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Daniel Jerome Schaefer
Gender : Male
Age : 63
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2023
Location : State Hwy 36
City : Comanche
County : Comanche
State : Texas
Agency : Hamilton County SO
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party pedestrian killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 2015 Dodge Avenger passenger car on State Highway 36 was being chased by Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Two vehicles were on the side of the road, a disabled car and a pedestrian attempting to connect a tow chain between the two vehicles with the pedestrian lying under the front of the Buick when the fleeing vehicle being chased by policelost control of the vehicle and crashing into the Buick and the Mercury.
The pedestrian, Daniel Jerome Schafer, was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash. It is unknown why Hamilton County deputies conducted this fatal chase.
