Pedestrian killed by speeding police vehicle
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/28/2021 at approximately 8:30 p.m., Lyndon Fitzgerald Williams, 53, was crossing the four-lane Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Caswell Street when Kinston Police Officer Treyston Sean Johnson struck him with a marked police cruiser. Williams, who was homeless, was well known to people in the neighborhood and was frequently seen walking in the area. He died at the scene.
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Kinston police initially said Johnson may have been responding to a call but could not confirm whether he was actively responding when he struck Williams. Johnson suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was placed on administrative leave while the North Carolina State Highway Patrol investigated.
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Witness Darius Howell disputed the later official account of Johnson's speed. Howell said the cruiser passed him immediately before striking Williams and estimated it was traveling 55 to 60 mph. The Highway Patrol's completed crash report instead estimated Johnson's speed at approximately 35 mph. Investigators reported that Williams was crossing mid-block, was wearing dark clothing and that a streetlight in the area was not working.
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Williams' family publicly questioned the circumstances of his death, while community members remembered him as a familiar presence in the area. The Highway Patrol ultimately did not charge Johnson. Kinston police returned him to full duty after the investigation, with the city's interim police chief later stating that Williams was considered at fault because he was not using a crosswalk.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Treyston Sean Johnson remained a Kinston police officer after the fatal collision and was still employed by the city in 2022. In July 2024, he was hired and sworn in as a police officer in Muncie, Indiana. His killing of Williams resurfaced publicly after the hiring; Muncie Police Chief Nathan Sloan said Johnson disclosed the fatal collision during his hiring interview and defended his qualifications to serve.

https://wcti12.com/news/local/community-remembers-man-struck-and-killed-by-police-officer-in-accident
https://www.wnct.com/local-news/family-members-have-questions-about-fatal-crash-involving-loved-one-kinston-police-cruiser/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/details-released-pedestrian-killed-kinston-100010715.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237867276/lyndon-fitzgerald-williams
https://www.facebook.com/FOXEC/posts/4700247556657921/
https://www.wnct.com/local-news/pedestrian-struck-killed-by-kinston-police-cruiser/
https://www.qcnews.com/video/family-members-have-questions-about-fatal-crash-involving-loved-one-kinston-police-cruiser/6580635/
https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2024/08/02/muncie-police-chief-fop-defend-newest-officer-after-online-attacks/70526127007/
https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2024/08/muncie-police-officer-with-deadly-car-crash-in-previous-police-job-qualified-to-serve/

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REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during felony-warrant pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/28/2021 at approximately 8:20 p.m., 5-year-old Sariah Marie Sheppards was riding in a 2003 Honda Accord driven by her mother, La'Shae Northington, when a fleeing 2007 Scion ran a red light at East 9th and Sutro streets and crashed into their car. Sariah suffered fatal injuries and died several hours later at Renown Regional Medical Center. Her mother survived.
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Police had attempted to stop 33-year-old Jesse Allen Bennett of Eugene, Oregon, because he had felony warrants from Oregon involving domestic violence and attempted kidnapping. Both Sparks and Reno police were involved in efforts to stop Bennett before the crash. Police later maintained that officers were no longer actively pursuing the Scion at the moment it struck Sariah's mother's car.
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Bennett ran the red light and struck the Honda. He and his passenger abandoned the Scion and fled on foot. Bennett was captured and arrested; authorities reported charges including DUI and possession of drugs for sale in addition to charges arising from the fatal crash.
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Two days later, Sariah's mother joined dozens of family members, friends and community members at a vigil at the crash site. Balloons, flowers and candles covered the intersection. A motorcyclist who witnessed the crash followed Bennett after he fled and provided police information that helped locate him; Sariah's family publicly thanked him. Family remembered Sariah as an exceptionally bright, affectionate child whose smile drew people to her.
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Sariah's mother subsequently sued Bennett and the cities of Reno and Sparks. The lawsuit alleged that police negligence contributed to Sariah's death and challenged the agencies' handling of the attempt to apprehend Bennett. The case reached the Nevada Supreme Court in 2022 after the district court dismissed the claim against Sparks. The Supreme Court dismissed Northington's appeal on procedural grounds because claims against Bennett and Reno were still pending, meaning there was not yet a final appealable judgment resolving the entire case.
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Sariah's death also became part of Nevada advocacy over police pursuits. In testimony submitted to the Nevada Legislature in 2023, her death was specifically identified as an innocent-motorist pursuit death involving Sparks and Reno police.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Sparks and Reno police officers involved in the attempted stop and pursuit were not publicly identified.

https://www.kolotv.com/2021/04/29/9th-and-sutro-intersection-blocked-as-police-investigate-crash/
https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2022/06/09/reno-sparks-nevada-sued-fleeing-suspect-deadly-crash-sariah-sheppards/7506291001/
https://thisisreno.com/2021/05/photos-community-mourns-5-year-old-sariah-sheppards/
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nv-supreme-court/1972483.html
https://ournevadajudges.com/assets/docs/cases/pdf/50439-84727.pdf
GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/sariah-maries-im

REASON FOR CHASE: At approximately 9:09 p.m., a Shawnee Township Police Department officer attempted to stop Hunnaman's 2007 Honda CB900 motorcycle for a traffic violation while he was traveling north on State Route 501. Hunnaman continued away at high speed and the officer pursued. The specific traffic violation was not disclosed in the contemporaneous reporting.
NARRATIVE:
On 04/27/2021, 32-year-old Andrew L. Hunnaman of Lima was killed when his motorcycle crashed into another motorcycle during a Shawnee Township Police Department pursuit in Allen County, Ohio.
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At approximately 9:09 p.m., a Shawnee Township police officer attempted to stop Hunnaman as he traveled north on State Route 501 on a 2007 Honda CB900 motorcycle. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that the attempted stop was for a traffic violation but did not publicly specify the violation. Hunnaman accelerated to a high rate of speed and the officer pursued.
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As the pursuit reached State Route 501 and Fort Amanda Road, 41-year-old Vincent W. McKercher of Lima was traveling north on a 2013 Harley-Davidson FLT and beginning a right turn onto Fort Amanda Road. Hunnaman's motorcycle struck McKercher's motorcycle.
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Hunnaman's Honda left the right side of the roadway and came to rest north of the intersection. Allen County Coroner Heather Lee pronounced Hunnaman dead at the scene. His body was transported by the Coroner's Office to the Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center morgue.
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McKercher sustained serious injuries and was transported to Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center. His passenger, 10-year-old Joshua K. Lee of Cridersville, also sustained serious injuries and was transported to the same hospital.
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol's Lima Post investigated the fatal collision. Shawnee Township Police Department, the Allen County Coroner's Office and Shawnee Township Fire and EMS assisted at the scene. The intersection remained closed for approximately three hours during the investigation.
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Contemporary local news coverage directly documented that Hunnaman's death occurred during flight from a Shawnee Township police traffic stop. Hometown Stations, WKTN and Mercer County Outlook independently reported the police pursuit and fatal collision.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The involved Shawnee Township Police Department officer has not been publicly identified.

https://www.hometownstations.com/news/motorcyclist-killed-and-2-others-injured-in-crash-following-chase/article_5eeab0b2-a836-11eb-9232-6f6926a97682.html
https://mercercountyoutlook.net/2021/04/29/ohio-state-highway-patrol-investigates-fatal-crash-involving-two-motorcycles/
https://wktn.com/news/one-killed-two-seriously-injured-in-allen-county-motorcycle-crash/

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REASON FOR CHASE: Stolen vehicle
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/27/2021 at approximately 3:20 p.m., Harris County sheriff’s deputies pursued a male driver in a stolen vehicle in northeast Houston. The pursuit traveled onto North McCarty Street. Contemporary reports did not disclose where deputies first encountered the vehicle or the circumstances through which police determined it was stolen.
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In the 4500 block of North McCarty, the driver lost control and crashed into a utility pole. The vehicle erupted in flames and the driver died at the scene. He was the only person in the vehicle, and no additional deaths or injuries were reported.
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Houston Police Department records confirm that a formal fatal-crash investigation was opened for the 4500 block of North McCarty Street on 04/28/2021, the day after the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office did not publicly identify the deputies involved in the pursuit.

