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On 04/19/2021, Fountain police officers and Colorado State Patrol troopers shot and killed 38 year old Robert Paul Garcia following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs. Law enforcement responded earlier to a reported attempted robbery at a Dairy Queen in Pueblo West. A short time later, officers spotted a pickup truck linked to the incident traveling northbound on I-25 at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.
The truck briefly pulled over, and a passenger exited. The driver then accelerated and continued northbound on I-25. South of North Academy Boulevard, a trooper used a patrol vehicle to force the truck off the roadway. During the stop that followed, officers opened fire. Garcia, who was driving the truck, was struck by gunfire and killed at the scene.
The El Paso County District Attorney reviewed the shooting and ruled the use of deadly force justified. No officers were charged.

https://www.kktv.com/2021/04/19/police-chase-ends-with-a-report-of-shots-fired-in-colorado-springs-along-i-25-on-monday/

On 04/19/2021, a Detroit police officer shot and killed a man during a response to a 911 call reporting a mental health crisis at a residence on Hanna Street in Highland Park. Police responded to the call and made contact with the individual inside the home. During the encounter, police stated the man was holding a knife. Police reported that the man stabbed the responding officer multiple times. The officer then opened fire, killing the man at the scene.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/detroit-police-officer-wounded-in-non-fatal-shooting

On 04/19/2021, Alameda police officers restrained Mario Gonzalez after responding to a report of a man acting erratically at a local business. Officers pinned Gonzalez face-down on the ground and applied body weight to his back for more than five minutes while he was handcuffed. During the restraint, Gonzalez became unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead. A second independent autopsy concluded that Gonzalez died from restraint asphyxiation, contradicting initial official findings and intensifying public scrutiny over prone restraint practices and police use of force.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-15/mario-gonzalez-alameda-police-death
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/us/mario-gonzalez-alameda-police.html
https://apnews.com/article/mario-gonzalez-alameda-police-restraint-asphyxiation-2e9b7d9a8d3a4d6e8b0e0a2c7c3f3b1a

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 04/18/2021, an incident involving five people being shot and wounded occurred in Detroit, Michigan. A person who was subsequently struck by a car nearby and died was believed to have been involved in this shooting. Following the initial incident, police initiated a pursuit of a black GMC driven by a 27-year-old male man traveling north on Gratiot Avenue. The chase continued until the driver reached 8 Mile Road, where he exited his vehicle at a strip mall. While fleeing on foot, the man allegedly fired shots at pursuing officers. Police opened fire, killing him. This event is under internal self-investigation by the Detroit Police Department.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/04/19/detroit-police-shoot-kill-man-who-drove-through-crime-scene-where-5-people-were-shot-1-person-was-killed-in-car-crash/
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/04/19/suspect-shot-killed-after-firing-at-detroit-police-investigating-multiple-shootings-fatal-crash/
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/suspect-leads-police-chase-after-five-person-shooting-in-detroit-sunday-night
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/police-shoot-kill-suspect-who-drove-through-crime-scene-where-5-were-shot-1-killed-in-detroit/

On 04/18/2021, officers from the Burnsville Police Department found Bradley Olsen driving a vehicle with stolen plates when he subsequently crashed. Officers soon received a report that he was involved in a carjacking. Police pursued the carjacked vehicle, and Olsen allegedly fired at pursuing officers before crashing the vehicle and continuing to shoot at police, who then shot and killed him. Officers Dan Anderson, Brent Murray, Paul Oelrich, and Chris Walswick fired their guns.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/bca-investigating-shooting-involving-police-burnsville/89-a323a0d2-6997-4936-ba5c-bc35fba7669c
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/bca-identifies-4-police-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting-in-burnsville
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daunte_Wright_protests
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/man-fatally-shot-by-police-on-i-35w-in-burnsville-is-identified

Officers responded to a call about an attempted carjacking around 1:30 p.m. They later located Ryan Oneal Williams, who allegedly pulled a gun when approached by one of the officers. Despite repeated orders to drop the weapon, Williams did not comply, leading to the officer shooting and killing him.
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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/04/18/1-injured-in-fort-worth-police-shooting-officials-say/

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 04/18/2021, Detroit Police Department officers were investigating a shooting involving five victims and a related fatal crash near West McNichols Road and Ward Avenue. The investigation continued after midnight into April 19. At approximately 2:38 a.m., a 27-year-old man driving a 2019 GMC Yukon entered the police-controlled crime scene. Police alleged that he fired a shot toward an officer, striking a police vehicle, and struck two parked police vehicles as he drove away.

