Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Sarah Jackson
Gender : Female
Age : 85
Race : White
Date : 08/12/2024
Location : Highway 12
City : Lowndes County
County : Lowndes
State : Mississippi
Agency : Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Rachel Basher
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by speeding police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On August 11, 2024, at approximately 1:45 p.m., 85-year-old Sarah Jackson of Steens, Mississippi, was involved in a fatal collision on Highway 12 near Billy Kidd Road, northeast of Columbus. Lowndes County Sheriff's Deputy Rachel Basher, 28, was responding to a disturbance call with her vehicle's lights and siren activated. Both vehicles were traveling west on Highway 12 when Deputy Basher's vehicle collided with the left side of Jackson's vehicle. Jackson was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, where she died from her injuries. Deputy Basher sustained minor injuries and was treated and released. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://cdispatch.com/news/steens-woman-dead-after-collision-with-lowndes-county-deputy/
https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/08/12/woman-dies-in-weekend-collision-with-mississippi-deputy-responding-to-emergency-call/
https://darkhorsepressnow.com/85-year-old-woman-killed-in-collision-with-lowndes-county-deputy/