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https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/police-chase-ends-in-deadly-crash-fire-in-northeast-houston/285-0ef91825-4b23-4820-ac70-149eb2ef81ee 

REASON FOR CHASE: At approximately 6:35 p.m., a Vestavia Hills Police Department officer stopped a Nissan Juke for speeding on northbound Interstate 65 near Alford Avenue. Police said the officer collected the driver's license, registration and proof of insurance and returned toward the patrol vehicle to conduct a wanted-person check. The driver then drove away and the officer pursued.
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On 04/26/2021, 42-year-old Robyn Naftel Herring of Homewood was killed when a Nissan Juke fleeing a Vestavia Hills Police Department officer crashed into the Jeep Wrangler in which she was riding on Lakeshore Parkway near Interstate 65 in Homewood, Alabama.
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Herring was riding in the front passenger seat of the Jeep. Her boyfriend was driving, and her two young daughters were riding in the back seat. They were traveling near Herring's home when the police pursuit reached Lakeshore Parkway.
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The fatal sequence began at approximately 6:35 p.m. when a Vestavia Hills police officer stopped a Nissan Juke for speeding on northbound Interstate 65 near Alford Avenue. According to police, the officer obtained the driver's license, registration and insurance information and walked back toward the patrol vehicle to conduct a wanted-person check. The driver then drove away and the officer pursued.
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The pursuit continued north on Interstate 65 toward the Lakeshore Parkway exit. After approximately a quarter-mile, the fleeing vehicle exited toward Lakeshore Parkway, crossed a median, became airborne and crashed into the Jeep carrying Herring and her family.
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Herring sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the crash scene. Her boyfriend and two daughters survived. The Vestavia Hills officer stopped at the wreck, rendered first aid and requested emergency medical assistance.
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The fleeing driver got out of the wrecked Nissan and ran into nearby woods. Police searched the surrounding area, and the U.S. Marshals Task Force subsequently located him at an apartment complex in Tuscaloosa. He surrendered on 04/29/2021 after approximately 30 minutes of negotiations.
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Herring was a nurse practitioner at UAB and had worked in nursing for approximately 20 years. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing from UAB and worked in gastrointestinal surgery. She was the mother of two daughters, Anna and Mary.
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Friends described Herring as compassionate, energetic and deeply involved with her family and community. She enjoyed running, hiking, biking, camping and spending time outdoors. Friends told WBRC that Herring routinely made time for people who were struggling and remembered her as a source of support and encouragement.
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Herring's obituary described her as a devoted mother whose daughters were her greatest joy. She was also remembered for her nursing career, friendships, love of the outdoors and commitment to helping others.
DISPOSITION:
Jordan Markice Ricks was indicted on reckless-murder and leaving-the-scene charges arising from the crash that killed Herring. He subsequently pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter and was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
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The involved Vestavia Hills Police Department officer was not criminally charged for initiating the pursuit.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The involved Vestavia Hills Police Department officer has not been publicly identified.

https://www.wbrc.com/2021/04/27/police-continue-looking-suspect-involved-homewood-hit-run-crash/
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/driver-fleeing-vestavia-hills-police-causes-fatal-car-crash-on-lakeshore-parkway/36257687
https://thehomewoodstar.com/news/suspect-in-monday%27s-deadly-crash-captured-by-tuscaloosa-pd429/
https://www.wbrc.com/2021/04/30/friends-remember-robyn-herring-light-community/
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/suspect-indicted-for-deadly-hit-and-run-in-homewood-that-killed-a-uab-nurse-mother/37803970
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/homewood-al/robyn-herring-10173674

REASON FOR CHASE: Santa Clara County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Vesey chased a vehicle for traffic infractions until it hit a bystander vehicle.
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On 04/26/2021, 25-year-old Precious Lean Ramizan Nievas and her 22-year-old brother, Philip Angelo Ramizan Nievas, were killed when a Honda Accord fleeing Santa Clara County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Vesey crashed into their Toyota Camry at Lawrence Expressway and Mitty Way in San Jose. The siblings were returning home from work and were only minutes from their family's home.
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At approximately 9:53 p.m., Vesey was driving behind the Honda on Lawrence Expressway when he activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. Vesey did not activate his siren. The driver accelerated away and Vesey pursued north on Lawrence Expressway.
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Vesey initially told San Jose police investigators that he attempted the stop because the driver changed lanes and made a U-turn without signaling. Subsequent examination of Vesey's dash-camera recording showed that the driver had used his turn signal. Vesey later changed his account and said he attempted the stop because the Honda was speeding.
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The fleeing vehicle continued north on Lawrence Expressway at extremely high speed. Precious and Philip were traveling south and had a green arrow to turn left onto Mitty Way. As they entered the intersection, the vehicle under pursuit ran the red light at approximately 97 to 98 mph and broadsided their Camry.
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The force of the collision propelled the Camry approximately 200 to 250 feet into a concrete sound wall, where it came to rest on its side. Precious and Philip were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Precious was born in Manila, Philippines, on 06/26/1995. She was the oldest of five children. After her mother died from leukemia when the children were young, Precious assumed a maternal role in the family and helped care for her younger siblings. Approximately five years before her death, her father, Al Nievas, moved the family from the Philippines to the United States seeking a better life.
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Precious and Philip worked together at Cepheid in Sunnyvale and were driving home from work when they were killed. Their brother Patrick said they were approximately three minutes from home.
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Precious's boyfriend, John Clemente, described her as the love of his life and said he had planned to propose after they finished school. Family and friends remembered Precious as selfless, hardworking and caring. The family's GoFundMe described her as a mother figure to her younger siblings and remembered her for a smile people would not forget.
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Precious and Philip were buried following a joint service on 05/06/2021. Their funeral home published their full names, dates of birth, birthplace in Manila, photographs and a joint tribute video containing additional family images.
LAWSUIT:

Precious and Philip's father, Al Nievas, sued Santa Clara County over Deputy Vesey's pursuit. The lawsuit alleged that Vesey initiated an unlawful and dangerous pursuit for a minor traffic matter, failed to activate his siren and violated Sheriff's Office pursuit policy.
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In March 2025, Santa Clara County approved a $5 million settlement with Al Nievas over the deaths of Precious and Philip.
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Deputy Ryan Vesey was not criminally charged for his role in the pursuit. Whether the Sheriff's Office disciplined Vesey has not been publicly established; the department declined a records request seeking related training or disciplinary information.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Vesey initiated the pursuit. Subsequent litigation and investigative reporting established that his original stated justification for the traffic stop was contradicted by his dash-camera recording. Vesey remained employed by the Sheriff's Office as of the 2025 settlement.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/siblings-identified-as-victims-killed-by-fleeing-driver-in-san-jose
https://www.ktvu.com/news/two-siblings-killed-in-san-jose-crash-remembered-as-hard-working-helpers
https://beddingfieldfuneralservice.com/obits21.htm
https://asianjournal.com/usa/northerncalifornia/fil-am-siblings-killed-by-driver-fleeing-police-in-san-jose/
https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/04/fil-am-siblings-killed-in-crash-by-driver-being-chased-by-police/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/police-chases/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/article/police-chases-methodology-18685158.php
https://edition.pagesuite.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=4ed252af-391e-4dee-a995-a345d4177755
https://alexanderlaw.com/blog/5-million-settlement-for-illegal-police-pursuit/

REASON FOR CHASE: Santa Clara County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Vesey chased a vehicle for traffic in fractions until it hit a bystander vehicle.
NARRATIVE:
On 04/26/2021, 25-year-old Precious Lean Ramizan Nievas and her 22-year-old brother, Philip Angelo Ramizan Nievas, were killed when a Honda Accord fleeing Santa Clara County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Vesey crashed into their Toyota Camry at Lawrence Expressway and Mitty Way in San Jose. The siblings were returning home from work and were only minutes from their family's home.
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At approximately 9:53 p.m., Vesey was driving behind the Honda on Lawrence Expressway when he activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. Vesey did not activate his siren. The driver accelerated away and Vesey pursued north on Lawrence Expressway.
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Vesey initially told San Jose police investigators that he attempted the stop because the driver changed lanes and made a U-turn without signaling. Subsequent examination of Vesey's dash-camera recording showed that the driver had used his turn signal. Vesey later changed his account and said he attempted the stop because the Honda was speeding.
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The fleeing vehicle continued north on Lawrence Expressway at extremely high speed. Precious and Philip were traveling south and had a green arrow to turn left onto Mitty Way. As they entered the intersection, the vehicle under pursuit ran the red light at approximately 97 to 98 mph and broadsided their Camry.
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The force of the collision propelled the Camry approximately 200 to 250 feet into a concrete sound wall, where it came to rest on its side. Precious and Philip were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Precious was born in Manila, Philippines, on 06/26/1995. She was the oldest of five children. After her mother died from leukemia when the children were young, Precious assumed a maternal role in the family and helped care for her younger siblings. Approximately five years before her death, her father, Al Nievas, moved the family from the Philippines to the United States seeking a better life.
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Precious and Philip worked together at Cepheid in Sunnyvale and were driving home from work when they were killed. Their brother Patrick said they were approximately three minutes from home.
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Precious's boyfriend, John Clemente, described her as the love of his life and said he had planned to propose after they finished school. Family and friends remembered Precious as selfless, hardworking and caring. The family's GoFundMe described her as a mother figure to her younger siblings and remembered her for a smile people would not forget.
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Precious and Philip were buried following a joint service on 05/06/2021. Their funeral home published their full names, dates of birth, birthplace in Manila, photographs and a joint tribute video containing additional family images.
LAWSUIT:

