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Jerome Hightower

Gender : Male

Age : 34

Race : Black

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : Unknown

City : St. Louis

County : St. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Louis PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Per St. Louis PD, their officers were chasing a Kia that had allegedly stolen something from Dollar General. When stop sticks were deployed, the Kia went into North City and crashed into a Blue Infiniti G35. The St. Louis Metro PD then took over the case and reported that third party motorist Jerome Hightowerwhose car the police chase had crashed into had died.
Bystanders said they saw kids being taken out of the Kia after the crash. A police report stated there were two 3-year-olds inside the car at the time of the police chase and crash. The children and two other adults who were inside the car at the time were listed in stable condition following the incident. Jerome Hightower, the driver of the car who was hit by the chase, died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/st-louis-county-jerome-hightower-police-chase/63-4bc39104-1441-4dc3-a6f6-1b724581dae2