Detroit police pursued the Yukon across the city. Police reported speeds exceeding 100 mph as the pursuit traveled through Detroit’s west side, downtown, onto a freeway and eventually toward the east side.

After the Yukon became damaged, the man stopped in a parking lot, got out and exchanged gunfire with officers, according to police. He then ran from the area while police pursued him on foot and in vehicles.

Police alleged that when an officer caught up with him less than half a mile away, the man pointed a handgun toward the officer. Police again opened fire, striking him. Officers provided emergency medical aid and transported him to a hospital, where he died. A .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun was recovered.

Detroit police released dash-camera video showing portions of the encounter and gunfire. Chief James Craig also disclosed that police had spoken with the man’s family, who said he had been deeply distressed by the shooting death of a 21-year-old friend the previous day and another recent death in his family.

OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Detroit Police Department officers who fired during the fatal encounter were not identified in the sources located for this case.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/04/19/man-killed-in-shootout-after-targeting-detroit-officers-at-late-night-crime-scene-chief-says/
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/04/19/suspect-shot-killed-after-firing-at-detroit-police-investigating-multiple-shootings-fatal-crash/
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/suspect-fatally-shot-by-police-after-targeting-officers-may-have-been-in-a-state-of-depression-craig-says
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/chief-craig-police-shooting-suspect-was-grieving-possibly-intoxicated/

On 04/18/2021, DeQuan Cortez Glenn, 24, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after fleeing a Douglasville Police Department driver's-license and safety checkpoint on Chapel Hill Road near Interstate 20. The checkpoint was operating at approximately 2:07 a.m. when officers saw a vehicle they believed was attempting to avoid police.

Douglasville officers pursued the vehicle until it stopped and Glenn ran. Police established a perimeter and requested assistance from the Austell Police Department K-9 Unit.

Austell Police Officer Edward Reeves and K-9 Jerry Lee tracked Glenn. When they located him, gunfire was exchanged. Police alleged that Glenn shot Jerry Lee in the front leg. Reeves returned fire. Reeves then removed his wounded K-9 from the area.

Police subsequently located Glenn dead. Although an officer had fired during the encounter, the GBI reported that preliminary autopsy findings established Glenn's fatal injury as a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation. Its statewide 2021 police-shooting index records the April 18 Douglasville incident, Glenn's identity and the involvement of the Douglasville Police Department.

OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Edward Reeves was identified as the Austell Police Department K-9 officer involved in the exchange of gunfire with Glenn. Reeves's K-9, Jerry Lee, was wounded and later underwent amputation of the injured front leg.

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2021-04-21/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-douglasville-update
https://gbi.georgia.gov/news/2022-05-20/2021-officer-involved-shootings
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/k-9-shot-suspect-dead-after-police-pursuit-in-douglasville
https://www.ajc.com/news/wounded-austell-k-9-has-leg-amputated/VF3V6PMKJNFR5HRNGNCSDKEPSY/

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/

Officers from the Winter Haven Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call around 10:10 p.m. after Larry Jenkins fired a gun in his apartment. Jenkins was shot and killed after he allegedly pulled a gun out of his pocket following being tasered at least twice.

https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/sheriff-grady-judd-to-provide-details-on-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-winter-haven/ 

On April 17, 2021, around 3:30 a.m., Spokane Police responded to a report of a suspected car prowling in the 500 block of South Cannon Street. A victim reported that Vadim A. Grishchuk had broken into his vehicle and pointed a gun at him when confronted. When officers arrived, Grishchuk pointed the gun at police after being given commands and allegedly fired a shot. Officer Brandon Roy shot and killed Grishchuk during the encounter.

https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-spokane/293-eb951dec-20f4-4c93-b4cb-c868bfc6b9f5