Precious and Philip's father, Al Nievas, sued Santa Clara County over Deputy Vesey's pursuit. The lawsuit alleged that Vesey initiated an unlawful and dangerous pursuit for a minor traffic matter, failed to activate his siren and violated Sheriff's Office pursuit policy.
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In March 2025, Santa Clara County approved a $5 million settlement with Al Nievas over the deaths of Precious and Philip.
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Deputy Ryan Vesey was not criminally charged for his role in the pursuit. Whether the Sheriff's Office disciplined Vesey has not been publicly established; the department declined a records request seeking related training or disciplinary information.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Vesey initiated the pursuit. Subsequent litigation and investigative reporting established that his original stated justification for the traffic stop was contradicted by his dash-camera recording. Vesey remained employed by the Sheriff's Office as of the 2025 settlement.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/siblings-identified-as-victims-killed-by-fleeing-driver-in-san-jose
https://www.ktvu.com/news/two-siblings-killed-in-san-jose-crash-remembered-as-hard-working-helpers
https://beddingfieldfuneralservice.com/obits21.htm
https://asianjournal.com/usa/northerncalifornia/fil-am-siblings-killed-by-driver-fleeing-police-in-san-jose/
https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/04/fil-am-siblings-killed-in-crash-by-driver-being-chased-by-police/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/police-chases/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/article/police-chases-methodology-18685158.php
https://edition.pagesuite.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=4ed252af-391e-4dee-a995-a345d4177755
https://alexanderlaw.com/blog/5-million-settlement-for-illegal-police-pursuit/

REASON FOR CHASE: Police pursued someone else who had warrants.
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/25/2021, 43-year-old Raymond Jackson of Rockford was killed when a vehicle fleeing Rockford Police Department officers crashed into the vehicle Jackson was driving at 9th Street and Harrison Avenue in Rockford. Jackson was an uninvolved motorist and had two of his children riding with him.
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The fatal sequence began at approximately 4:50 p.m. as Rockford police attempted to apprehend a man wanted on three outstanding arrest warrants. The Winnebago County State's Attorney subsequently said the fleeing driver had been released from jail on furlough before the fatal pursuit.
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Police initially attempted to stop the vehicle near Whitman and Church streets. Rockford Police Department SCOPE Team officers subsequently deployed stop sticks near Brooke Road and 9th Street. The vehicle drove over the stop sticks but continued away at high speed as police pursued.
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The fleeing vehicle reached speeds reported at approximately 90 mph. Roughly one mile after encountering the stop sticks, the driver approached the intersection of 9th Street and Harrison Avenue and entered against a red traffic signal.
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Raymond Jackson was driving through the intersection with the right-of-way when the vehicle under pursuit crashed into his vehicle. The impact critically injured Jackson and injured the two children riding with him. Contemporary reporting identified the children as a 12-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl.
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Jackson was transported to a Rockford hospital, where he died from his injuries. His children survived and were hospitalized. Later court records identified the children as Raylynn Jackson and Jonathan Jackson.
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Jackson was married to Tracey Jackson and was the father of five children. His family was expecting another child at the time he was killed. His death left his wife to care for their family while the two children who had been riding with their father recovered from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Tracey Jackson subsequently filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the City of Rockford and the fleeing driver. The lawsuit alleged that Rockford police acted willfully and wantonly by initiating and continuing a high-speed pursuit through an urban area and failing to terminate it as the danger increased. The complaint cited the Rockford Police Department pursuit policy and alleged that officers' actions contributed to the circumstances that resulted in Raymond Jackson's death.
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Contemporary local news coverage directly documented that Jackson was killed during a Rockford Police Department pursuit. WIFR reported the crash and Jackson's death immediately after the incident and subsequently reported the police pursuit, outstanding warrants, stop-stick deployment and wrongful-death litigation. WREX also documented the fatal pursuit and subsequent court proceedings.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The involved Rockford Police Department officers have not been publicly identified and were not charged for their role in this fatal pursuit.

https://www.wifr.com/2021/04/25/crews-respond-to-accident-at-9th-st-and-brooke-rd-in-rockford/
https://www.wifr.com/2021/04/26/rockford-man-43-killed-in-sunday-afternoon-crash/
https://www.wifr.com/2021/05/06/officials-say-suspect-involved-in-fatal-rockford-crash-was-out-of-jail-on-furlough/
https://www.wifr.com/2021/05/26/wrongful-death-lawsuit-filed-by-wife-of-victim-killed-in-officer-involved-rockford-crash/
https://www.wifr.com/2024/05/10/rockford-man-admits-causing-crash-that-killed-43-year-old-father/
https://wrex.com/news/top-stories/wife-of-man-killed-in-police-chase-files-lawsuit-against-city-of-rockford/article_9f04a928-b7ea-11eb-b90b-5f12430eb7da.html
https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/wrex.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/76/c7655db9-9dce-522c-8595-450428b2a2b1/61425f8901e9c.file.pdf

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REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during 111-mph speeding pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/25/2021 at approximately 1:38 a.m., Pedro Carbajal, 22, was riding in a Hyundai Elantra with his cousin Jennifer Carvajal, 24, his girlfriend Lexcia “Lexi” Gonzalez, 20, and Grady Ramirez, 19, after the group attended a family birthday party. Pedro and Gonzalez had a young son, Julian.
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Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Jason Moore was driving east on Interstate 4 when his radar clocked the westbound Hyundai repeatedly at 111 mph. Moore made a U-turn, activated his emergency lights and siren and accelerated after the Hyundai. About a minute later, near Mango Road, he caught up with the car.
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As Moore approached, Carvajal abruptly turned right onto the shoulder, traveled down a grassy slope and up an embankment, and became airborne. The Hyundai clipped a wire fence, flew into the Gator Ford dealership lot, struck a parked Ford F-250, overturned, and crashed into a concrete light pole and palm tree.
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Pedro and Gonzalez were ejected. Pedro suffered critical injuries and later died. Gonzalez suffered two broken legs. Ramirez suffered incapacitating injuries after being thrown from the front seat into the rear of the vehicle. Carvajal, the only person wearing a seat belt, survived.
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At Tampa General Hospital, Trooper Joshua Lugo reported that Carvajal had slurred speech, glassy eyes, difficulty remaining awake and smelled of alcohol. A hospital blood test measured her blood-alcohol concentration at approximately .10. Investigators also used seat-belt bruising and witness information in identifying her as the driver after she denied driving.
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Carvajal was permanently barred from driving and was still on probation for a 2014 DUI manslaughter conviction in which, at age 16, she drove drunk through a red light and killed 52-year-old Keith Allen Davis. She had served approximately four years of a five-year prison sentence and was released in 2019.
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Pedro's mother, Jazmin Dominguez, attended Carvajal's detention proceedings. Prosecutors told the court that Carvajal had attempted to contact Pedro's family after the crash, and the judge ordered her to have no further contact with the victims or their families. Carvajal was held without bond.
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The criminal case continued for nearly four years. In February 2025, Carvajal pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, three counts of DUI causing serious bodily injury, reckless driving causing serious bodily injury, driving with a suspended or revoked license, a second DUI offense and two counts of DUI causing property damage or personal injury.
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On 05/30/2025, Carvajal was sentenced to 67 years in prison. Pedro's relatives gave victim-impact statements describing the lasting effect of his death. The sentence substantially exceeded the prosecution's 33-year recommendation.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
FHP Sgt. Jason Moore was the trooper who clocked the Hyundai at 111 mph, turned around and attempted the traffic stop immediately before the crash.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2021/05/07/at-16-she-drove-drunk-and-killed-a-man-at-24-cops-say-she-did-it-again/
https://www.fox13news.com/news/fhp-tampa-woman-traveling-over-100-mph-charged-with-dui-after-crashing-into-car-dealership-injuring-3
https://www.fox13news.com/news/passenger-dies-after-speeding-car-goes-airborne-crashes-into-car-dealership-tampa-driver-faces-dui-charges
https://www.fox13news.com/news/driver-accused-of-killing-cousin-in-dui-crash-to-remain-in-jail
https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2021/05/10/woman-accused-of-second-fatal-drunk-driving-crash-to-stay-jailed/
https://www.fox13news.com/news/trial-begins-monday-woman-accused-killing-cousin-dui-crash
https://www.fox13news.com/news/driver-deadly-dui-crash-killed-cousin-be-sentenced-friday
https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-hillsborough/fhp-tampa-woman-driving-111-mph-crashes-into-car-dealership-injures-3-passengers

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REASON FOR POLICE DRIVING: Off duty — personal vehicle
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/23/2021 at approximately 5:45 a.m., an unidentified male was driving a pickup truck north on South Shadeland Avenue with one passenger. In the 1000 block, the pickup crossed the median and collided with a privately owned vehicle driven south by an off-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer.
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The pickup driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger was transported to a hospital with injuries whose severity was not disclosed. The off-duty officer was also hospitalized with injuries of undisclosed severity.
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The officer was off duty and driving a personal vehicle. Public reporting does not indicate that the officer was responding to a police call, pursuing another vehicle, using emergency equipment or otherwise acting in a law-enforcement capacity when the collision occurred.

https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/truck-driver-dies-in-crash-on-southeast-side-involving-impd-officer/

