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Barbara Mohamed

Age : 32

Gender : Female

Race : Black

Date : 07/23/2022

Location : Route 837 near Center Street

City : Pittsburgh

County : Allegheny

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Duquesne Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/23/2022, shortly before 3:30 a.m., a Duquesne Police Department officer observed a black Cadillac Escalade traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 837 near Center Street. According to Allegheny County Police, the Escalade nearly collided head-on with the officer's patrol vehicle before striking another passenger vehicle and continuing without stopping. The officer initiated a pursuit but lost sight of the Escalade on Camp Hollow Road in West Mifflin.
A short time later, the Escalade approached the entrance to Allegheny County Airport, sped through a construction zone where it narrowly missed two flaggers, entered airport property, and the driver lost control. The SUV overturned violently, ejecting both occupants. Barbara Mohamed, 32, of Dravosburg, who was riding as a passenger, suffered critical injuries and was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver survived with serious injuries and was hospitalized in stable condition.
Allegheny County Police Homicide detectives and Collision Reconstruction Unit investigators assumed responsibility for the investigation. Public reporting does not indicate that police vehicles made contact with the Escalade before the crash, and no officers discharged their weapons. I found no public release identifying the pursuing Duquesne officer, no publicly reported criminal charges related to the pursuit, and no civil lawsuit filed on behalf of Barbara Mohamed arising from the crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/video/woman-killed-in-police-chase/#x
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/suv-leads-police-on-chase-that-ends-in-violent-crash-at-allegheny-county-airport/