On 04/17/2021, Weld County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed 60 year old Smoky Lynn Crockett outside a residence on Casler Avenue in Fort Lupton. Deputies responded to a call reporting that a man was armed with a gun, preventing another individual from leaving the home, and making threats to kill them.
When deputies arrived, they located Crockett outside the residence while he was armed. Deputies engaged with him for several minutes. During the encounter that followed, deputies opened fire and killed Crockett at the scene.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/one-person-dead-in-weld-county-police-shooting

On 04/17/2021, Alameda County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed 26 year old Matthew Harry during an encounter in Hayward. Deputies responded to a call reporting a man with a gun at a residence on Second Street. When deputies arrived, Harry fired multiple shots. Deputies opened fire and killed Harry at the scene.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/04/21/man-who-was-shot-dead-by-alameda-county-sheriffs-deputies-is-identified/

On 04/17/2021, Mohave County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed 29 year old Bradley Michael Rose following a series of vehicle pursuits in Kingman. Deputies chased Rose through multiple areas of the city before the encounter ended near McVicar Avenue. Deputies opened fire and killed Rose at the scene. Authorities withheld details about the specific events that immediately preceded the shooting.

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/pd-mohave-county-deputy-shoots-kills-man-after-multiple-vehicle-pursuits/75-afaf6649-2b76-4134-8646-74cb767e8a94

On 04/17/2021, Alex L. Haynes reportedly died from a gunshot wound during a law-enforcement encounter at 97 Juanita Lane in the Jacksonville area of Calhoun County, Alabama.

The available information associates the fatality with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. The precise circumstances leading officers to the residence, the sequence preceding the gunfire, the identity of the personnel involved, and whether police gunfire was definitively established as the fatal injury require verification before this record is entered into the database.

OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The involved law-enforcement personnel have not been reliably identified.

https://www.wbrc.com/2021/04/18/man-stabbed-shot-killed-girlfriend-shot-year-old-son-then-kills-himself/

On April 16, 2021, Albuquerque Police Department officers responded to a domestic dispute at a residence on Coyote Canyon Place NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Juan James Cordova, 51, was reportedly armed and had fired a shot inside the house and was in mental health crisis per his girlfriend. Officers spent approximately an hour attempting to negotiate with Cordova, urging him to surrender peacefully.
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Despite negotiations, Cordova remained uncooperative, holding a firearm and making statements suggesting he intended to provoke a lethal response from the police. At one point, he fired a round, which passed through a window and struck a neighbor's house. When Cordova allegedly pointed his firearm at the officers, Officer Bryce Willsey opened fire and killed him.
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Officer Willsey, a member of the Albuquerque Police Department since 2015, had been involved in three prior officer-involved shootings before this incident. In October 2023, Cordova's family filed a lawsuit against the city of Albuquerque and Officer Willsey, alleging excessive force and claiming that Cordova was experiencing a mental health crisis and his death had been avoidable.

1. https://www.koat.com/article/apd-releases-body-cam-and-ring-cam-video-of-shooting/36703283
2. https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/apd-releases-details-in-april-officer-involved-shooting/
3. https://apnews.com/article/nm-state-wire-albuquerque-shootings-0a3b14bd63dd9410604952bd7c643ce1

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

Officer Sauvage stopped a blue pickup truck around 11:27 a.m. on April 16, 2021. After the vehicle came to a stop, the officer made contact with the occupants. When Sauvage opened the driver's door, the front seat passenger, Sammie Joe Barbosa, fired a handgun, striking the officer in the hand. In response, the officer shot and killed Barbosa and Alex Anthony Garcia, the other front seat occupant. A woman in the back seat was wounded.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 Fatalities, 1 Injury

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/04/16/san-antonio-police-respond-to-shooting-reported-on-citys-west-side/

Officer Sauvage stopped a blue pickup truck around 11:27 a.m. on April 16, 2021. When the vehicle came to a stop, the officer made contact with the occupants. As the officer opened the driver's door, the front seat passenger, Alex Anthony Garcia, fired a handgun, striking the officer in his hand. In response, the officer shot and killed Garcia and Sammie Joe Barbosa, the other front seat occupant. A woman in the back seat was wounded.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 Fatalities, 1 Injury

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/04/16/san-antonio-police-respond-to-shooting-reported-on-citys-west-side/ 