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REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during reckless-driving pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/23/2021 shortly after 11:15 p.m., Tony Lopez, 20, was riding with 22-year-old Lucas Rigden in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood. Lopez and Rigden were friends and members of a Milwaukee-area car club.
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Milwaukee police officers in a marked squad saw their vehicle traveling at excessive speed and described the driving as extremely reckless. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle continued and police initiated a pursuit. Police subsequently said the pursuit was terminated because of the excessive speed.
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At approximately 11:19 p.m., the driver lost control in the 500 block of East Burleigh Street near Booth Street and crashed into a tree. Lopez and Rigden both sustained fatal injuries. No other injuries were reported.
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Friends began gathering at the crash site within minutes and created a roadside memorial for Lopez and Rigden. They returned every day to mourn them and raise money for their funerals. Friend Hannah Swan described the two men as “the smile of the MKE family.”
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On 04/29/2021, Milwaukee police referred complaints about the memorial to the Department of Public Works, which removed it. Friends were angered by the removal and rebuilt the memorial, saying they would continue replacing it if the city removed it again.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Milwaukee Police Department did not publicly identify the officers in the marked squad that initiated the pursuit.

https://www.fox6now.com/news/mpd-reckless-driving-leaves-2-dead-in-riverwest-crash
https://www.cbs58.com/news/officials-reckless-driving-crash-in-milwaukees-riverwest-neighborhood-leaves-2-dead
https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-reckless-driving-crash-memorial-removed
https://www.fox6now.com/video/925731

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REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during reckless-driving pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/23/2021 shortly after 11:15 p.m., Tony Lopez, 20, was riding with 22-year-old Lucas Rigden in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood. Lopez and Rigden were friends and members of a Milwaukee-area car club.
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Milwaukee police officers in a marked squad saw their vehicle traveling at excessive speed and described the driving as extremely reckless. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle continued and police initiated a pursuit. Police subsequently said the pursuit was terminated because of the excessive speed.
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At approximately 11:19 p.m., the driver lost control in the 500 block of East Burleigh Street near Booth Street and crashed into a tree. Lopez and Rigden both sustained fatal injuries. No other injuries were reported.
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Friends began gathering at the crash site within minutes and created a roadside memorial for Lopez and Rigden. They returned every day to mourn them and raise money for their funerals. Friend Hannah Swan described the two men as “the smile of the MKE family.”
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On 04/29/2021, Milwaukee police referred complaints about the memorial to the Department of Public Works, which removed it. Friends were angered by the removal and rebuilt the memorial, saying they would continue replacing it if the city removed it again.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Milwaukee Police Department did not publicly identify the officers in the marked squad that initiated the pursuit.

https://www.fox6now.com/news/mpd-reckless-driving-leaves-2-dead-in-riverwest-crash
https://www.cbs58.com/news/officials-reckless-driving-crash-in-milwaukees-riverwest-neighborhood-leaves-2-dead
https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-reckless-driving-crash-memorial-removed
https://www.fox6now.com/video/925731

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REASON FOR CHASE: Reckless driving
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/22/2021 beginning at approximately 7:15 a.m., police received repeated reports of Cory Marcus Orsenico, 32, driving a red Mitsubishi Eclipse dangerously north on U.S. Highway 101 from the Port Orford area. Over the following hour, callers reported Orsenico speeding, swerving through traffic, passing on curves, making sudden U-turns, cutting off vehicles and semi-trucks, running red lights without slowing and traveling more than 60 mph through a Bandon school zone. Multiple law-enforcement agencies attempted to locate him.
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Near mile marker 247 by Belloni Boys Ranch, an Oregon State Police trooper traveling south encountered Orsenico traveling north. The trooper turned around to follow him, and the patrol vehicle and Mitsubishi made minor contact during the maneuver. Orsenico then accelerated away southbound.
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Investigators determined that Orsenico moved from the slow lane across the three-lane highway, crossed the double-yellow centerline and intentionally drove head-on into an oncoming vehicle driven by Dawn Adams, 54, with Jeffrey Adams, 78, as her passenger. Orsenico, Dawn and Jeffrey all died at the scene.
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The Coos County Sheriff's Office sought witnesses and video to reconstruct Orsenico's movements and ultimately stated that investigators had reason to believe the fatal collision was deliberate.
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One month before the fatal crash, Orsenico had been arrested in Orick, California. Humboldt County sheriff's deputies alleged that he entered a motel room uninvited, threatened a man with a knife, vandalized the man's vehicle and left. He was arrested on allegations including exhibiting a deadly weapon, criminal threats, vandalism and probation violation.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Oregon State Police trooper who encountered Orsenico and turned around to follow him was not publicly identified.

https://kmph.com/news/local/sheriff-3-die-in-intentional-crash-on-oregon-coast-highway
https://kval.com/news/local/sheriff-3-dead-after-suspect-steers-sports-car-into-oncomign-traffic-on-oregon-coast
https://oregontoday.net/hwy-101-multiple-death-update-april-26-2021/
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/3-dead-after-man-steers-sports-car-into-oncoming-traffic-oregon-highway/DWXHP2XDDZFCPJMCNCWUHGHOOE/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-die-highway-101-wreck-031800445.html
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2021/apr/25/man-arrested-orick-last-month-reportedly-killed-hi/
https://humboldtgov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3785

REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during reckless-driving pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/22/2021, Jeffrey Adams, 78, of Bandon was riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by 54-year-old Dawn Adams on U.S. Highway 101. Cory Marcus Orsenico, 32, crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into their vehicle. Jeffrey and Dawn both died at the scene.
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Police had received reports of Orsenico's dangerous driving for more than an hour, including speeding, swerving, unsafe passing, sudden U-turns, cutting off vehicles, running red lights and traveling more than 60 mph through a Bandon school zone. Multiple agencies were attempting to locate him.
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An Oregon State Police trooper encountered Orsenico near mile marker 247 and turned around to follow him. The patrol vehicle and Mitsubishi made minor contact during the maneuver before Orsenico accelerated southbound.
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Investigators determined that Orsenico subsequently crossed the double-yellow line and deliberately drove into the vehicle carrying Jeffrey and Dawn. Orsenico also died at the scene.
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Jeffrey and Dawn's deaths were confirmed in local death notices following the crash. Jeffrey was 78 and Dawn was 54, and both were Bandon residents.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Oregon State Police trooper involved immediately before the fatal collision was not publicly identified.

https://kmph.com/news/local/sheriff-3-die-in-intentional-crash-on-oregon-coast-highway
https://kval.com/news/local/sheriff-3-dead-after-suspect-steers-sports-car-into-oncomign-traffic-on-oregon-coast
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/3-dead-after-man-steers-sports-car-into-oncoming-traffic-oregon-highway/DWXHP2XDDZFCPJMCNCWUHGHOOE/
https://oregontoday.net/hwy-101-multiple-death-update-april-26-2021/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-die-highway-101-wreck-031800445.html

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REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during reckless-driving pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/22/2021, Dawn Rose Adams, 54, of Bandon was driving on U.S. Highway 101 with 78-year-old Jeffrey Adams as her passenger when Cory Marcus Orsenico, 32, crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into their vehicle. Dawn and Jeffrey were both killed at the scene.
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Beginning around 7:15 a.m., police received repeated 911 reports of Orsenico driving dangerously north from Port Orford. Witnesses reported speeding, swerving through traffic, passing on curves, sudden U-turns, cutting off vehicles and semi-trucks, running red lights without slowing and traveling more than 60 mph through a Bandon school zone. Several agencies began searching for him.
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Near mile marker 247, an Oregon State Police trooper traveling south encountered Orsenico traveling north and turned around to follow him. During the maneuver, the patrol vehicle and Mitsubishi were involved in a minor collision. Orsenico then accelerated away southbound.
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Investigators concluded that Orsenico moved across the three-lane highway, crossed the double-yellow centerline and intentionally drove into Dawn's oncoming vehicle. Orsenico was also killed, making this a three-fatality crash.
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The Coos County Sheriff's Office reconstructed Orsenico's movements through numerous witness reports and sought additional video and eyewitness evidence. Authorities ultimately characterized his collision with Dawn and Jeffrey as intentional rather than an accidental loss of control.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Oregon State Police trooper who encountered Orsenico and turned around to follow him was not publicly identified.

https://kmph.com/news/local/sheriff-3-die-in-intentional-crash-on-oregon-coast-highway
https://kval.com/news/local/sheriff-3-dead-after-suspect-steers-sports-car-into-oncomign-traffic-on-oregon-coast
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/3-dead-after-man-steers-sports-car-into-oncoming-traffic-oregon-highway/DWXHP2XDDZFCPJMCNCWUHGHOOE/
https://oregontoday.net/hwy-101-multiple-death-update-april-26-2021/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-die-highway-101-wreck-031800445.html

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REASON FOR CHASE: Mistaken for stolen vehicle
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/21/2021, Shynia Jones, 18, of Grand Rapids was driving south on Division Avenue when a Wyoming Department of Public Safety officer saw her vehicle near 44th Street. The car had no license plate and police believed it matched the description of a vehicle reported stolen earlier that night. The officer attempted to stop Jones, but she continued south and ran a red light at Division Avenue and 36th Street at high speed. Police subsequently determined that Jones's vehicle was not the stolen vehicle they were looking for.
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Jones temporarily eluded police. Another Wyoming officer subsequently encountered the vehicle farther north on Division Avenue and followed it as it traveled at approximately 80 to 90 mph. Police reported that the officer discontinued the pursuit shortly before the fatal crash.
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Near Division Avenue and Alger Street, Jones's vehicle collided with another vehicle, struck the boulevard median at high speed, became airborne and went out of control before crashing into a light pole. Jones was ejected. Emergency personnel attempted lifesaving measures, but she died from her injuries.
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Police acknowledged after investigating the crash that the vehicle they had pursued was not stolen. Authorities did not establish why Jones drove away from the attempted traffic stop.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Wyoming Department of Public Safety did not publicly identify the officers involved in the attempted stop and pursuit.

