Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Christopher Stanton
Age : 40
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/09/2022
Location : County Route 67 and O'Hara Road
City : Durham
County : Greene
State : New York
Agency : New York State Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Fall from height
Event : Driver killed by fall from height during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/08/2022, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a New York State trooper initiated a traffic stop on a 1994 Ford F-150 at the intersection of County Route 67 and O'Hara Road in the Town of Durham after observing a violation of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law. As the trooper approached the truck, 40-year-old Christopher Stanton of Tannersville exited from the front passenger seat and ran into a wooded area while the trooper pursued him on foot.
During the foot pursuit, Stanton fell down a steep rock embankment. The trooper located him at the bottom of the ravine after hearing him calling out in pain and immediately rendered first aid. Members of the Greene County Sheriff's Office, Greenville EMS, and Greene County Paramedics assisted with rescuing Stanton from the embankment. He was flown by helicopter to Albany Medical Center, where he died from his injuries on 08/09/2022.