At approximately 9:30 a.m., officers from the Portland Police Bureau responded to a call about a man reportedly pointing a gun in a park. Upon arrival, officers engaged Robert Douglas Delgado, 46. Two officers deployed less-lethal 40-millimeter rounds, while Officer Zachary DeLong opened fire with his firearm, killing Delgado. The incident is under investigation.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries: 1 fatality
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1. https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/24/multnomah-county-grand-jury-declines-charge-police-officer-who-killed-robert-delgado-in-lents-park/
2. https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/protest-police-shooting-portland-police-lents-park-ois/
3. https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-deadly-shooting-lents-park-lawsuit/283-b7ed513d-cda5-47a4-9bde-4fed0f1b325e
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Robert_Delgado

On 04/16/2021, Anthony Davis reportedly died from a gunshot wound during a police encounter in the 2900 block of Baby Ruth Lane in the Antioch area of Nashville.

The available information associates Davis with a fatal law-enforcement encounter at this location, but the initiating circumstances, chronology, police actions, identity of the personnel involved, and definitive manner of death require independent verification before database entry.

OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The involved law-enforcement personnel have not been reliably identified.

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/2-dead-after-suspected-murder-suicide

On April 15, 2021, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Roswell Police Department officers assisted the Chaves County Sheriff's Office during a pursuit involving a white Ford pickup truck that had fled from a deputy during an attempted traffic stop. Roswell officers deployed two sets of tire deflation devices and missed.
The vehicle then entered the parking lot of a bank at 1901 N Main St in Roswell, New Mexico. The driver, identified as 22-year-old Victor Ivan Barron, exited the truck holding a firearm and attempted to run away on foot. Officers Danny Flott and Abrem Atencio, both with the Roswell Police Department, along with Chaves County Sheriff’s Deputy Samuel Lueras, each discharged their firearms, striking and killing Barron.

https://www.dps.nm.gov/blog/2021/04/17/shooting-involving-roswell-police-department-and-chaves-county-sheriffs-office/
• https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/roswell-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-had-long-criminal-history/
• https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/suspect-in-roswell-officer-involved-shooting-dies-from-injuries/

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.
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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/

Officers responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. regarding a vehicle driving the wrong way on the terminal roadway at the airport. Upon reaching Terminal B, the driver, Joe Gomez, encountered police, exited his car, and began shooting. In response, police shot and killed him.
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https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/san-antonio-airport-locked-down-after-nearby-police-shooting/

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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 

Ojay Cummings rear-ended a car driven by a man who was with his wife. After an argument, Cummings took a swipe at her phone and ran when the husband called 911. A Fruitland Park officer responding to the call arrived about a minute later and saw Cummings jump off a bridge. Officers searched for him with the help of the sheriff's drone unit but had to call off the search due to darkness. Deputies found his body the next day.

https://www.dailycommercial.com/story/news/local/2021/04/15/lake-county-sheriffs-office-ids-man-found-dead-lake/7244836002/

Dispatch received several 911 calls reporting a man with a knife who had cut himself inside the Ross clothing store. When the first deputy arrived and saw the man outside the store, he ordered him to drop the knife. The man, identified as Jeffrey Guy Sacks, reportedly charged at the deputy, who then shot and killed him.

https://cbs12.com/news/local/deputy-involved-shooting-in-tamarac

On 04/15/2021, Tuscaloosa police shot and killed 29 year old Roderick Inge following a police pursuit and confrontation in a wooded area near Skyland Boulevard. Officers responded to reports of a domestic dispute involving gunfire into a vehicle carrying a woman and two children, ages three and five. While officers were speaking with the woman, police saw Inge driving nearby and chased his vehicle through the area.
The pursuit ended in a parking lot, where Inge exited the vehicle and entered a nearby wooded area. Officers located him in the woods shortly afterward. During the encounter that followed, police opened fire and killed Inge.

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/tuscaloosa-pd-shooting-involving-officer-sends-one-to-the-hospital/36138497

On April 15, 2021, police conducted a welfare check at 1:16 p.m. where they discovered a 64-year-old woman deceased from strangulation and multiple blunt force injuries. Two individuals, Henry Porter, 22, and Erika Miller, 28, were identified for questioning in connection with this death. Later that evening, around 10:30 p.m., the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, along with other agencies, pursued the vehicle associated with these individuals. After the vehicle was stopped near the intersection of Highway 287 and Highway 191, Porter and Miller fled on foot into a wooded area. Shortly thereafter, two gunshots were heard, and both were later found dead near Duck Creek.