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/grand-rapids-woman-dies-after-eluding-officers-at-reckless-speeds

The driver did not stop and drove northbound on State Route 9. Police continued to chase him into Toquerville, where the driver navigated through side roads and returned to the highway. Around 3:32 a.m., while still being chased, the vehicle rolled over, ejecting the driver. He was pronounced dead at the crash site. A female passenger was hospitalized. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Salt Lake City.

https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2021/04/21/cgb-suspect-dies-in-rollover-in-toquerville-following-pursuit-in-allegedly-stolen-car/
https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/driver-in-stolen-car-killed-during-high-speed-chase-in-washington-co
https://kutv.com/news/local/driver-killed-in-early-morning-stolen-car-high-speed-chase-in-toquerville
https://gephardtdaily.com/local/officials-man-who-fled-police-dead-after-rollover-crash-near-toquerville-female-passenger-hospitalized/

On 04/20/2021, a 22-year-old male driving a Dodge Charger was allegedly chased at high speed by officers of the Grosse Pointe Park Police Department when he lost control of his vehicle at the intersection of ConnerStreet and E Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, landed under the trailer of a semi-truck, killing him. Police did not disclose the reasons why they escalated the fatal chase.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/detroit-police-chase-suspect-dies-after-hitting-semi-truck-on-east-side
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/witness-says-charger-fleeing-police-was-going-at-least-95-mph-before-deadly-crash-with-semi-truck
https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/924225 

On April 20, 2021, at approximately 2:17 a.m., a California Highway Patrol officer attempted to stop a white Chevrolet pickup at Fairfax Road and Niles Street for a registration violation. The driver, 25-year-old Branden Lewis LeMay Sr., failed to stop and fled northbound on Fairfax Road before turning westbound onto Panorama Drive. West of Mt. Vernon Avenue, the pickup lost control, veered off the roadway, and rolled down an embankment, landing on its roof in the westbound lane of China Grade Loop. LeMay was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger sustained moderate injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The Kern County Coroner’s Office confirmed LeMay’s identity and ruled the death accidental. No family statements or employment details were released.

https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/driver-killed-after-rolling-down-bluff-embankment
https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/at-least-one-killed-in-crash-on-alfred-harrell-panorama
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/driver-killed-after-rolling-down-bluff-embankment-identified-as-branden-lemay-sr/

REASON FOR CHASE: Police pursued a man who had rammed a police vehicle and driven away.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 04/19/2021, 19-year-old Gwendolyn “Gwen” Doner was critically injured when a Chevrolet Avalanche fleeing Unified Police Department officers traveled the wrong way on Interstate 215 and crashed head-on into the Ford Taurus she was driving near the I-215/I-15 interchange in Murray, Utah. Doner died at Intermountain Medical Center less than two days later.
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The fatal sequence began when oh mandrove to the Unified Police Department's Cottonwood Heights substation at 7840 South 2700 East and rammed a marked police patrol vehicle parked there. He then drove away and Unified Police officers pursued him.
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The flea driver entered Interstate 215 at 6200 South traveling the wrong direction. Unified Police terminated the pursuit because the fleeing vehicle was driving against freeway traffic. Law enforcement attempted to shut down the immediate area, but the vehicle continued traveling the wrong way for approximately six miles.
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Doner was driving her Ford Taurus with her boyfriend, Tyler Shoemaker, as a passenger. They were returning from giving a friend a ride home. Their dog, Blue, was also riding in the vehicle.
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Near the interchange from I-215 to southbound I-15, the vehicle under pursuit crashed head-on into Doner's Taurus. The driver. subsequently continued and collided head-on with a Jeep Cherokee. Doner sustained critical injuries, Shoemaker was seriously injured, and another person involved in the subsequent collision was also injured.
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The driver got out of his vehicle after the collisions and ran from the scene before officers apprehended him. According to charging documents, the driver later told police that he had deliberately driven the wrong way because he was attempting to kill himself.
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Doner was transported to Intermountain Medical Center and died less than two days after the collision. Subsequent litigation by her parents alleged that Doner survived the crash but suffered a fatal anoxic brain injury after emergency medical providers administered an excessive dose of ketamine. The lawsuit alleged that the medication error, rather than her crash injuries themselves, ultimately caused her death.
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DISPOSITION:
Robertson ultimately pleaded guilty to murder, negligently operating a vehicle causing injury or death, failure to stop at the command of police, and other offenses. In 2022, a judge imposed prison sentences totaling a minimum of approximately 20 years.
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The officer(s) were not criminally charged for their role in initiating the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The involved Unified Police Department officers have not been publicly identified.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50157818
https://www.ksl.com/article/50162040
https://www.ksl.com/article/50493372/judge-recommends-20-years-in-prison-for-utahn-who-caused-fatal-wrong-way-crash
https://www.ksl.com/article/50619427/medical-overdose-not-wrong-way-crash-killed-woman-in-2021-lawsuit-says-
https://www.deh-law.com/ketamine-overdose-malpractice-doner
https://www.belllawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Doner-Complaint-2023-04-10.pdf

REASON FOR CHASE: Police chasing man reported asleep at fast food restaurant
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/18/2021, 62-year-old professional photographer David Kawashima of Orange was killed when a vehicle fleeing a Tustin Police Department officer traveled the wrong way on Jamboree Road and crashed head-on into his vehicle near Warner Avenue in Irvine, California. Kawashima was an uninvolved motorist who encountered the pursuit while driving to a photography assignment for the City of Irvine.
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At approximately 8:45 a.m., Tustin police were called to the District at Tustin Legacy shopping center after employees reported a driver who appeared to be passed out in the In-N-Out Burger drive-thru.
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The subsequent criminal case established that at approximately 9:00 a.m., a police officer arrived and parked behind this vehicle. The driver backed up and drove away, and the officer followed. The vehicle drove through a rear alley of the shopping center, traveled the wrong direction through a gas station, ran a stop sign and a red traffic signal, crossed double-yellow lines and entered the wrong side of a major roadway.
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The vehicle continued north in the southbound lanes of Jamboree Road at approximately 55 to 60 mph. According to evidence subsequently summarized by the California Court of Appeal, he narrowly avoided approximately seven vehicles traveling toward him before reaching Kawashima's vehicle.
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After traveling approximately 300 yards against traffic, the vehicle crashed head-on into Kawashima's vehicle on Jamboree Road near Warner Avenue. Kawashima was alone in his vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The fleeing driver and his female passenger survived the collision and were hospitalized.
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The fleeing vehiclehad been reported stolen. The Irvine Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team investigated the fatal collision.
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Kawashima was a professional photographer and longtime photographer for the City of Irvine. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from UCLA and had photographed Irvine's civic events, milestones and community life for nearly 15 years. His professional clients also included the Los Angeles Times, ESPN, Toshiba, Orange County United Way and Orange County Metro.
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Kawashima was traveling to a City of Irvine photography assignment when he was killed. Following his death, Irvine added his name to the city's Wall of Recognition, planted a memorial tree, renamed the photography studio at the Irvine Fine Arts Center in his honor, and mounted an exhibition of his photography at Irvine Civic Center.

https://rafu.com/2021/04/suspect-arrested-after-fatal-dui-crash-charged-with-murder/
https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2021-04-20-diamond-bar-man-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-crash/
https://newsantaana.com/repeat-dui-offender-convicted-again-after-a-fatal-dui-crash-on-the-border-of-tustin-and-irvine/
https://mynewsla.com/crime/2023/08/23/diamond-bar-man-convicted-for-wrong-way-fatal-crash-in-orange-county-2/
https://mynewsla.com/crime/2023/12/15/man-gets-38-years-to-life-for-deadly-police-pursuit-crash-in-irvine/
https://newsantaana.com/repeat-dui-driver-finally-getting-locked-up-after-killing-a-photographer-in-tustin/
https://kfiam640.iheart.com/featured/la-local-news/content/2023-10-20-wife-step-daughter-tell-oc-judge-how-deadly-collision-affected-family/

On April 18, 2021, at approximately 6 p.m., Wayne County Sheriff's deputies attempted to serve outstanding warrants on Donnie Morris Butts Jr., 53, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Butts fled in a pickup truck, leading deputies on a pursuit. During the chase, Butts' vehicle collided with a deputy's cruiser. A second deputy continued the pursuit. Butts lost control of his truck, ran off the road, and collided with a parked big rig. Butts died at the crash site.

