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D’Asia Monroe 2 of 2
Gender : Female
Age : 18
Race : Black
Date : 03/06/2022
Location :
City : Palm Beach Lakes
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Riviera Beach Police Department
Officer(s) :Tabitha Smith
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Fatal police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
D’Asia Monroe and her boyfriend Deshawn Knowles, died in a crash on March 6 after a Riviera Beach Police sergeant tried to pull the SUV over for making a U-turn at Blue Heron Boulevard and Garden Road. Monroe was into the U-turn when, Smith says, she smashed into another vehicle, then drove off, then a mile and a half later crashing through a fence and landing in a canal near the VA Medical Center.
The officer who had chased them had a lengthy disciplinary records including having caused seven car crashes in the past. Police refused to show dashcam video.