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/standoff-with-armed-man-ends-in-corvallis
https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead
https://www.missoulian.com/news/local/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead/article_3a1a1b8e-bb8b-11ec-8b8b-3b8b8b8b8b8b.html
https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead
https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead

On April 15, 2021, during a welfare check at 1:16 p.m., police found a 64-year-old woman dead from strangulation and multiple blunt force injuries. Two individuals, Henry Porter, 22, and Erika Miller, 28, were identified for questioning. Later that evening, around 10:30 p.m., the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, along with other agencies, pursued the vehicle associated with these individuals. After the vehicle was stopped near the intersection of Highway 287 and Highway 191, Porter and Miller fled on foot into a wooded area. Shortly thereafter, two gunshots were heard, and both were later found dead near Duck Creek.

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/standoff-with-armed-man-ends-in-corvallis
https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead
https://www.missoulian.com/news/local/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead/article_3a1a1b8e-bb8b-11ec-8b8b-3b8b8b8b8b8b.html
https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead
https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/standoff-in-corvallis-ends-suspect-found-dead

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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/

On April 15, 2021, at approximately 4 a.m., Cleveland Police received a call about a man wanted in connection with unspecified crimes. Officers initially responded to the location on the 13600 block of Beachwood Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, but the man "got away."
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Later that morning, officers returned after receiving another call about the same individual. Officers located the man and pursued him on foot into a backyard. During the encounter, officers commanded the man to put his hands up and get down. The individual, identified as 25-year-old Innes Lee Jr., allegedly turned toward the officer and pulled a gun from his waistband. The officer fired, shooting and killing Lee.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/grand-jury-no-indictment-cleveland-police-officer-deadly-shooting-innes-kirk-lee-jr-east-134th-street/95-d28d87eb-4120-4826-be2c-bc252ec8c78e
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/February-2022/Investigative-File-Published-After-No-Bill-in-Inne
https://www.ideastream.org/community/2021-04-15/body-cam-video-of-cleveland-police-shooting-shows-suspect-drew-gun

On 04/15/2021, Jeffrey Lilja attempted to evade Hull Police Department officers by jumping into the frigid waters of Hull Bay at the intersection of CadishAvenue and M Street in Hull. His body was recovered by State Police divers three days later.

https://959watd.com/blog/2021/04/crews-find-body-of-hull-man-who-fled-into-bay/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/18/metro/body-man-who-jumped-hull-bay-while-evading-police-has-been-recovered/
https://www.downingchapel.com/obituary/Jeffrey-Lilja
https://whdh.com/news/body-of-man-who-ran-from-police-found-in-hull-bay/
https://patch.com/massachusetts/hull/man-who-fled-police-jumped-bay-found-dead
https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2021/04/18/hull-man-found-dead-after-fleeing-into-hull-bay-during-police-chase/7268418002/
 

On April 14, 2021, Aroostook County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call at approximately 2:58 a.m. that reported a man, later identified as Jacob "Jake" Wood, holding a knife to a woman’s throat at a residence on Scovil Street in Mars Hill, Maine. Deputies arrived at the scene and made contact with Wood.
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Despite repeated commands to drop the knife, Wood did not comply. He was reportedly holding a knife to the woman’s throat, and the situation quickly escalated. Deputy Isaac Ward, fearing for the woman’s safety and the potential for further escalation, discharged his firearm, fatally wounding Wood.
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The woman was unharmed, and after the shooting, she was able to safely exit the residence. Following the incident, the Maine Attorney General's Office conducted an investigation and determined that the use of deadly force was justified under the circumstances, as Wood did not comply with law enforcement commands and posed a potential threat to both officers and the woman involved.

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-attorney-general-investigating-fatal-police-shooting-in-mars-hill-maine/97-16257627-b38e-4dca-9c05-028ad7668e04
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/14/man-fatally-shot-by-police-during-confrontation-in-aroostook-county/
https://wgme.com/news/local/report-police-kill-man-during-confrontation-in-northern-maine

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REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during traffic-violation and suspected-DUI pursuit
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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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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