https://www.wral.com/story/driver-dies-after-leading-wayne-deputies-on-chase/19635005/
https://www.goldsborodailynews.com/2021/04/19/update-wanted-suspect-dies-in-crash-while-fleeing-from-deputies/
https://cdllife.com/2021/high-speed-chase-ends-in-fatal-collision-with-tractor-trailer/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225951529/donnie_morris-butts
https://www.facebook.com/dave.jordanwitn/posts/a-high-speed-chase-in-goldsboro-ended-when-a-pickup-truck-crashed-into-a-parked-/3922529687864908/

On April 17, 2021, Monroe County deputies escalated a chase and Malik Ali Malik was killed when the vehicle he was driving collided with a tree during the police pursuit. Deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office chased Malik at speeds reaching up to 105 mph before the fatal crash occurred.

https://www.tmnews.com/story/lifestyle/2021/04/23/coroner-identifies-man-killed-in-police-chase/116216204/

REASON FOR CHASE: Identified by FARS governmental database as having died in police pursuit crash.
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/16/2021, 35-year-old Lafe Benjamin Parsley of Linden was killed when the 2003 Toyota Camry he was driving left Marengo County Road 54 and struck a tree approximately three miles south of Demopolis, Alabama.
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The crash occurred late Friday night, shortly before 11:00 p.m., as Parsley traveled on Marengo County Road 54 just south of the Demopolis city limits.
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According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers, Parsley's Toyota Camry left the roadway and struck a tree. The collision caused fatal injuries, and Parsley was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Reginal King publicly identified Parsley and provided details of the fatal crash. ALEA's Highway Patrol Division investigated the collision.
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Contemporaneous newspaper coverage independently documents Parsley's death. Tuscaloosa Thread published a report on 04/17/2021 identifying him as Lafe Benjamin Parsley, 35, of Linden, and Tuscaloosa Patch separately reported his identity, the approximate time, the crash into the tree and the location approximately three miles south of Demopolis.
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No public reporting located during this review states that police were pursuing Parsley, attempting to stop him, following him, or otherwise involved in the sequence leading to the fatal crash.

https://tuscaloosathread.com/marengo-county-traffic-fatality/
https://patch.com/alabama/tuscaloosa/bryce-young-shines-day-ichiban-announces-new-location
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars

REASON FOR CHASE: The U.S. Marshals Service was searching for Stephen B. Swears in connection with a kidnapping charge out of West Palm Beach, Florida, and notified local law enforcement that he was traveling north on Interstate 95. St. George Police Department officers located his Ford Mustang near mile marker 74. When an officer attempted a traffic stop shortly before Exit 82, Swears continued away at high speed and police pursued.
NARRATIVE:
On 04/15/2021, 56-year-old Stephen B. Swears of Boynton Beach, Florida, was killed when the 2013 Ford Mustang he was driving crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with an uninvolved Ford Fusion during a St. George Police Department pursuit in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
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The U.S. Marshals Service was searching for Swears in connection with a kidnapping charge out of West Palm Beach, Florida. Authorities notified police along Interstate 95 that Swears was traveling north and had already passed Yemassee toward Walterboro. St. George police were asked to assist in locating him.
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A St. George police officer located Swears' Mustang on Interstate 95 near mile marker 74. Police attempted to stop the Mustang shortly before Exit 82, but Swears continued away and a pursuit began.
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According to the St. George Police Department, the police chief and two officers pursued Swears for approximately 20 minutes. The pursuit traveled into Orangeburg County before returning to Dorchester County and continuing along U.S. Highway 15.
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Swears was traveling south on U.S. Highway 15 near Fox Run Road as the pursuit continued. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the Mustang ran off the edge of the roadway, Swears lost control, and the car crossed into the northbound lanes.
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The Mustang then collided head-on with a northbound 2012 Ford Fusion whose driver was not involved in the pursuit. The impact killed Swears. The driver of the Ford Fusion survived and was transported to a hospital. Highway Patrol reported that both drivers had been wearing seat belts.
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Dorchester County Coroner Paul J. Brouthers pronounced Swears dead at the crash scene at approximately 1:30 p.m. Brouthers publicly identified him the following day as 56-year-old Stephen B. Swears of Boynton Beach, Florida, and ordered an autopsy at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol and Dorchester County Coroner's Office investigated the fatal collision. Contemporary reports from Live 5 News and ABC News 4 independently documented that the crash occurred during a St. George Police Department pursuit.
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The 04/15/2021 Dorchester County fatality documented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System corresponds with the independently documented death of Stephen B. Swears during this police pursuit.

https://www.live5news.com/2021/04/16/coroner-identifies-kidnapping-suspect-killed-head-on-collision-dorchester-co-during-chase/
https://www.live5news.com/2021/04/15/troopers-driver-being-chased-by-police-killed-after-crashing-into-motorist-dorchester-co/
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/driver-running-from-police-dies-in-dorchester-county-crash-per-highway-patrol
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars

REASON FOR CHASE: A U.S. Border Patrol agent initiated a traffic stop on a silver Ford Taurus traveling on U.S. Highway 281 near San Manuel for undisclosed reasons.
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/15/2021, an unidentified man was killed after running from a U.S. Border Patrol traffic stop and attempting to cross U.S. Highway 281 near San Manuel in Hidalgo County, Texas. He was struck by one vehicle and then run over by a second vehicle.
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The incident occurred at approximately 10:13 p.m. on U.S. Highway 281 near mile marker 754. A Border Patrol agent had stopped a silver Ford Taurus approximately 40 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Customs and Border Protection, the Taurus yielded approximately 30 seconds after the agent initiated the stop.
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After the Taurus stopped, four occupants ran from the vehicle. The Border Patrol agent approached the car and detained its driver, who authorities identified as a 16-year-old U.S. citizen.
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While the agent was dealing with the driver, one of the men who had run from the Taurus headed toward U.S. Highway 281 and entered the roadway. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, he was struck by a truck and subsequently run over by another vehicle.
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The man sustained catastrophic injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. DPS reported that investigators were initially unable to identify him because of the severity of his injuries. He is believed to have been Honduran.
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Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the fatal pedestrian collision. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility also reviewed the death, and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was notified. CBP reported that the deceased man's identity and citizenship had not yet been confirmed when it issued its public statement.
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Local news coverage independently documented the death. KRGV reported the fatal auto-pedestrian collision on April 16, and The Monitor/MyRGV published a separate report on April 17 describing the Border Patrol stop and the man's death on Highway 281.
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The 04/15/2021 Hidalgo County fatality documented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System corresponds with this independently documented death following a Border Patrol traffic stop.

https://www.krgv.com/news/dps-investigates-fatal-auto-pedestrian-crash-near-san-manuel/
https://myrgv.com/publications/the-monitor/2021/04/17/person-who-fled-vehicle-after-border-patrol-stop-struck-and-killed/
https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2021-04-19/fugitive-fleeing-border-patrol-stop-struck-and-killed-vehicle
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/fleeing-suspect-struck-and-killed-vehicle-near-san-manuel-texas
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars

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REASON FOR CHASE: Kidnapping warrant
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/15/2021, Stephen B. Swears, 56, of Boynton Beach, Florida, was traveling north through South Carolina in a 2013 Ford Mustang. Law enforcement notified St. George police that the U.S. Marshals Service was looking for Swears in connection with a kidnapping charge from West Palm Beach, Florida. Authorities reported that he had already passed Yemassee and was traveling north toward Walterboro.
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A St. George police officer located Swears on Interstate 95 near mile marker 74. Police attempted to stop the Mustang shortly before Exit 82, and Swears continued driving. The pursuit lasted approximately 20 minutes and involved the St. George police chief and two St. George police officers, traveling into Orangeburg County and then back into Dorchester County on U.S. Highway 15.
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On Highway 15 near Fox Run Road, police said Swears' southbound Mustang ran off the roadway, lost control, crossed into the northbound lanes and collided head-on with a 2012 Ford Fusion. Swears was wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 1:30 p.m.
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The driver of the Ford Fusion survived and was transported to a hospital. The available reporting did not characterize that driver's injuries as critical. The South Carolina Highway Patrol and Dorchester County Coroner's Office investigated the fatal collision, and Coroner Paul J. Brouthers ordered an autopsy at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
St. George Police confirmed that its police chief and two officers participated in the approximately 20-minute pursuit, but the contemporaneous public reporting did not name the three officers.

https://www.live5news.com/2021/04/16/coroner-identifies-kidnapping-suspect-killed-head-on-collision-dorchester-co-during-chase/ https://www.live5news.com/2021/04/15/troopers-driver-being-chased-by-police-killed-after-crashing-into-motorist-dorchester-co/

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NARRATIVE:
On 04/15/2021 at approximately 3:45 a.m., Roger Fuentes, 50, was lying in the roadway at Colorado Street and West 13th Street, immediately west of the Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin. Fuentes' last known address was in Taft, Texas. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was patrolling the Capitol area northbound on Colorado Street and turned left onto West 13th Street, striking and running over Fuentes. DPS said it was not known why Fuentes was lying in the roadway.
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The trooper stopped after the collision and attempted CPR. Austin-Travis County EMS responded, but Fuentes died at the scene shortly after 4:00 a.m.
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The Texas DPS Capitol Region investigated the fatal collision. The trooper's name was not publicly released in the contemporaneous coverage.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Texas DPS trooper who struck and killed Fuentes was not publicly identified.
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https://www.fox7austin.com/news/tx-dps-trooper-involved-in-deadly-auto-pedestrian-crash-near-capitol 

