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/