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NARRATIVE:
On 04/15/2021 at approximately 1:53 a.m., Oliver Sevin Frazier-Savoy, 24, of Beaverton was walking near Southwest Murray Boulevard and Southwest Bowerman Drive, adjacent to Nike World Headquarters, when he was struck by a Washington County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle traveling south on Murray Boulevard. Beaverton police were called to investigate because a Washington County deputy was driving the vehicle.
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Police reported that the deputy had a green traffic signal and investigators did not initially believe the patrol vehicle was speeding. Frazier-Savoy suffered fatal injuries. The deputy, responding Beaverton officers and paramedics attempted lifesaving measures, but Frazier-Savoy was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The deputy was placed on administrative leave while the Washington County Crash Analysis and Reconstruction Team investigated the collision. Public reporting at the time did not identify the deputy.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office did not publicly identify the deputy who struck and killed Frazier-Savoy.

https://apnews.com/f8ffb692ab96c9debb71e4107165e58b
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington-county/pedestrian-struck-killed-by-washington-county-sheriffs-office-deputy/283-ee8b9409-4e4f-4935-8209-7d9376b49d90
https://www.koin.com/news/crashes/pedestrian-struck-killed-by-washington-county-deputy/
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/04/15/washington-county-deputy-fatal-pedestrian-collission/
https://www.koin.com/news/crashes/wcso-identifies-deputy-involved-in-deadly-crash-near-nike-hq/

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REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during traffic-violation and suspected-DUI pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/18/2024 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Nicholus “Nick” Wayne Woolums, 25, of Muncie was a passenger in a Dodge Dart traveling north on State Road 3 in Henry County. Henry County Sheriff’s Deputy Tanner Strelecky, who had just completed his shift but remained in uniform and was driving his marked patrol vehicle, reported seeing traffic violations that led him to suspect the driver was impaired. Strelecky attempted a traffic stop near the Henry-Delaware County line and the driver continued north.
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Strelecky pursued the Dodge into Delaware County and through Muncie. Investigative records later described speeds of approximately 70 to 100 mph as the pursuit traveled through the south side of Muncie, downtown, the west and northwest sides, and eventually east on McGalliard Road.
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At approximately 6:15 a.m., the Dodge approached a red light at McGalliard Road and Tillotson Avenue. The driver moved into the left-turn lane to pass vehicles stopped for the signal and entered the intersection, where the Dodge collided with a white Jeep driven by 38-year-old Shanta Sharrel Schmiesing. Both vehicles came to rest in a grassy area northwest of the intersection.
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Woolums was pronounced dead at the scene. The Dodge driver and Schmiesing were both transported to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in critical condition; Schmiesing was subsequently transferred to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Muncie police did not participate in the pursuit but investigated the crash with Indiana State Police.
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Woolums was remembered by his family as outgoing, kind and intensely family-oriented. His obituary said he routinely put other people before himself, was an Indianapolis Colts fan and particularly cherished time with his father, whom he considered his best friend.
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Woolums’ father, James David Woolums, filed a civil-rights lawsuit against Strelecky, Sheriff John Sproles, the Henry County Sheriff’s Department and Henry County. The case was removed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on 09/11/2024 as Woolums v. Henry County Sheriff’s Department et al., No. 1:24-cv-01554. The litigation challenged the circumstances and supervision of the pursuit that killed Woolums.
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The Delaware County Prosecutor separately reviewed whether Strelecky should face criminal charges. On 01/29/2025, the prosecutor formally announced that no criminal charges would be filed against the Henry County deputy for the pursuit ending in Woolums’ death.
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The criminal case against the driver continued. In July 2025, Zacrey Antrim pleaded guilty to resisting law enforcement resulting in death, resisting law enforcement resulting in serious bodily injury, and operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in his blood. On 10/29/2025, Delaware Circuit Court Judge Judi Calhoun sentenced him to 22 years in prison.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Tanner Strelecky was a rookie deputy. He was hired by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office in July 2023 and was still an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy trainee during the period surrounding the fatal pursuit. Contemporary academy reporting identifies him as a newly hired Henry County deputy undergoing law-enforcement training. Strelecky remained employed by Henry County as a merit deputy in 2025.

https://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/man-killed-in-crash-following-police-pursuit/article_2a676a0e-3e94-11eb-b8f3-9bc730a3faad.html
https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/henry-county-pursuit-ends-in-fatal-crash-in-muncie
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fatality-reported-crash-mcgalliard-road-125207689.html
https://www.wrtv.com/news/public-safety/1-dead-2-critical-after-henry-co-pursuit-leads-to-crash-in-delaware-co
https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2024/04/muncie-traffic-snarled-after-out-of-county-police-chase-ends-in-a-fatal-crash/
https://www.aol.com/muncie-man-police-chase-fatal-192117285.html
https://www.parsonmortuary.com/obituary/Nicholus-Woolums
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/indiana/insdce/1%3A2024cv01554/216886
https://www.co.delaware.in.us/egov/apps/document/center.egov?eGov_searchDepartment=185&eGov_searchType=85
https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/muncie-man-sentenced-for-causing-fatal-crash-while-fleeing-police

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REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during speeding pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/14/2021 at approximately 1:47 a.m., Alyssa Roman, 19, of San Jose was a passenger in a 2004 Toyota Camry traveling south on Highway 1 with three other young people from San Jose. California Highway Patrol officers first observed the Camry traveling at high speed north of Dimeo Lane and attempted a traffic stop. The driver continued south toward Santa Cruz while CHP pursued.
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The Camry continued at high speed onto Mission Street and through Santa Cruz. Additional CHP units encountered the vehicle near Highway 1 and Highway 9 and again attempted to stop it. Santa Cruz police were also involved as the pursuit continued south on Highway 1.
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Near Morrissey Boulevard, the driver attempted to take the off-ramp but struck a concrete curb, causing the Camry to pitch forward and crash into a metal guardrail. Approximately 20 feet of guardrail was damaged, and the wrecked Camry caught fire.
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CHP officers pulled Roman and another passenger from the burning wreckage. Roman was pronounced dead at the scene. Passenger Kenny Tran, 20, and a 17-year-old female passenger were injured and hospitalized; later reporting described their injuries as minor. The driver, Richard A. Quihuis Jr., 19, suffered minor injuries and ran from the wreck before a CHP officer apprehended him.
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Quihuis was arrested on allegations of felony DUI, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony evading police, felony hit-and-run and possession of a controlled substance. He was initially held in the Santa Cruz County Jail on $150,000 bail.
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The Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner subsequently publicly identified Roman. CHP Officer Alyssa Gutierrez served as a department spokesperson concerning the pursuit, but the officers who actually initiated and participated in the chase were not identified in the public reporting located for this case.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The California Highway Patrol officers who pursued the Camry were not publicly identified.

https://goodtimes.sc/san-jose-woman-dies-crash-high-speed-chase/
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/19-year-old-woman-killed-in-fiery-santa-cruz-crash-following-high-speed-chp-chase-driver-arrested/
https://kioncentralcoast.com/news/2021/04/14/one-person-killed-in-crash-following-chase-on-highway-1-at-morrissey/
https://patch.com/california/santacruz/fiery-highway-1-crash-ends-fatality-police-say
https://patch.com/california/santacruz/coroner-ids-victim-fiery-highway-1-crash

REASON FOR CHASE: Frisco Police Department officers responded at approximately 4:55 a.m. to a reported possible home-invasion robbery at an apartment complex in the 4100 block of Frisco Green Avenue. Police received information that a person involved had left in a silver 2019 Chevrolet Corvette. Officers located the Corvette traveling south on Gaylord Parkway and attempted to stop it. The driver continued away and police pursued.
NARRATIVE:
On 04/13/2021, 36-year-old Anthony Provost of Plano was killed when the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette he was driving collided with a pickup truck at Dallas Parkway and Warren Parkway during a Frisco Police Department pursuit in Frisco, Texas.
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At approximately 4:55 a.m., Frisco police responded to a reported possible home-invasion robbery at an apartment complex in the 4100 block of Frisco Green Avenue. Police had received information that a person involved had left the apartment complex in a silver 2019 Chevrolet Corvette.
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Responding officers located the Corvette traveling south on Gaylord Parkway and attempted to stop it. Provost continued away from police, traveling east on Cowboys Way before turning south onto Dallas Parkway at high speed.
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The pursuit continued south toward Warren Parkway. As Provost reached the intersection of Dallas Parkway and Warren Parkway, the Corvette entered the intersection against a red traffic signal and collided with a white pickup truck.
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The collision caused fatal injuries to Provost, who was pronounced dead at the crash scene. He was 36 years old and lived in Plano. The driver of the pickup survived and was transported to an area hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.
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The Frisco Police Department publicly identified Provost the following day. The department's official release states that officers attempted to stop his Corvette, that the vehicle fled from officers, and that it subsequently crashed at Dallas Parkway and Warren Parkway. Frisco Police assigned call-for-service numbers 21036889 and 21036893 to the incidents.
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The 04/13/2021 Collin County fatality documented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System corresponds with this independently documented fatal Frisco Police Department pursuit.

https://www.friscotexas.gov/CivicAlerts.asp?AID=1353&ARC=2974
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/frisco-police-investigating-after-corvette-crashes-into-pickup-killing-driver-anthony-provost/
https://accidentdatacenter.com/roadway/dallas-parkway-warren
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars

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REASON FOR CHASE: Stolen vehicle
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/13/2021 shortly after 4:00 a.m., a 14-year-old boy was driving a stolen vehicle in Toms River with another 14-year-old boy as his passenger. Because both children were juveniles, authorities withheld their names from public release.
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Toms River police encountered the stolen vehicle and attempted to stop it. Police pursued when the driver continued away. During the pursuit, the vehicle traveled at high speed through Toms River before the 14-year-old driver lost control on Hooper Avenue near Indian Hill Road.
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The vehicle left the roadway and crashed with sufficient force to kill both teenagers. Police and emergency personnel responded, but both 14-year-old boys were pronounced dead. No additional fatalities were reported.
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The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and Toms River Police Department investigated the fatal crash. The boys' identities remained protected because of their ages, and the officers involved in the pursuit were not publicly identified in the reporting I located.

https://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2021/04/13/2-teens-killed-stolen-car-crash-toms-river-police-chase/7188842002/
https://www.nj.com/ocean/2021/04/2-14-year-olds-killed-when-stolen-car-crashes-while-fleeing-police-in-toms-river.html
https://6abc.com/toms-river-nj-stolen-car-police-chase-teens-killed/10512379/

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REASON FOR CHASE: Stolen vehicle
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/13/2021 shortly after 4:00 a.m., a 14-year-old boy was driving a stolen vehicle in Toms River with another 14-year-old boy as his passenger. Because both children were juveniles, authorities withheld their names from public release.
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Toms River police encountered the stolen vehicle and attempted to stop it. Police pursued when the driver continued away. During the pursuit, the vehicle traveled at high speed through Toms River before the 14-year-old driver lost control on Hooper Avenue near Indian Hill Road.
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The vehicle left the roadway and crashed with sufficient force to kill both teenagers. Police and emergency personnel responded, but both 14-year-old boys were pronounced dead. No additional fatalities were reported.
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The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and Toms River Police Department investigated the fatal crash. The boys' identities remained protected because of their ages, and the officers involved in the pursuit were not publicly identified in the reporting I located.

https://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2021/04/13/2-teens-killed-stolen-car-crash-toms-river-police-chase/7188842002/
https://www.nj.com/ocean/2021/04/2-14-year-olds-killed-when-stolen-car-crashes-while-fleeing-police-in-toms-river.html
https://6abc.com/toms-river-nj-stolen-car-police-chase-teens-killed/10512379/

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REASON FOR CHASE: Stolen vehicle
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/10/2021, Chassadee Chy Ann Costales, 22, of Springdale was driving a Toyota 4Runner in Tontitown when Officer Rebecca Martis checked the vehicle's license plate and learned that the SUV had been reported stolen in Fayetteville approximately one month earlier. Martis attempted a traffic stop, and Costales continued driving while police pursued her onto Bush Creek Road.
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Costales failed to negotiate a sharp turn on Bush Creek Road and crashed the 4Runner into a tree. The vehicle erupted in flames. Witness James Larson, who lived nearby, described seeing a large fireball and went to the crash site to help as neighbors arrived with fire extinguishers.
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Officer Garrett Henry climbed into the burning vehicle to reach Costales while Martis fought the fire with an extinguisher. Henry suffered minor injuries during the rescue. The officers and responding residents succeeded in pulling Costales from the wreckage. She suffered third- and fourth-degree burns and multiple broken bones and was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Costales died from her injuries on 04/13/2021, three days after the crash. She was born in Galveston, Texas, and had participated in marching band and wrestling in high school. After her death, her family donated her organs; her mother later reported that Costales's heart went to a 35-year-old woman and that other organs were donated to additional recipients.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Rebecca Martis was the Tontitown officer who initiated the traffic stop and pursuit. Garrett Henry participated in the pursuit and entered the burning vehicle after the crash. Tontitown later formally honored Henry for the rescue, declaring April 10 “Garrett Henry Day.” He also received a citation from the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 2022, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge recognized Henry as Washington County Officer of the Year.

https://www.4029tv.com/article/chassadee-costales-tontitown-chase-wreck/36111235
https://www.facebook.com/DougWarner.Journalist/posts/update-this-was-the-end-of-a-high-speed-chase-video-httpswwwfacebookcomsharev176/1329285585221915/
https://houmatimes.com/crime/lsp-body-discovered-in-des-allemands-was-driver-of-stolen-vehicle-in-lafourche-parish-pursuit/

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REASON FOR CHASE: Speeding
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/13/2021 at approximately 10:20 p.m., Cam-Ron P.M. Poelinitz, 19, of Fitchburg was driving south on U.S. Highway 51 with four passengers when a McFarland Police Department officer attempted to stop the vehicle for speeding. Poelinitz continued driving and exited Highway 51 onto Siggelkow Road while the officer followed with emergency lights activated.
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The officer terminated the pursuit on Siggelkow Road. Shortly afterward, while traveling east, the officer passed Poelinitz's vehicle accelerating westbound. The officer turned around and headed back in its direction but found that the vehicle had already crashed into a house in the 5400 block of Siggelkow Road near Dream Lane.
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The impact drove the vehicle into the residence. Poelinitz suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. All four passengers were injured and transported to a hospital for treatment. No one inside the house was injured.
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Poelinitz's mother publicly identified her son before the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office formally released his name. A forensic autopsy determined that he died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Because a McFarland police officer had attempted the stop and pursuit immediately before the fatal crash, McFarland Police requested an outside investigation. The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation investigated the death with assistance from the Wisconsin State Patrol, Dane County Sheriff's Office and Dane County Medical Examiner's Office.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The McFarland police officer who attempted the traffic stop and pursuit was not publicly identified.

https://madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-dead-in-mcfarland-after-vehicle-crashes-into-house-after-police-pursuit/article_16fae04c-e4f0-5b47-9e8c-09c2e7deb402.html
https://www.wmtv15news.com/2021/04/14/car-crashes-into-mcfarland-home/
https://www.wmtv15news.com/2021/04/16/dane-co-officials-identify-19-year-old-who-died-after-crashing-into-mcfarland-home/

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NARRATIVE:
On 04/12/2021 at approximately 1:36 a.m., Angelina Sue Raad, 38, of Winchester was driving on New Circle Road in Lexington. Police had received multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle traveling the wrong direction on the inner loop near Harrodsburg Road. Raad's vehicle subsequently collided with a Lexington Police Department cruiser driven by Officer Dawn Miller between Harrodsburg Road and Nicholasville Road. Police specifically stated that Miller was not responding to the wrong-way-driver calls when the collision occurred; later reporting established that Miller was driving home after completing her shift.
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The collision severely damaged both vehicles and trapped both drivers. Lexington firefighters extricated Raad and Miller. Raad was transported to the University of Kentucky Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 3:49 a.m. Miller suffered critical injuries and underwent multiple surgeries.
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Raad was a mother of five children and owned and operated Mom's Cleaning Service. She was born in Wayne, Michigan, and had formerly lived in Estill County.
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Miller survived but sustained extensive injuries requiring prolonged hospitalization and rehabilitation. She was released from Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital in May 2021 after multiple surgeries and continued to face a lengthy recovery. By late June, she was using a wheelchair and staying in a hotel while fellow officers, firefighters and community volunteers renovated her home to make it accessible.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Dawn Miller had been a Lexington police officer since March 2017. She was off duty and driving home from her shift when the fatal collision occurred.

https://fox56news.com/news/local/police-release-name-condition-of-officer-involved-in-deadly-crash/
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article250603909.html
https://www.winchestersun.com/2021/04/15/angelina-raad-38/
https://fox56news.com/news/a-humbled-and-grateful-lexington-police-officer-critically-injured-in-crash-thanks-first-responders/

REASON FOR CHASE: Larceny investigation
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/11/2021 at approximately 4:00 a.m., Chouteau police attempted to stop a pickup truck reportedly connected to a larceny investigation. The male driver continued away and police pursued, beginning a lengthy multi-jurisdictional chase through northeastern Oklahoma.
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The pursuit traveled through several communities and counties, including the Wagoner, Pryor, Okay and Fort Gibson areas, as officers from additional law-enforcement agencies joined or assisted. During the pursuit, police reported that someone inside the pickup fired multiple gunshots toward pursuing officers. Officers returned fire during the chase.
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The pursuit eventually reached the Fort Gibson area. Police lost sight of the pickup for a period before locating it crashed along North Six Mile Road. The driver had been ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The fatality resulted from the crash rather than a documented gunshot wound despite the exchange of gunfire during the pursuit. No additional fatalities were reported.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The officers who initiated the pursuit or fired their weapons during it were not publicly identified.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/multi-county-chase-includes-shots-035900365.html